Know 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 be that person about 90% of the time.  Princess Peach is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, and for some reason Koopas find her particularly intriguing enough to kidnap all the time.  However, she has been able to duke it out against villainy, herself, when given the chance.

Note that this episode was completed before Mario Party 10 released, so its including in Future is explained by that.

Like with Mario, this required a lot of playing of older games.  We had to purchase Super Princess Peach, which I had all but completed in a rental before, just to ensure we got footage of the game.  Honestly, I found her to be rather interesting a character to cover, because she has a lot going on that most people might not see.  I mean, she has probably been in more video games than any other woman out there, and her moveset covers a lot of different influences, even if most of it originates from Super Mario Brothers 2, itself another interesting tale.  Anyways, onto the next part.  Hope you enjoyed it!

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Know 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 might not know who Mario is in the gaming world, but you never know.  Also, what is the point of doing a series about Nintendo characters if we don't start off with the big guy himself!  Besides, with that fireball, I don't think we should say no.

Note that this episode was completed before Mario Party 10 released, so its including in Future is explained by that.

Mario is quite versatile, which also means his games library is absurdly large.  Thankfully, we own pretty much every mainline Mario game out there.  Can't say the same for his spin-offs, so that became a bit of a pain to figure out how to work.  This being our first episode, we are clearly figuring out how to pace ourselves, and being Wave 1, there is going to be a lot of the bigger characters right off the bat.  I'm not sure how we will be able to do this without going crazy, but that's okay, we're already crazy.

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3RM @ PAX East 2015: Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

If 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 together later this year, and Nintendo was at PAX East showing off the Super Mario Bros. Edition in a short two-level demo.

What did we think? Check after the bump!

3RM @ PAX East 2015: Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (Yacht Club Games)

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 onto Sony and Microsoft platforms.

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Third Rate Game Play: Hey You, Pikachu!

Game: Hey You, Pikachu! System: Nintendo 64 Developer: Ambrella Publisher: Nintendo Player: Brian Experience: Blind

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