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Can one really fault this Nintendo Direct? Highlight niche game (Rhythm Heaven Groove), big name reveal (Kingdom Hearts 4), limited time event for flagship franchise (Donkey Kong Bananza), Major update for existing game people already love (Pokémon Pokopia), keeping us posted on major upcoming...

They made Mario explicitly Italian, and have chosen to not retcon that into oblivion. If anything, the 2023 Illumination film doubles down on the idea in a way most Mario media doesn't. I think we're well past the point of making Super Mario take place entirely within fantasy setting. So we're...

What's trippier than level maps of levels with two planes? Level maps of levels where the route forward rotates around and terrain makes use of three dimensional components. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to parse Sonic Retro's map of Sonic Generations Sky Sanctuary Act 1. Also, I think the...

Still wishing Super Mario Run offered save slots for the kingdom's layout.

I think I'm putting in a request for someone to source the name Drill Spin. The lack of a time citation for that is bugging me, especially since it appears in games that name all the actions like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Super Mario Odyssey, and Super Mario...

I'm content to pick random most of the time, unless I'm looking for a specific character trait for the dummy. Even then, I usually just pick arbitrarily. Which means my answer is Ice Climbers, since no other character has their "2 characters, 1 player" property. (Aside note: one of the more...

Finally banked the 7th Chaos Emerald in Sonic Mania Encore! Feeling the rush there!

For some Solaris forsaken reason, Sonic Mania Encore Mode (basically New Game +) makes the dreaded Chemical Plant Mega Mack climb harder than it is in the original Sonic Mania. There are fewer moving blocks than in the original, and their movement are more esoteric than they are in the original...

Angry Birds Rio is canon to the Rio franchise. Evidence? In one scene of Rio 2, Nigel uses a slingshot maneuver to bypass the loss of his flying ability. Where did Nigel get the idea from? From battling against the Angry Birds in Angry Birds Rio. No, Nigel can't have just seen Angry Birds media...

Discovered Matthew Taranto earlier, binged his Bit Musical series. I like this one a lot.

It's a toss up. Cappy has a ton of dialogue, so he genuinely feels like a travel partner. There's lots of less common lines to trigger too, so he feels more spontaneous than a large number of the entrants. Odyssey's customization also works heavily in his favor, letting the player pick their...

When does the vote for the best of last week's attempts close?

Wouldn't a Mega Koraidon be a Basic Pokémon? Mega Pokémon ex replace their normal counterparts in evolution chains, so since Koraidon is a Basic Pokémon, Mega Koraidon would also have to be a Basic Pokémon. Speaking of, the "Mega Evolved form" field is pretty strict in its contents. At least...

Looking at maps of levels which have a foreground plane and a background plane gets trippy. Here's a link to one such map: Sonic Retro's map of Sonic Coaster Rails from Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2. (Technically this is a bad example, since Sonic Coaster Rails has a foreground, midground, and...