Sandwiched ’tween 2 o’ the greatest video games o’ all time, it’s easy for Super Mario Bros. 2 to be forgotten. While many talk ’bout how Super Mario Bros. 2 is viewed a black sheep o’ the series, usually by people praising the game, unlike Super Mario Sunshine, I have rarely seen this sentiment 1st-hand. […]
Super Mario Sunshine’s gone thru an interesting reverse reputation change that Super Mario 64 has gone thru. While Super Mario 64 was universally beloved when it 1st came out, it has become a common punching bag for cries o’ “o’errated” by players nowadays for s’posedly being “outdated”1, Super Mario Sunshine was universally reviled as a […]
Accompanying music A couple years ago, Firefox, my browser o’ choice for purely traditional reasons ( when I started using it, Chrome didn’t exist yet, & all its then competitors sucked ass — still do, actually ), decided to bless me by showing me recommended articles by Pocket. ¿What is Pocket? I don’t know & […]
Super Mario 64 has a rare level design style that stands out from most other games, including other Mario games. It’s 1 that, unfortunately, is looked down ’pon for that difference. The general gaming community, who have a tendency toward philistinism stronger than in other media ( which probably contributes to the reluctance o’ many […]
Cascade Parade I particularly liked this level’s gimmick o’ log platforms moving leftward o’er deathly water & the player needing to hop from platform to platform rightward gainst the tide. Tho I can’t imagine a gimmick similar to this has ne’er been done before, it’s rare ’nough to feel fresh, & yet also feels nature, […]
Accompanying music un domingo gris y pasa en cicleta la luna negra
midday may ~ breaking quarantine sitting ducks
The hummingbird said to me that day, <Just whistle & I will fly you ’way>; but I couldn’t whistle, but only make pathetic puffy-lip spurts, & so it left me to be devoured by vultures.
Bramble Scramble “Bramble Scramble” is 1 o’ those levels like “Tick-Tock Clock”, “Rusty Bucket Bay”, “Grunty Industries”, & the F.L.U.D.D.-less challenges in Super Mario Sunshine that some people hate on simply ’cause it’s hard, not due to genuine design flaws that make difficulty unfair or tedious. “Bramble Scramble” is lucky in that it gets the […]
