All posts by Patrick Lowe




My Favourite Nintendo 3DS Feature: StreetPass

Using StreetPass is one of my personal requirements for using the Nintendo 3DS. It’s a simple feature based around simply carrying your 3DS, and encountering people doing the same. Nintendo doesn’t want you to just sit at home and play – so get out there! You’ll find the games offered to you through StreetPass a good way to spend time, not to mention the various titles which take advantage of StreetPass to make them more enjoyable.


Let’s Go Bananas About Donkey Kong Country: Part Two

The Donkey Kong Country series is one that needs no real introduction, yet it’s a series that has undergone periods of stability and great transformation. With the release of a new game soon upon us, let’s look back at one of Rare’s greatest series and one of Nintendo’s biggest hits.


TwitchPlaysPokemon and the Question of Single Player

What can possibly happen when thousands and thousands of hands get their fair shake at controlling a video game? A culture is created, and in my eyes, we get a glimpse at how no game is truly single player, and how games are changed when they become a so-called “social experiment”.


Let’s Go Bananas About Donkey Kong Country: Part One

The Donkey Kong Country series is one that needs no real introduction, yet it’s a series that has undergone periods of stability and great transformation. With the release of a new game soon upon us, let’s look back at one of Rare’s greatest series and one of Nintendo’s biggest hits.


Week of Love: Mother 3 and A Loving Family

Mother 3 is one of the finest examples of a game that showcases the importance of family and the bonds that family members have with each other. Though Valentine’s Day can make you painfully aware of being single, remember – you’ve got your family. Mother 3 is a beautiful reminder of that.


Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Review: Keep on Puzzling

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask is another solid entry in the Layton series. While the approach is similar to the previous four games, Miracle Mask is a well produced and well written entry to the series with fun puzzles and has entertaining games to play on the side. It may not be innovative, but it does the trick for both fans of the series and for gamers looking for a casual game to spend their extra time on.


Earthbound Review: A Classic Given New Life

Earthbound is almost the typical Japanese role-playing game. Based off the simple Dragon Quest engine, Earthbound separated itself from other games by its modern setting and charming writing. Earthbound is a game that did a lot of simple things really well. This appeal still holds true even as the game approaches its twenty year anniversary.