Samus Aran’s adventures continue this fall with the release of the long-rumored Metroid Dread, the 5th in the mainline 2-D games returning after a 19-year absence and onto the Nintendo Switch. Given the sudden resurging interest in the franchise and…
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’s N64 Retrospective
How Eiji Aonuma & Yoshiaki Koizumi Changed Zelda’s Future Prelude In replaying Majora’s Mask for its 20th anniversary, I wanted to make this retrospective into something more than just “Hey, Zelda fans, remember this game that we talk about all…
Farewell, Nintendo 3DS
With the release of the Switch Lite, Nintendo has dealt the final blow to my favorite way to play video games. With a handheld only version of the Nintendo Switch, it’s now impossible to deny the obvious – the time…
Detective Pikachu Game Review
It’s better than Sherlock season four. Pokémon spin off games, with a few exceptions, tend to not get as much attention as main series titles. That makes a certain level of sense; diminishing returns and all, but Detective Pikachu is…
Nintendo Direct 3/8: All the Highlights!
The time has finally come for a full fledged Nintendo Direct, and we have all the details on the reveals! This is just a brief overview, be sure to tune in to What the D-Pad, the weekly podcast hosted by…
Retro-Graded Games: Pokémon Gold and Silver
The first time that the Virtual Console release of Pokémon Silver Version let me attempt to catch a wild Pokémon, I instinctively held down the A button at the moment the capture happened. At first, I hadn’t really noticed I…
Video Game Review: Metroid Samus Returns
If you are a starving Metroid fan like myself but you haven’t already played Metroid: Samus Returns, then chances are you already bought it and are simply waiting to unwrap the case. For everyone else: for those who are casual fans…