SBC #33 Balloon Fight & Balloon Fight
Epiphany of the day: our heroes are defined by their limitations. Balloon Fight seems to be the number one game that Nintendo desperately wants to be a thing, but has…
Metroids 3: X-Ray Scope
Super Metroid became the template for the franchise (and arguably an entire genre) for a reason: it is a damn good game. Practically every monster, item, and skill introduced in…
Metroids 2: Greedy Metroids
If we are looking at weird things in the Metroid franchise, Metroid II: Return of Samus is a game full of them. Right from the start of Metroid 2, it…
SBC #31 Dark Samus & Metroid Prime
I have a handful of gaming obsessive compulsions. Compulsively listing them… When I am playing any game with even the tiniest purchasing economy, I hoard all gold and items continually.…