Hey, guys! 2020 has been a miserable year for the world, so thank God it's over! But it was a really good year for games. This year I was able to beat 25 games, which is almost the most I've ever done in a year. Most of you know that I'm a huge Nintendo fan, so most of these are Nintendo games or games on Nintendo consoles (although I would like to get a PS4, but not sure if that'll happen). As always, I beat some really great retro games this year too. So without further ado, here are the games I beat in 2020.
WORST. YEAR. EVER. I think we can all agree that 2020 has been one of the worst years in our lifetime, what with the Coronavirus, quarantines, riots and looting, politics, and much more. And it doesn’t seem to be getting any better, as I just found out my mom has breast cancer (keep us in your prayers). Some days I wonder if we’ll EVER get through this. 2020 can just suck it! But at least we’ve had some good video games come out to help keep our minds off of this dumpster fire of a year. So here’s my Best Games of 2020 Awards Show! But keep in mind that this is my list and my picks only, no outside opinions and whatnot. And if a game isn’t on my list, it either just didn’t appeal to me or I haven’t played it yet. Can’t play ‘em all, you know! But with that out of the way, let’s take a look at my picks.
Merry Christmas everybody! We’re going to continue my tradition of having a pretend Christmas present party on my blog. Here’s how it works. In the comments section, you give me a pretend Christmas present. It can be anything you want. It won’t cost anything, and it’s the thought that counts…literally! Then I’ll give you a pretend Christmas present when I reply. It’s fun when it it’s fun. And I’ve got some more Christmas presents for you all, too! More recent game reviews I’ve written over at GamerDad.com. Just what you’ve always wanted! Please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it.
I love video game collections and compilations and writing blogs about them. But you know who doesn’t do video game collections very much? Nintendo! So Super Mario 3-D All-Stars is a pretty big deal. Or is it? Well we’ll take a look at that as well as the games in this set. Plus a few bonuses. So as Mario would say, “Let’s-a go!”
You know what comfort food is, right? It's something that you love to eat that puts you in that perfect mood where "life is wonderful" in that moment. It could be ice cream, or pizza, or something that your mom makes that is your absolute favorite. Well, comfort food could describe other things too, like games. A comfort food game could be one that you are super nostalgic about, or simply that has all the right ingredients that makes you feel like you're playing something very familiar and fun. It's that new game that you took a chance on and said, "This game is perfect, I love this game!" Of course, comfort food games can be different for everyone, but here are some that I think make great comfort food games for many gamers right now. All of these games are available on current consoles. Christmastime is probably the BEST time to enjoy those comfort food games. (Quick note, I haven't actually played all of these games) PLEASE feel free to share what your comfort food game would be right now down in the comments!
I finished my breakfast sandwich, and my Pepsi is almost empty which means I should update you good people before I go about the rest of this hot as heck Friday. It’s going to be a “cool” 117° and I will be inside. I would go to the pool but you know everything is closed and besides that water would be warm too…although I could buy a kids pool and some bags of ice. Hmmmmm. Before I make a random trip to Walmart for a kids pool and bags of ice let’s get started.
It’s been awhile since I have done one of these but welcome back to Quick Hits with Chris! Yes this is where I ramble on about nothing really, just stuff I’ve watched, stuff I’ve read, and any other some what interesting things that are happening here. Let’s get started!
I did some afternoon gaming today. Chores in the morning, gaming in the afternoon, that’s my routine right now.
So I just got back from getting a Whooping Cough shot at the local CVS and I celebrated with a sausage breakfast burrito and I found a new jersey (more on that on Friday…the jersey not the burrito….but the burrito was good). Anyways Happy March 10th or what Twitter is calling it Happy MAR10 Day. I saw that there was an announcement for Mario Lego sets, which seems cool but I kinda want to see a game where Mario is treated like any other Lego Property. Can you image how fun a SMB in Lego would be? Anyways since today is MAR10 I didn’t play any Mario licensed games but I did play…
It’s that time of year again! It’s the Cary’s Best Games of 2019 Awards Show blog! Keep in mind that no outside opinions went into the making of this list. It’s just my own picks. And if a game is missing from my list, it either didn’t appeal to me as much, or I just simply haven’t played it yet. Can’t play all the games out there, you know!
As I'm writing this, its a little after 10 p.m. so the year/decade is about to wear down. I'm at home, warm and cozy, drinking some PBR and will probably bring in the new year by playing some games (mostly likely Gears 5 from the looks of things). I got home yesterday after staying with my parents and family for 6 days for the Christmas week; it was great, lots of good food, lots of time spent with my adorable 10-month old nephew and I got some decent gifts, most of which were practical but only a few could count as toys (The Making of Alien by J.W. Rinzler, Changes by David Bowie on vinyl, Led Zeppelin's 4th album on vinyl).
Like I said, I saved the best for last. These final Genesis Mini games are the ones that impressed me the most, or at least impressed me that they got put on here in the first place! Most of these games have never been on a Genesis collection before, and some have never been released at all! So let’s take a look at them!
Normally I do my Game of the Year blog first, and then my blog on what games in 2019 I’m looking forward to. But I’m going to switch it around this year like I did last time. Mainly because there are a couple of releases that are coming up quick, and also I want to try and squeeze a couple more 2018 games in to see if they’ll make my GOTY list. But don’t worry, my Game of the Year blog will go up soon after this one, like in another week or so. In the meantime, here are some games I’m looking forward to playing and reviewing in 2019. Granted there may be more as we get into the year and have Nintendo Directs and E3 announcements and such, but here’s some that I know right now.
Boring life update (you can skip, there's gaming stuff later/anyone else's keyboard type in the same letter a bunch of times when you hit it only once, especially on this site? Stupid $1000 ASUS ROG laptop, what the hell?!):
Recently SEGA released a collection of Genesis titles on current consoles. I love classic game collections so in this blog we’ll go over all the games on here. Back in the 16-bit days I was a SNES guy so I missed out on a lot of Genesis games so many of these titles aren’t as familiar to me. There also a lot of neat features in this collection like trophies and challenges, online play for certain games, and the whole setup is like you’re in a gamer’s bedroom from the 90’s, complete with SEGA posters on the wall! Speaking of which, the game even comes with a poster with Golden Axe on one side and Streets of Rage on the other. Anyway, since there are so many games on this collection, we’re going to split this blog into two parts. So let’s get started with the first set of games!
The Electronics Entertainment Expo, or E3 for short, is one of the biggest trade shows in the video game industry, and I’ve been going to it nearly every year since 1997. Sure I’ve skipped a few years here and there. Like when I didn’t have an outlet to write on for a short while between the newspaper and GamerDad. Or when I just started a new job and didn’t have enough money or vacation time. Or when E3 went through a bit of a downsizing phase and I didn’t feel like it was worth the trip then. But those absences were all my choice. I’ve been able to go nearly every year otherwise. But for the past five years, I was denied a press pass for whatever reason. Yet somehow, this year I was able to get a media pass even though nothing had changed. So last week I went to E3, and here’s some articles about it!
So, allow me to get this uncomfortable news out of the way. I recently lost the job I had (working as a machine operator for a factory that makes specialized copper fittings for plumbing) due to one bit of tardiness that couldn't be excused by upper management. I was under a 90 probationary period where, among other things, if I was late for any time that couldn't be excused, I would be fired. I was late one day for 5 minutes due to a traffic jam near the workplace and because I called the company hotline (to notify them about the problem) too close to shift time, the tardiness wasn't excused. So the best job I've ever had (definitely in terms of pay and benefits) ended just like that. I feel so stupid. I know that it won't be long before I get another job but I worry that it won't be as good as this one in terms of pay. So I'm job hunting again. I'm not worried about my prospects but that I had to start all over again so soon felt like a gut punch. It hurts to tell anyone about it even though I'm sure most if not all of you have been in this situation.
Well it's the last day and the last batch of games I'll be able to show off. I wasn't able to get to my other tote of wii games which has another 100 games, so maybe next year I can go through that. Still I managed to go through 250 games in my collection and that is quite a bit. Anyways, enjoy my last batch of games and a few big box/special edition games.