Sometimes, you remember a video game character because they are fun to play or you remember a boss because they challenge you to no end and you finally manage to beat them after the 100th try. In the case of Croco from Super Mario RPG, you remember him because he drives you absolutely insane. In [...]
Continue reading...29. September 2009
I myself am a man of few words. I don’t like talking unless there’s a reason for it, and I also happen to believe that it’s better to let your actions speak for you. That’s probably why I really enjoy Link. I can’t think of one time that we’ve ever heard Link speak – everyone [...]
Continue reading...23. September 2009
It isn’t every day that you favourite video game hero is forced to fight a living, breathing and incredibly powerful wedding cake, but that is exactly what Mario has to do in the hit game Super Mario RPG. What makes this so much fun and what makes Bundt my favourite character ever is how powerful [...]
Continue reading...20. September 2009
One of the neatest things about the Mario series of games is that the designers made it very clear who their influences were. The same studio that came up with Super Mario RPG was also in charge of creating the Final Fantasy series, and the two clearly crossed over with the appearance of Culex. Although [...]
Continue reading...17. September 2009
It is difficult these days to imagine a video game world before the likes of Super Mario Bros. 3. This was the game featured in the hit film The Wizard and the one that really showed what the 8-bit Nintendo could do. It was also the game that gave us the Koopa Kids, the offspring [...]
Continue reading...8. September 2009
There are very few video game characters that are truly immortal. Throughout most of the Super Mario Bros. 3 game, Dry Bones is one character that Mario just can’t seem to shake. Fireballs, a perfectly timed jump and other forms of offence just bounce off of him. The only weakness poor Dry Bones falls for [...]
Continue reading...5. September 2009
Often times, Mario will get a glimpse of a character that you are destined to fight at the beginning of the game, even if your date with destiny isn’t until the end. In the case of Exor, his ugly mug graces the cover of Super Mario RPG, and you have a very early encounter with [...]
Continue reading...2. September 2009
Some people think it is a bit strange that I have picked a one-of character as my favourite in all of the Mario games. The Axem Rangers only appeared once, in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. They were towards the end and one of the toughest bosses you fight in the whole [...]
Continue reading...28. July 2009
Even casual fans of the Mario franchise will admit that the constant changing of worlds, surfaces, temperatures and even styles is what made this such a memorable series. If there is water between Mario and his goal, you can bet that there is a Big Bertha around. In the early games, unless you had a [...]
Continue reading...25. July 2009
battle with one of your best fighters out of commission. When you take on the stage boss Bowyer at the end of the Forest Maze, you are forced to dodge a flurry of aeros (spelled like the rock band). If the aero lands on one of your players, you have to go into battle with [...]
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30. October 2009
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