Author: Jared Cherup
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RIP NES Classic Edition
Nintendo has decided to discontinue the NES Classic Edition. Supply never met demand, often selling out on sites within 10-15 minutes. I really wanted to gift these out during Christmas. I thought it was a great toy, and a good trip down nostalgia lane for my gamer friends, and retired-gamer friends. Unfortunately I wasn’t able… ➡️
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Dead End Thrills
I recently came across a site called Dead End Thrills, which is a site that collects screenshots of video games, when available using in-game photography tools, or engine tools. It’s a great intersection of video games, photography, and art. ➡️
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Hold Onto That Feeling Link
As I eagerly await the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I examined my hopes and tried to lower my expectations. It’s easy to get caught up on a hype train fueled by nostalgia. Franchises have a burden in order to entice consumers. They must have something familiar to bring back people… ➡️
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Lateral Technology
An excerpt from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Boss Fight Books Book 6) by Jon Irwin: Each of these advances in business strategy relied on the same simple idea: building something new from old parts. Yokoi called it the philosophy of seasoned—or lateral—technology. State-of-the-art didn’t necessarily equal innovation and wonder. But find a clever way to… ➡️
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Wii U, Wii Hardly Knew… U
It’s 2017, and the Wii U is dead. All hail the Wii U. I go in depth on the Wii U’s life, and all the highs and lows. ➡️
