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This Nintendo Switch Pikachu Controller is cute and I want it

And I don’t even like Pikachu!

May 25, 2022June 9, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Krabby and Kingler, two crab Pokémon
Nintendo / Pokémon

Justice for Ash’s Kingler

I still can’t believe Ash caught this thing by fighting it with a stick.

May 24, 2022May 25, 2022 by lukealexdavis
caterpie
Pokémon

Did you know Caterpie was banned from competitive play in VGC 2018?

Caterpie was dangerous to all opponents back in the day. But not for any legitimate reasons…

May 23, 2022May 28, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / Pokémon

My favourite Pokémon VGC teams from the 2022 Perth and Lille Regionals

More cool and unusual teams at the Perth and Lille Regionals this weekend.

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo

Luto Akino is working on a Metroid 64 fan game

Looks like Samus is getting an unexpected port.

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 by lukealexdavis
SEGA

Alex Donaldson on the history of Sonic 3’s OST

It’s a messy story but the music remains as sweet as ever.

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by lukealexdavis
a dark elf
PC

I miss Lords of Legend

LOL meant something different to me during the mid-00s

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo sign
Nintendo

IGN on behind-the-scenes discontent at Nintendo of America

‘Contractors increasingly see themselves as second-class citizens.’

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Floigan Bros on Dreamcast
SEGA

Obscure Dreamcast games from Austin Eruption

Did you know there was a Wacky Races game for the Dreamcast?

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / Pokémon

Get into Pokémon VGC with VGC Guide by Aaron Traylor, Aaron ‘Cybertron’ Zheng, and Wolfe Glick

Three of the greats teach you how to get better at competitive Pokémon.

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo

Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure (GBA): a Disney skating game using the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 engine

Tarzan, Woody, Buzz, Simba. They’re all here to skate!

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

My favourite Pokémon VGC teams from the 2022 Indianapolis Regionals

The 2022 Indianapolis Regionals are over and—spoiler alert—rain won this time. But here are some of my alternative picks of the tournament.

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / SEGA

Super Sonic 64 is the 3D Sonic we were never gonna get but could have loved if we did

Forget Luigi and Yoshi—Sonic was the best character we never got in Super Mario 64.

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Gaming

Stop Skeletons From Fighting on the Zeebo

Spoiler: Zeebo doesn’t mean anything. Nobody knows what it means but it’s provocative—it gets the people going.

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Gaming

Studio Logic has remade areas from Chrono Cross in Unreal Engine 5

Unreal indeed!

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by lukealexdavis
playstation 1
PlayStation

The story of the PlayStation (PS1)

I still can’t believe Nintendo fumbled the bag with Sony but w wouldn’t have got the PlayStation as we know it so… thanks?

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 by lukealexdavis
SEGA

The evolution of Crazy Taxi

Where did you play Crazy Taxi for the first time?

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

Gemu visited Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo and now I want all the things

GIMME THE PLUSHES ALREADY!

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Sonic the Hedgehog with the caption "that's no good!"
SEGA

That time a Sonic fan site owner made a bad take on Black Lives Matter and… shut it down for good

tl;dr: what the hell?

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 by lukealexdavis
SEGA

SEGA to give Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio the reboot treatment

Prepare to sink more hours into some SEGA classics.

April 22, 2022April 26, 2022 by lukealexdavis

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