tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53509718547536505812024-03-13T08:37:09.399-04:00Third Rate MinionThis is the official blog for Third Rate Minion, a small company of sorts focusing on the video game industry, among other forms of electronic entertainment.ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.comBlogger534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-66334375722101185592016-05-03T21:42:00.001-04:002016-05-03T21:42:34.291-04:00Know Your amiibo! Episode 1-5: Link
Super Smash Brothers Wave 1, amiibo 5 - Link
Franchise: The Legend of Zelda
Debut: The Legend of Zelda (1986)
Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto
Major Releases: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
So, let me tell you ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-49809874656879451242015-06-05T22:35:00.000-04:002015-06-05T22:35:40.748-04:00Know Your amiibo! Episode 1-4: Donkey Kong
Super Smash Brothers Wave 1, amiibo 4 - Donkey Kong
Franchise: Donkey Kong (Introduced via Mario/DK arcade series)
Debut: Donkey Kong (1981)
Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto
Major Releases: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Konga, Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
We have already handled Mario, but what about his first nemesisThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-9077220200680960942015-05-06T20:36:00.002-04:002015-05-06T22:44:47.315-04:00Third Rate Game Play: The Legend of Zelda: WW SD / HD [Part 6: Hyrule and the Forsaken Fortress]
Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker SD/HD
System: Nintendo GameCube / Wii U
Developers: Nintendo EAD / EAD and HexaDrive
Publisher: Nintendo
Player: Tony / Alex
Experience: Tony has beaten it a few times. Alex has not.
(Check after the jump for the full article)
Background
For over twenty five years, The Legend of Zelda has been seen by many as one of Nintendo's greatest ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-33570130985769821452015-04-21T21:30:00.001-04:002015-04-21T21:30:54.577-04:00Know Your amiibo! Episode 1-3: Yoshi
Super Smash Brothers Wave 1, amiibo 3 - Yoshi
Franchise: Yoshi (Introduced via Super Mario)
Debut: Super Mario World (1990)
Creators: Shigeru Miyamoto; designed by Shigefumi Hino
Major Releases: Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Tetris Attack!, Yoshi's Story, Yoshi's Touch 'n Go, Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi's New Island
When it comes to companions, dinosaurs are notThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-55366243326418237002015-04-20T21:08:00.000-04:002015-04-20T21:08:10.557-04:00Third Rate Game Play: The Legend of Zelda: WW SD / HD [Part 5: Tower of the Gods]
Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker SD/HD
System: Nintendo GameCube / Wii U
Developers: Nintendo EAD / EAD and HexaDrive
Publisher: Nintendo
Player: Tony / Alex
Experience: Tony has beaten it a few times. Alex has not.
(Check after the jump for the full article)
Background
For over twenty five years, The Legend of Zelda has been seen by many as one of Nintendo's greatest ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-31850050643840100062015-04-03T21:46:00.000-04:002015-04-03T21:46:17.841-04:00Know Your amiibo! Episode 1-2: Peach
Super Smash Brothers Wave 1, amiibo 2 - Peach
Franchise: Super Mario
Debut: Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Creators: Shigeru Miyamoto; further designed by Yōichi Kotabe
Major Releases: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2/USA, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Paper Mario, Super Princess Peach
You cannot have a hero without someone to save, right? Well, Peach happens to ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-27787886449642453422015-03-20T21:33:00.000-04:002015-03-20T21:38:55.520-04:00Know Your amiibo! Episode 1-1: Mario
Super Smash Brothers Wave 1, amiibo 1 - Mario
Franchise: Super Mario
Debut: Donkey Kong (1981)
Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto
Major Releases: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros.
Spin-Offs: Mario Golf, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Mario and Luigi, Paper Mario, etc etc etc
I know, it is silly for us to consider that some people mightThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-45413530542402606742015-03-13T21:22:00.001-04:002015-03-13T21:22:44.329-04:003RM @ PAX East 2015: Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. EditionIf you live in Japan, you are very much aware of the mobile
game phenomena known as Puzzle and Dragons.
If you live in America, chances are you know very little about Puzzle
and Dragons, but Nintendo and GungHo are working together to help spread the
appeal to Nintendo 3DS gamers. Puzzle
and Dragons Z and Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition are both
expected to release ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-66616702225624086402015-03-13T21:17:00.001-04:002015-03-13T21:17:15.233-04:003RM @ PAX East 2015: Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (Yacht Club Games)<!--[if gte mso 9]>
<![endif]-->
Over the last two trips to PAX East, Yacht Club Games has
shown us the developing adventure of shovelry, Shovel Knight, and this PAX
East, we got to try out a new take at the game, this time with a dash of
mischievous alchemy. We got to chat with
Sean Velasco, Captain at Yacht Club Games, about this new adventure and Shovel
Knight’s exploration ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-20552007570488341132015-03-09T17:29:00.000-04:002015-03-09T17:29:17.234-04:00Third Rate Game Play: Hey You, Pikachu!
Game: Hey You, Pikachu!
System: Nintendo 64
Developer: Ambrella
Publisher: Nintendo
Player: Brian
Experience: Blind
(Check after the jump for the full article)
Background
The year is 1996, and Game Freak would have just completed and released a pair of RPG adventures, Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green, to the general population of Japan. It would rapidly ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-74752502790843529572015-02-27T22:00:00.001-05:002015-02-27T22:00:30.688-05:003RGP: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker SD/HD - Part 4: Finding Jabun
Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker SD/HD
System: Nintendo GameCube / Wii U
Developers: Nintendo EAD / EAD and HexaDrive
Publisher: Nintendo
Player: Tony / Alex
Experience: Tony has beaten it a few times. Alex has not.
(Check after the jump for the full article)
Background
For over twenty five years, The Legend of Zelda has been seen by many as one of Nintendo's greatest ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-37939059953733177402014-12-02T21:39:00.000-05:002014-12-02T21:39:56.671-05:003RGP: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker SD/HD - Part 3: Forest Haven / Forbidden Woods
Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker SD/HD
System: Nintendo GameCube / Wii U
Developers: Nintendo EAD / EAD and HexaDrive
Publisher: Nintendo
Player: Tony / Alex
Experience: Tony has beaten it a few times. Alex has not.
(Check after the jump for the full article)
Background
For over twenty five years, The Legend of Zelda has been seen by many as one of Nintendo's greatest ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-67863190142364461352014-11-27T21:28:00.003-05:002014-11-27T21:28:52.165-05:00Third Rate Game Play: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Game: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
System: Xbox 360
Developer: MercurySteam
Publisher: Konami
Player: Tony
Experience: Played other games in series
(Check after the jump for the full article)
Background
Castlevania is one of Konami's biggest and longest-running franchises, spanning multiple consoles and decades of releases. The series began in 1986's ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-25147686852224895172014-11-08T21:24:00.001-05:002014-11-08T21:24:15.796-05:00An F-Zero Memorial
This video was produced and originally released on NintendoWorldReportTV. Go check out the site here: http://www.youtube.com/user/NinWRTV or via www.NintendoWorldReport.com
Nintendo turned 125 this past September, and that is a milestone not many companies can celebrate. However, there is another anniversary that Nintendo has not addressed; this fall marks ten years without a new ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-33293513936090985552014-09-05T23:24:00.000-04:002014-09-05T23:24:00.884-04:00Third Rate Game Play: Ape Escape 3
Game: Ape Escape 3
System: PlayStation 2
Developer: SCE Japan Studio
Publisher: Sony
Player: Tony
Experience: Played Ape Escape 1/2 before
Background
While Sony of the PlayStation One era is best known for its mascots Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, Sony's Japanese division had developed its own set of franchises, the most prominent being Ape Escape. By the ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-86630295820460873252014-06-09T02:19:00.002-04:002014-06-09T02:19:59.980-04:00E3 2014: The BINGO CardsQUICK E3 STARTS LIKE TODAY POST THE BINGO CARDS DO IT DO IT.
Sorry, late night sleepiness is getting the best of me. Enjoy the BINGO cards and watch with us. I will livetweet the events and be sure to let you all know if we hit the BINGO this year. Honestly, I'm skeptical, because we're going a bit crazier with certain guesses. But that's part of the fun!
Microsoft
ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-71087996106492635752014-06-07T17:40:00.003-04:002014-06-07T17:40:44.496-04:00E3 2014: The PredictionsHello, everyone. Alex here to let you know how things are going here for us. First off, thank you to everyone who watched and read our content during PAX East. I did not think we could do it, but we did get even more content and fun out of PAX East than even last year. On that note, though, we have to move onto our next big series of videos: E3 2014.
Part 1: Microsoft
ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-45850023052188925442014-05-15T23:25:00.000-04:002014-05-15T23:25:18.346-04:00PAX East 2014: Chasm (Discord Games)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
Interview with founder James:
Gameplay footage:
ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-33055277965711795192014-05-15T21:30:00.001-04:002014-05-15T21:30:21.195-04:00PAX East 2014: Transistor (Supergiant Games)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
In less than a week, gamers will be able to experienceThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-3294363202841726982014-05-12T22:19:00.003-04:002014-05-12T22:20:35.460-04:00PAX East 2014: Playism (Kero Blaster, Astebreed, and La-Mulana 2)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
Interview with Joshua Weatherford:
Kero Blaster Footage:
ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-6496174542213091582014-05-08T22:32:00.002-04:002014-05-08T22:32:34.670-04:00PAX East 2014: Duet (Kumobius)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
In the Indie Megabooth, developer Kumobius was present to ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-45947818509425169052014-05-07T23:51:00.001-04:002014-05-07T23:51:12.346-04:00PAX East 2014: Hack 'n' Slash (Double Fine)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
Gameplay:
Alex:
Just outside of the Indie Megabooth, ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-1357439484768468982014-05-06T23:18:00.002-04:002014-05-06T23:19:16.234-04:00PAX East 2014: Roundabout (No Goblin)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
Gameplay:
Sure, the Indie Megabooth was full ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-84635233511387174542014-05-05T21:16:00.001-04:002014-05-05T21:16:12.007-04:00PAX East 2014: Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
Interview with Alex:
Gameplay (Single Player Demo ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350971854753650581.post-531161459791350502014-05-02T22:32:00.000-04:002014-05-02T22:32:21.485-04:00PAX East 2014: A Hat in Time (Gears for Breakfast)Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up,
inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston,
all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.
We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of
what was there on the showfloor!
---
Interview with Jonas (Mecha the Slag):
Cooperative ThirdRateMinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860134917129043136noreply@blogger.com0