Test your mastery with a Pokémon Challenge Run. I don’t need to tell you that Pokémon games are fun to play over and over again. But for a lot of us, Pokémon games eventually get too easy. Sure, Pokémon Trainer Red and Ultra Necrozma have some bite, but it’s only…
Could Switch Online bring these Japan Only titles west? It finally happened. Announced at the end of the September 2019 Nintendo Direct, the Switch Online service has a catalog of Super Nintendo titles for gamers to play at home and on the go. But amid the high profile release…
Dragon Quest 101. Dragon Quest is a Japanese Role-Playing Game franchise that began in 1986. It was originally called Dragon Warrior in the West due to licensing issues, but it has been called Dragon Quest worldwide since 2005. The series is widely considered the originator of the jRPG genre as…
Should you get excited about Isekai Anime? The Isekai subgenre of anime refers to any show in which a character from our world (or at least one a lot like it) gets magically transported to a different universe or timeline. The main character often winds up in a medieval…
The best Pokémon spin-off games that shake up the formula. Pokémon is the highest grossing franchise in history. I know that, you know that, and we’ve written plenty about it. So naturally, there have been a ton of Pokémon spin-off games since 1996. With over two decades of Pokémon…
Monopoly games for extremely niche tastes. When it comes to board games, have any been riffed on as much as Monopoly? The 1935 board game about making unprecedented greed fun is a staple of homes all across the world. And with that comes a crazy amount of special editions…
The truth about clichés. If any of your friends are aspiring film critics, you might be used to hearing this phrase; “I didn’t like it, it was too cliché.” Clichés – ideas and stories that are considered overused – are a common criticism of any book, movie, video game,…
Why Steelbook cases are so popular. Move over Funko Pop, because there’s a new gateway drug to hardcore collecting in town. If you collect video games or movies, you’ve probably noticed a particular trend emerging in pre-orders and special edition packages. Yes, Steelbook cases have become one of the…
It is our destiny to love lightsabers. We love lightsabers. Yes, I’m talking about you, me, and all of our friends put together. That’s just a fact. I mean, how else would you explain all the articles theorizing about whether or not lightsabers could actually exist? Or how about the…
The magic behind video game music. Quick, hum as much of the Super Mario Bros. level music as you can in your head. It’s funny, isn’t it? Even if you don’t consider yourself a gamer, you can probably hum a decent chunk of that song on command. And on…
