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Posted on August 11th, 2017 by
So the last three DLC Super Smash Bros. amiibo figures have finally been released. Nintendo did a little something different with these because they made two of each, with a character having two different outfits. Luckily I managed to get them all, so let’s see what they look like!
Pac-Man Funko Pop Vinyl Figures
Posted on August 7th, 2017 by
So there’s a company called Funko that makes these figures called Pop Vinyl. They all have a unique, stylized look: big heads, large round (usually) black eyes, and they have them based on pretty much any character you can think of. Characters from comics, TV shows, movies, cartoons, and even video games! I don’t really collect them because I already have two shelves of amiibo figures and I need to set limits somewhere. But when I saw they had Pac-Man Pop Vinyl figures, I decided I wanted those since I’m so crazy about Pac-Man. I finally got them all, so I thought I’d share them with you here. Plus a majority of them I got in an interesting way, so I’ll tell that story as well!
Nintendo Handhelds (New Nintendo 3/2DS/XL)
Posted on August 1st, 2017 by
It is easy to argue that the Nintendo Gameboy revolutionized the portable gaming market, and may even have created the market. Since that time, Nintendo has found the Gameboy system to be a reliable source of income, updating the system and churning out games at a regular pace. For the past six years, the system of choice has been the Nintendo 3DS line. (Note that the “Gameboy” moniker is no longer present.) However, calling it the 3DS line of hardware does not do the variability of options justice. In celebration of the newest release, the Nintendo 2DS XL, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at the history of the handheld and possibly offer some advice..
The Three Link Amiibos
Posted on July 26th, 2017 by
Hey folks, got another batch of Nintendo amiibo figures I thought I’d show off here. This time it’s three different Links from three different Legend of Zelda series!
Exit: The Game (An Escape Room in a box)
Posted on July 20th, 2017 by
Escape Rooms have been growing in popularity and fans now have a way to have a similar experience in their own home. Several companies have released an “Escape Room in a Box” style game that provides an Escape Room experience through a consumable game. (As you play, the components are destroyed.) Just this week, Exit: The Boardgame, was honored as one of the two “Games of the Year” in Germany. Today we’ll take a look (without spoilers) at one of the Escape Room options, Exit: The Game.
Carrotia (Boardgame)
Posted on July 18th, 2017 by
Carriotia has players cooperate to quickly build a progressively bigger maze, moving their rabbit to collect carrots when they finish. A timed section has players laying out maze tiles to connect the start and end points of the maze, followed by an untimed phase where players take turns moving about the board trying to pick up the placed carrot tokens. The rabbit must exit the maze in a limited number of moves, and things can get complicated as various birds also move about and can affect the board. Complete three progressively larger mazes and then count your carrots to measure your performance. Thirty carrots is an incredible score, while collecting only ten carrots means there are hard times ahead this winter.
Carrotia
Publisher: Mage Company
Ages: 8+
Players: 1-6
Time: 30 minutes
(Review copy provided by Mage Company)
Taito Wins This Round at Round 1 Arcade!
Posted on July 14th, 2017 by
At the beginning of the year, my brothers were telling me about a really cool arcade near where they live. And just a couple of months ago, I finally got a chance to go to it and take pictures. And now I finally got a chance to post them here! Anyway, it’s called Round 1, and it has a bowling alley, karaoke, darts, pool tables, and a big kiddie play area. But who cares about any of those things? (joking) It also has a really big arcade with lots of ways to separate itself from other typical arcades.
WizKids RPG Miniatures Update
Posted on July 13th, 2017 by
Another round of nifty little plastic figures have been released by WizKids. A new line of minis complements the recent Pathfinder Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path. In addition, two special sets of player-character minis have been released under the Dungeons and Dragon label. The pair of releases are interesting because each contains the same six characters, but the first release shows them at a low level while the follow-up release arms the miniatures with much more advanced and/or epic looking weapons, armor, and tools. As usual, these prepainted minis aren’t cheap, but they’re fun to have on hand to help set the tone and sort through the complexities of battle.
Pathfinder 2017 Update (RPG)
Posted on July 11th, 2017 by
The Pathfinder RPG keeps chugging along with recent releases including a remake of the urban-based adventure-path (campaign), the Curse of the Crimson Throne. Other supplements include the Bestiary 6 (with a number of high-level monsters) and the Adventurer’s Guide full of secret and not-so-secret organizations for your world. I’ve also recently found out Paizo has even made the content of well over a dozen of the game’s rules and supplements freely accessible online!
Import Amiibo
Posted on July 10th, 2017 by
As many of you may know, I’m a big fan of collecting Nintendo’s amiibo figures. Most amiibo figures are released in the US and Japan, and some are harder to get than others. I’ve been able to get most of the amiibo figures I own in stores in the US, but I have had to import a few in the past. But did you know that as of this writing, there are some amiibo figures that are only available in Japan? Well I recently imported those so I thought I’d go over them now.
