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Following Nintendo's presentation at the E3 computer and video game exposition, select Best Buy electronic stores hosted Smashfest where fans had the chance to try out Super Smash Bros 4 .  Super Smash Bros is a party fighting game that brings together characters from several Nintendo franchises. that debuted in 1999 on the Nintendo. Since then its sequels Super Smash Bros Melee and Super Smash Bros Brawl have garnered skilled and passionate followings on the GameCube & Wii respectively. I originally got into the franchise after seeing a commercial for the N64 which my ten year old self thought was out of this world. Super Smash Bros 4 is being released this year for both the 3DS and the Wii U making it both the first portable Smash Bros. game and the first HD version of the game. I went to my local Best Buy an hour early  expecting a minimal line however what I was met with was the oddest mix of bros high-schoolers, and parents with a few children mixed in t...

T he Nintendo 64 was a revolutionary console that not only brought the Legend of Zelda and Super Mario franchises into the 3rd  dimension and had titles along with Sony's Playstation that helped lay the groundwork for modern console gaming. Two of the innovations were the N64 controller's analog stick and its Z trigger that was located on the back of the controller. These changes allowed a greater degree control in 3-D games  than a simple directional pad could provide and remained an mainstay in game controllers ever since. Additionally, the C-buttons allowed for control of the game's camera which is key when playing through the levels of Banjo-Kazooie or Majora's Mask. I got a Nintendo 64 in the late 1990s and it served as my go- to system for several years until I traded it in to purchase a Nintendo GameCube. Between Nintendo's own titles and a few great licensed games there was a great variety of classic games that provided hours of entertainment. When ...

With the release of the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U, a new console generation has once again begun. However this post goes back to a game from the Playstation 2/ Xbox generation over ten years ago. Viewtiful Joe was a Gamecube and later PS2 game that was developed by Clover Studios and Capcom as part of a multi game agreement between Nintendo and Capcom. These  games ranged from the acclaimed Resident Evil 4 to the bizarre Killer 7 and the forgotten PN03. Viewtiful Joe eventually spun off into three sequels not including appearances in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise. Clover Studios was one of my favorite developers (Godhand, Okami) and they eventually spun off into Platinum Games. Viewtiful Joe is a platformer beat-em up that stars movie buff Joe who goes into Movie World to save his girlfriend Silvia. Using a fancy VFX watch and advice from his idol Captain Blue, Joe can transform into Viewtiful Joe obtaining the power to control the flow of time and other fantastical ab...