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Classic Wii Series: Mario Party 8
Mario Party 8, not Mario Kart 8... that's a later title which we'll get too... eventually... though they've certainly got their milage out of that game... OVERVIEW: The Mario Party series, as we've discussed, is a board game in a box but playable on your video screen. Is it a fun time for the whole family? Maybe, maybe not; depends on how your family rolls. But if you can find four people who think it might be fun, you're probably in for a good time. The format is simple and specific but random and surprising - pick four players (Mario, Peach, Luigi, and others) and try to get the most stars. Winner gets fame and glory for eternity - or until you push A and play again - and then someone else gets crowned. What makes Wii's entry slightly different this is time is that - there's no way around it - you get to introduce motion controlls into the minigames. Although there are a few minigames where movement and racing might be introduced, many of them feature motion movements that
Classic Wii Series: Wii Play
Had to go and replay this one. Been a long time, I guess. OVERVIEW: Action based minigames were really a big thing on the Wii software, and certainly the console lent itself well to that end. Some games were known for having varied, unique experiences that ran the gamut from simple to stunning, engaging to easily mastered. Sometimes those games were themed, other times they were just a seemingly random collection of games. This Wii Play game seemed to be the latter, but that doesn't make it a bad collection. Limited, perhaps, but not bad by any means. Admittedly, it's not the best animated gif, but it'll do for now. Wii Sports would introduce classic sports titles - Tennis, Bowling, Golf, Baseball and then Boxing - while Wii Play would focus on some smaller, but no less impressive activities, and create its own spins and twists with activities you'd never consider or experience in reality. How about this? This is better. Anyway, little games were fun, could be fun
We're All Out Of Juice
You know, the more I think about it, the more I feel like I should just get this out there and give it a proper write-up, even if I don't think we've really heard the end of what was among the most controversial and significant cases of the 1990s. Oranthol James Simspon has died of cancer at the age of 76, a sad moment but one that inspired tweets like the one from Caitlyn Jenner - along the lines of the phrase "good riddance." Ouch. Suppose there's more to that discussion, and certainly I'm going to start it. Let's focus on the positive first. In the late 70s, the football player O.J. Simpson played for the Bills, was a Heisman-winning player known for being a dominant runningback, and had several impressive seasons - I think about eleven - before retiring in 1979 and becoming a professional pitchman. How acting became part of his lexicon, however, I'm not entirely sure of - but I imagine he might've been cast in Police Squad or something. However it worked out, O.J. was
Classic Wii Series: Wii Sports
Suppose I'll have to upload my avatars at some point... or at least screenshots of the happy crew... that's a project for tomorrow! Now we get into the Wii era. I can tell you're excited. Aren't you excited? I'm excited... OVERVIEW: In 2005, Nintendo teased something big when they had chairman Iwata-san and Miyamoto-san going to a random kid's house and bowing, saying they would like to play. And then they showed up with this little remote-like controller that resembled a controller - or was it? - and before we knew it, yes! It was a controller - in fact it was the next great breakthrough in gaming - though sadly it would become a fad and even a relic some short few years later. Either way, in 2006, when the new console came to the states, we all wanted one - and not just hardcore gamers, neither - everyone as soon wanting to play together again. So many people wanted to play, in fact, that you simply could not find a Wii to play with for the first two waves of
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