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Gamer’s Gullet: Wendy’s Breakfast Review

May 13, 2020

Wendy’s, probably best known for their Frosty dessert treats and heart attack inducing baconators, is coming after McDonald’s, BK, and Taco Bell with their new line-up of breakfast items. Although the breakfast sammies available are in-line with the rest [...]

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Why Are These N64 Controllers Special? (UPDATED)

May 9, 2020

(*This article has been updated. See the end as I found the little note that originally came bundled with the gold controller.) After doing some closet cleaning, I stumbled upon a forgotten box of N64 stuff. Inside were some 3rd party memory cards, a [...]

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Did you ever listen to the music to the opening stage of Little Big Planet on PSP?

April 15, 2020

In 2009, Media Molecule released Little Big Planet on PSP. At this time, there were several free playable PSP demos that could be downloaded to a Memory Stick ProDuo, sometimes even before the game’s official release. Trying to soak up as much of [...]

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Do you remember the McDonald’s Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal toys?

April 11, 2020

To promote the release of Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) in the west, Nintendo partnered with McDonald’s to release a unique Happy Meal box and a set of four toys. I personally had the goomba and spring Mario toy. I always wanted the puff-up Koopa Troopa [...]

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Is this commercial for Dreamcast’s IllBleed the best game video of all time?

April 7, 2020

Released in 2001 on Sega’s Dreamcast, IllBleed was a Resident Evil clone developed by Crazy Games and published by AIA. Playing through a B-movie horror set, the player will be subjected to all sorts of grotesque mutants and monsters. At the time, [...]

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Stay inside and bust the Coronavirus with these virus-based video games

March 13, 2020

The entire world is highly concerned about COVID-19, Coronavirus disease. Everyone is afraid of large crowds, coughs, Tom Hanks, professional sports, and the lack of supplies at Costco. The best way to keep your health at top of mind and not get the [...]

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Video games to play when you only have one hand

December 3, 2019

About a month ago I broke my finger. It is a long story but I was helping a FedEx delivery guy at work get a pallet jack down from his non-lift gate truck. As the heavy unevenness of the jack landed on the ground, my finger got caught between the [...]

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This is what happens when you hit the max level in the Nintendo Badge Arcade (3DS)

September 18, 2019

Originally released in 2014, the Nintendo Badge Arcade is a free to download app/game found on the 3DS/2DS eShop. Like the classic crane game found at carnivals and bowling allies, the goal is to hold the “A” button to position the claw grips, [...]

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