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Nintendo didn't do itself any favors launching the 3 DS without a Mario game available. In the current gaming world, it is important for Nintendo to "bring out the big guns" right at launch, every time. That being said, Mario is here now, with the fantastic Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3 DS . Yes, I am a "Nintendo Fanboy ". But my review is still honest. The plot is the familiar "Princess Peach gets kidnapped by Bowser and Mario has to rescue her". And why not, that's what goes on in Mario's world. This is Mario's first outing on the 3 DS , so sticking to the basics makes perfect sense. And stick to the basics is what this games does. For the most part the big, open worlds are gone. These worlds or levels are smaller. But let's make no mistake, it's still very challenging. There were times when I grumbled and even yelled at my mistakes (as though they were Mario's), or did the same when I lost a suit or was killed. B...

Space Channel 5 debuted on the Sega Dreamcast in 2000 and had ports to PS2 and even Game Boy Advance in Japan. Recently Space Channel 5 Part 2 made it on to a compilation disk of Sega Dreamcast games for Xbox 360. The game was a music game where the player must match dance steps with a series of button pushes at just the right time, to the beat. In the game you are Ulala , a "space reporter" with her own " Swingin ' Report Show". The game is funky, fresh, and downright lovable, especially to any Otaku who truly understands the concept of MOE. Ulala (Age:22) is cute and sexy, and can really "get down with her boogie parts". But this is not a review of the game or the short-lived franchise. This is more of a lament. What happened to the franchise? One can say it was replaced by more sophisticated music games, like Guitar Hero or Rock band. But those games are all but dead. Why not bring back Ulala and SC5? In 2007 an "online petition" wen...