While Mario Kart has been king of kart racing games since 1992, it has seen many imitators and rivals. Diddy Kong Racing was the first kart racer (that I know of) that Nintendo had done outside the Mario series. Though technically Rare (who made the Donkey Kong Country series) were the real team behind it….
Tag: Nintendo DS
Video Game History: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (DS)
While Splinter Cell: Choas Theory was a huge success on the Xbox, Ubisoft’s DS version was not so much. It was released early on in the DS’s lifespan, and I actually admit that I wanted this game back then. Until I heard all the bad reviews and complaints. Unlike the GBA Splinter Cells, the DS…
Video Game History: Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! (DS)
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! was the first portable game in the series released in 2005. While I loved the first game in the series, I didn’t get this sequel. Which is pretty strange, since the graphics are pretty good for the DS. The game-play is kept mostly the same, with one screen showing a magnified…
Things I Hate: Mega Man ZX Advent (Nintendo DS)
I don’t even remember why I even bought the game. I guess it was cheap at Gamestop and I just needed some Megaman. Except Megaman is a loose term here. You really just play as a bunch of cyborgs with random powers. The game play itself was decent, but I remember a horrible map system,…
Video Game History: Ridge Racer Inequality
While Ridge Racer has never been a super huge hit, the series has maintained a decent following with bumps in the road here and there with the gaming community. It’s never been exclusive for any console, but Namco definitely partnered with Sony’s products most of the time. But to be fair for all the PS1…