Grand prize confirmed.

Hmmm....Myself personally? When I subscribed to The Sega Channel in the mid-90s and used to sit up til’ 4AM at the 1st of the month to see what new games were made available (despite the next day often being a work day).

I missed the first batch of Wii consoles that went to the stores and was “that guy” who called my local GameStop on a daily basis, hoping from good news. I was home sick from work with a midsummer’s bronchial infection and decided to make that call...and they had one left, and they can’t hold it for me.

When I was 11 years old. I went to the official Nintendo Pokemon League Mall Tour...thingy. I wrote about it a little bit here.

My nine year old self gave up his security blanket for a copy of Yo Noid on NES. It has all been downhill from there.

The best use of the Amiibos so far was for Toad’s Treasure Tracker. Scanning only that specific Amiibo gave you a cute mini game for *every* level where you had to find a little Toad. It wasn’t ground breaking, nor was it always challenging. But it felt like it was designed JUST for that figure and uniquely for that…

I’m not sure how you could see the design of their games as thus far related to their Amiibo compatibility, Stephen.

All I could think of while reading these texts:

A hugely missed opportunity to make the last stretch goal: “Ice Key Hole”.

I would actually play a Blast Corps sequel. :)

Why is comedy used in games in such a niche way, and do you think this is warranted? What is comedy’s place in video games?

I disagree that the game isn’t anything other than great. It was one of the best games I’ve played of its generation, really! But still some interesting points.

If you ask the pros, its actually Pikachu and Villager who particularly have very questionable custom moves. People worry that they may tread the line between overpowered and difficult to adapt to very unnervingly.

Are you seriously telling me that all these Microsoft contacts I’ve accumulated...

Huge Cardinals fan.

When you’re a reporter, you should expect to be held up to reader scrutiny. It’s part of the job. It’s more invasive and persistent in the Internet age, where people won’t let you forget your fuck-ups or won’t leave you alone with their conspiracy theories. A lot of that comes through on Twitter. My approach has long…

In case you’re curious...

I’ve read this whole thread. I can’t believe I did, even with my interest on the matter.