Sneakin' and snipin' isn't really my thing but the controls are solid.

Well, I'm glad about that. I could never get past about 50% of DKC and even less in the two sequels.

I wonder if the battle system is a little different in the DS version?

R&C Tools is very good. I haven't a single complaint, just that I'm skeptical about motion controls when they are used.

Was it Cutie-Q?

I've never touched the series and, honestly, I will be surprised if I get to it but the opportunity is there now!

Well, I loved doing all the side stuff, bounties and such, but grinding isn't what I want to do. I really need to read something on battle strategy.

I've heard that's a very good one!

I've dabbled in the Sniper Elite games. I'd like to dabble some more.

I don't even know what "Woden" means!

The Marsupilami game is pretty good, and not as hard as DKC.

The game I bought this past month was the Switch 2 version of the new LEGO Batman game. It was a birthday gift to myself. :)

I played Ni no Kuni to the part where I think it should've ended. I bet that's where it ended in the DS version anyway.

I think I have that R&C game but I never got around to it.

There was something else that was 'released' in 1976 that was a pretty big deal.... :)

I didn't think Star Fox Adventures was THAT bad. But then, I'm about to review Garfield: Escape from Monday and give it pretty good marks, so what do I know? Star Fox Adventures really did feel like it was originally another game, though. But that's because it was. (Dinosaur Planet)

My older brother played through this and I watched big chunks of the game that way...and that was good enough for me. My favorite memory of this game, though, is the cut scene where Fox first finds the sexy female fox trapped in a crystal (and I think her name was Crystal also?). He's entranced at the sight of her but then shakes his head and says, "Fox! What are you thinking!" Peppy immediately jumps on the comm and says, "Fox! What are you thinking!" That got a chuckle from me at the time but I'm sure not gonna play the game to see it again lol

My wife played Ni No Kuni when it was first new and when she got to the end of the game, she just could not beat it. Later we talked with a friend that also played it but he didn't have much trouble with the end. Turns out he had done all of the side content and my wife hadn't and the game really seemed to be balanced such that you have to do everything, and I think that kind of sucks.

I remember playing this on GameCube back then. I was really interested in the world and exploring it with Star Fox, however, something disappointed me and I never finished it. I forget what but it was probably one of the things you mentioned in this article. I think I played the next one, Star Fox Assault too, but my memory is very vague. I still have a yearning for a good Star Fox adventure game (like do a Ratchet & Clank style game with Star Fox). I wish they'd remaster or reboot one of those.

I've been reading The Associated Press coverage of AI. Some interesting articles there.

This is definitely one of those situations where how the tech is deployed matters a lot. Cory Doctorow did an amazing job highlighting the difference with his centaur argument, because there's no question the tech can be useful, but is clearly being deployed to benefit capital and not labor.

I will definitely check out that podcast - I find it really interesting to hear how it's affecting other markets/careers. The thing I keep seeing is that regardless of position, it seems to be showing the same issues and signs of failure, if you have significant experience and understand your domain well.

As far as posting elsewhere, I definitely want to push visibility, but I'll be honest in that even though I've been writing for decades at this point, I've never pitched anything to another outlet and don't know much about it. It took me a while to finally just pull the trigger and publish this, but I need to figure out how to do a little cross-promotion to get more eyes on this one. I'm proud of how it came out and I'd love more people to read and comment.

Those Air Rider amiibo look so goooood!

The title "Super Woden Rally Edge" sounds like they were just throwing words together lol

If Marsupilami is like DKC, I might be interested and I Boardwalk Empire is an interesting concept but I'm not all that keen on the graphics.

What a mess. It was going so strong and now I have no interest in Zen or FX. Pinball FX3 was my favorite. I wish they had just done improvements on that formula.

I didn't even know about those until much later. After the Mattel handhelds from the 70s, I didn't play another handheld until the DS in 2004!

There are two more Kirby Air Riders amiibo coming in November and they'll be riding the two Legendary Rides! Dragoon and Hydra! Most people know them from Smash Bros., though.

Aw man, Super Woden Rally Edge is the least interesting game on this list. At least to me anyway. That's why I put it on the bottom!

I miss reviewing the Zen Pinball games. That stopped when they went to a subscription service.