Talking Flower
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Posted on April 27th, 2026 by
It’s Wonder Week here at GamerDad, where we’ll look at three things released related to Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Nintendo made a real life toy version of one of those Talking Flowers that first appeared in Wonder and later in the newest Mario Party and Tennis entries. I got one so let’s take a look at it.
Animal Crossing + Sea Life Aquariums
Posted on April 24th, 2026 by
As you may or may not know, Animal Crossing as a series is my second favorite game of all time. It’s only beaten out by Pac-Man, so you know how much I must like it. One of my favorite parts of Animal Crossing is the museum which you can donate fossils, paintings, bugs, and fish to. The aquarium part is especially cool, because you can see the fish you’ve caught swimming around and I just like aquariums. Shortly after Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released, they starting doing real life aquarium tours featuring Animal Crossing characters and decorations. I really wanted to go to one, but there wasn’t any close in my area. Until now. Earlier this year, Animal Crossing partnered with Sea Life, a chain of aquariums you can usually find in touristy areas. Depending on when you read this and where you live, you might be able to go to one, too, as they are doing this until the end of May. Check the Sea Life website to see if there’s one near you. There’s one about 30 minutes away from where I live (Grapevine Mills Mall in Texas), so I hopped on the chance to go as soon as I could. So let’s take a tour of it!
Unplugged: 20 Strong – Tanglewoods
Posted on April 23rd, 2026 by
In 20 Strong Tanglewoods, one takes on the role of their favorite fairytale protagonist in this solo dice-rolling game of adventure. Gamers looking for a card-based, solo, medium to lightweight dungeon crawling experience should check it out. 20 Strong is a series of games from Chip Theory that use the same set of twenty dice of several different colors. These dice are then used to play any number of different games, players only have to purchase a new deck of cards to have a new game to play. At present, every game in the 20 Strong line revolves around rolling dice to damage and defeat a deck filled with antagonist cards. However, only some of the rolled dice are recovered to be used again. Thus, a primary focus in the game is managing one’s dice use. After wading through various minions, defeat the final boss to win the game. The recent Tanglewoods series (red, white, gold, rose – I leave the reader to figure out which fairy tale is which) all tend to involve a strong movement component, whereby the player moves from location to location, triggering an event (battling something or recovering) on their way to the final showdown location. While there is a strong similarity between versions, a player that enjoys one deck of cards will probably appreciate the variety offered by another. There is even a special card deck that combines three of the other Tanglewoods decks for a linked campaign. If the 20 Strong line of games sounds interesting, there is also a crowdfunding campaign going on for three new decks based on the popular boardgames: Tainted Grail, Nemesis, and Etherfields.
20 Strong – Tanglewoods
Designer: Josh J. Carlson (also Logan Giannini & Ryan Howard)
Publisher: Chip Theory Games
Players: 1 (solo only)
Ages: 14+
Time: 30-40 min
(review copy provided by publisher)
Super Mario Galaxy amiibo
Posted on April 15th, 2026 by
I got some new Super Mario Galaxy amiibo, so let’s take a look at them!
Kirby Air Riders MetaKnight amiibo
Posted on April 3rd, 2026 by
I got another Kirby Air Riders amiibo, this time of MetaKnight. So let’s check it out.
Have an Egg-cellent Mario Easter!
Posted on March 20th, 2026 by
I found some pretty cool Mario related Easter stuff at the store, so I thought I’d share them with you all here. So let’s go!
LEGO Animal Crossing Mini Packs
Posted on March 13th, 2026 by
Last year I wrote about a couple of LEGO Animal Crossing sets I got. They have a bunch of them, but I only got the two cheapest sets. LEGOs are expensive! Well, luckily I found some cheaper ones recently because they’re just those bag packs. And since they have fewer pieces and are simpler, I was able to put them together myself. Because of my vision disability, it’s a little hard for me to put together those tiny little pieces! So I thought I’d show them off here!
Push Start Play Arcade Part 2
Posted on February 27th, 2026 by
The Push Start Play arcade I went to in Lewisville, TX was so big I had to split this article into two parts! So here’s part two of my tour of the arcade!
Push Start Play Arcade Part 1
Posted on February 25th, 2026 by
A couple of weeks ago, my good friend that I’ve known since college and I went to a big new arcade in Lewisville, TX called Push Start Play. I don’t know if it’s the biggest arcade in Texas, but it’s got to be one of the biggest. And it had some really cool and super rare games, too. So I thought I’d talk about it here. So let’s take a tour of it!
The Pizza Pixel Podcast Episode 27: Favorite Museums
Posted on February 20th, 2026 by
On this episode of the podcast, brother Jeff and I discuss our favorite museums, both in real life and virtual ones in video games! So please give it a listen!
