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Monday, May 16 2005

Polarium

Polarium is one of those games that's going to be overlooked by the masses because we've moved past the simple games of yore.


Wednesday, March 30 2005

Wario Ware Touched!

Wario Ware Touched! remains something of a demonstration of the unique properties of the DS.


Wednesday, December 15 2004

Super Mario 64 DS

The ability to see where games like Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter evolved from is a wonderful opportunity.


Wednesday, June 30 2004

Donkey Kong (Classic NES Series)

Nintendo has gone the purists' route with this title and has left everything at its mediocre best.


Wednesday, February 11 2004

Legend of Zelda Collector’s Disc

The ports of both the NES games are flawless -- including all of the original flaws.


Wednesday, January 7 2004

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

While some would say that all art is political, and video games, as an art form, must then also be political, they would have to dig awfully deep in Double Dash!! to find politics worth discussing.


Wednesday, November 19 2003

Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$

By giving us what we want (fast paced, addictive gaming), they're disconnecting us from the rest of the world and forcing us to slow down so we can remember what time is.


Sunday, January 1 1995

Nintendogs

Like most sim games, Nintendogs is not about control, but care.


Mario Kart DS

I can't think of another Nintendo franchise that's so readily adaptable to online play.


Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

When you ask someone to read three pages of The Scarlet Letter and time how fast they can read it, you are rewarding speed over understanding.


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