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I love the Nintendo Labo song, especially this little tidbit. NintendoCade used it in the background of one of their videos, and I really liked it. It is really uplifting, hopeful, and happy. It inspires creativity and innovation, two things that Labo exudes in spades.

I was having a little bit of trouble falling asleep last night, so I decided to play Rondo of Blood on my PSP. I had been struggling to get through Stage 7 for a long time, but I finally beat the stage. The boss-demonstration I bought in-game (on the Wii-version) really helped me beat the boss. Stage 8 was much easier because it was just Dracula's two forms. It was pretty much the same fight as the prologue of Symphony of the Night, except for minor differences. I have always wanted to beat Rondo of Blood. Now I feel like I can play Symphony of the Night (although I have already beaten it) knowing I beat its prequel.

0:14 - Damon Baker Introduction It was very nice to see Damon Baker again. He has a nice voice, and is a nice person. 0:55 - Mark of the Ninja: Remastered This game looked interesting, but they didn't show any gameplay, assuming everyone knew what it was already, because it is "remastered." 1:37 - Kirk Scott Introduction It was interesting to see another person on a Direct at the same time. It was interesting to see the dynamic of two people interacting with each other instead of one just monologuing. Seeing this new guy, I thought that this guy was probably the technical guy and Damon was more of the spokesperson for Nintendo's independent-games relations. 2:00 - Fantasy Strike This started off promisingly, but then it revealed itself to be an ugly mix of polygonal graphics, cel-shading, and too much texture-work. Cel-shaded games look better with very plain textures. If the textures are too detailed, it just looks ugly - like taking a 3D model and...

This is so weird. You know how people have been getting unsubscribed from channels? Well, not me. Today, the opposite happened. I look at my subscription-feed, and I’m seeing channels I have been unsubscribed from for a long time. This is wild. YouTube has gone wild.

Sonic Pocket Adventure, Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton, and SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium

The Kirby-series of games was conceived as a game that was more accessible and inviting to new gamers, young children, and gamers with less skill. Despite this, it was celebrated by everybody, including seasoned gamers. It was fresh, new, and innovative because you could do new things like suck enemies into your body, and fly forever. The game ran slowly, but you also moved slowly, kind of balancing the game out. For example, the enemies were slow, but you were slow as well, so dodging attacks and enemies could be difficult. That was 1992. It is now 2018. Kirby Star Allies is set to release on the Nintendo Switch tomorrow, and the early-access reviews are out. The general consensus seems to be that it's a fun co-op game, but the game is not very fun as a solo-experience because it's too easy. The allies are not always mandatory, but are for some puzzles in advancing the game. That is quite unfortunate. If you wanted to play with just Kirby 100% of the time, you are out of ...