I feel like the Xbox financing thing is worthy of mentioning for parents not in the know. It’s honestly a great deal and will save on frustration in regards to game pass membership and purchasing of games (25 or 35$/mo for S/X respectively). Related, the game pass (15$/mo) that includes games, the “live” subscription…

hot take, Mike. =P

I don’t know how the steam version works, but it should be account based as well. If your EA account has to be signed into, then it would work on both!

More Mania is always welcome!

How dare you insult this amazing album!
Also, you are correct on your take. 7-8 year old me jammed so hard to this and MK+MKA (the movie sound tracks), and they were 2/4 of my first CDs.

That said, on a more recent listen, the nostalgia was definitely there, but boi is it a rough listen now.

I love these pieces on…

Great article as always, Ash. I don’t know where my friends, many of whom are still friends to this day, would be without each other. Hearing this heartwarming story about your introduction into videogames is just amazing!
On another note...
Not to pile on, but there is also an additional stage at the end of S3+K if you…

I personally think this is a superpower of sorts. Good on you for discovering it and utilizing it.

I would argue that it’s one of the most platform-intensive games, albeit in the first and second games because of a combination of weird level geometry and gameplay mechanics. I’d redact it from the list if asked, though. A fine game, but not exactly the first thing I think of when I head “platformer”.

I’m interpreting “favorite” as “most nostalgia + replay value” and going with
SOTN
Super Metroid
Sonic 3+K

STRONG honourable mention to Hollow Knight and Shovel Knight. The above three and these two are not necessarily in a ranked order, but if i absolutely had to live with only three it would be the first three.

Also…

I don’t know why noone else posted this, but it is likely L-Glutamine that will fix this... It’s rough either way, but get the capsule form that you can open and stick the contents under your tongue. I can’t tell you the science of why this works because I don’t remember, but it works very well. Also make sure you are…

I don’t know why noone else posted this, but it is likely L-Glutamine that will fix this... It’s rough either way,…

I laughed WAY too hard at this!!

This is hilarious!

my advice- do NOT use a guide. That game is truly a masterpiece at doing what you just went through- teaching you and letting you experience the story through gameplay.

Great article, I can’t believe they are still doing this... When there was a sale for the game + expansion a while back on steam, I decided to buy it for Steam, even though I had previously purchased the game directly from the website. The price of the expansion+game on steam was less than the price of just the…

Woah, woah woah... “Continue” to combat cheaters?!?! You have to start something to continue it... I play tf out of this game and there are cheaters willy and nilly from launch til now.

same

This piece has been probably the first one that I have not enjoyed reading. Not because I like this game, because while I wish I could, I 0already gave up on it. This writeup is from a pessimist’s point of view about a game that everyone is a pessimist about, and is largely unhelpful. This article could be simply: “I…

Street Sharks? No?

Yes please. Clicked and then closed. Great idea, not for me!

What CD? I watch Futurama every night, personally.