PAX West 2017 Part 3: The Rest of the Mega Mans and Marios
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Posted on September 8th, 2017 by
Usually when I write these PAX articles, I’ll talk about my favorite companies first, like Capcom and Nintendo. But this year I decided to change things up and save them for last, and let other companies have the spotlight first. So for my final PAX West 2017 article, let’s take a look at what some of my other favorite game companies had at the show.
PAX West 2017 Part 2: Runner-ing Around Like a Blue Hedgehog
Posted on September 7th, 2017 by
Like I said in my previous PAX article, I had more meetings at this PAX than any other. You could say I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. In gaming terms, I was running around the show like a speedy blue hedgehog to attend all those meetings. Speaking of which, I did meet with SEGA and played a new Sonic game. Not to mention a bunch of awesome upcoming titles from Square-Enix and even Atari! And many more, too, so we’d better get started!
PAX West 2017 Part 1: Cooking Up a Super-Packed PAX!
Posted on September 6th, 2017 by
The Penny Arcade Expo, or PAX for short, is one of the largest video game conventions open to the public. I go to PAX every year, at least the ones in Seattle (PAX West), and San Antonio (PAX South). This past weekend I went to PAX West, and it was notable because I think I had more meetings at this PAX than any other! More than 15 meetings, in fact! So with all those games to cover, we’d better get started!
Mario Bathroom
Posted on September 4th, 2017 by
My family redecorated the front bathroom in the house a few months ago. And since it’s video game related, I thought I’d share pictures of it with you. It’s Mario themed. You know a character is popular when they get bathroom decorations modeled after them.
Three Squids and Some Pikmin
Posted on September 1st, 2017 by
I got another batch of amiibo figures I wanted to share pictures with you all today. Three new squid amiibo from Splatoon 2 and a Pikmin amiibo. Let’s take a look!
Final Smash amiibo
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.
