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Reviews

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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light (Switch) Review

Sometimes it’s hard to go back, even to Nintendo’s own emblematic series.
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Sam & Max Save The World (Switch) Review

Telltale’s hilarious point-and-click crime solvers arrive on Switch
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Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition (Switch) Review

They're moving in herds. They DO move in herds.
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Shiren the Wanderer: Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (Switch) Review

More roguelikes for the roguelike console
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Immortals: Fenyx Rising (Switch) Review

Fenyx may have been able to rise, but the Switch version has flown too close to the sun.
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Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition (Switch) Review

Is it the fallout that’s causing the headaches? No, it’s the technobabble.
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Endurance - Space Action (Switch) Review

An unfortunately accurate title.

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Previews

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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Switch) Hands-on Preview

HANDS-ON: Wacky puzzle fusion returns to Switch with a neat new mode.
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Seven Knights - Time Wanderer (Switch) Preview

A potentially neat RPG coming to Switch soon.
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Hands-On with Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia

HANDS-ON: With an overpowered team attack that seems to be the obvious solution to every battle, Bakugan's return to video games doesn't make a good first impression.
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Immortals: Fenyx Rising Could Be A New Era of Ubisoft's Open World Games

HANDS-ON: Hopefully they've learned more from Daedalus than they have from Zeus lately.
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Pokemon Sword And Shield Crown Tundra Preview

The second half of Pokemon Sword and Shield’s expansion pass drops this week, and warning: a wild Zubat will appear.
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Mario Party and Pokemon Stadium Are Key Ingredients for Multiplayer Party Game Cake Bash

Check out the Switch demo on the eShop today.
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WWE Battlegrounds (Switch) Hands-on Preview

A step in the right direction.

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Features

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Doom Eternal Interview with Panic Button Games

We were given the opportunity to speak with Cody Nicewarner (Senior Producer) and Travis Archer (Lead Engineer) of Panic Button Games to speak about their work on the Switch version of Doom Eternal and collaborating with id Software.

The Black Friday Shopping Guide: 2020 Edition

Calling it a "survival" guide this year seems a tad short sighted.

Ranking Igavanias

Looking for a good Igavania game? Check out Zach's ranked list!

Clock Tower, the SNES's Best Horror Game

Don't cry, Jennifer...
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Smashterpieces Podcast Episode 30: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

"The face under the mask... Is that... your true face?"

A Clever Mario Toy For A Weird Halloween

Jakks Pacific offers a COVID-friendly Halloween toy.

Cold Stone Creamery Super Mario Promotion Review

Celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary by tasting these promotional creations.

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Editorials

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The Timelessness of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Monkeyin’ around never goes out of style.

Oh The Places You'll Go With a Mario Fanny Pack

Let's celebrate the Mario Game & Watch with the sad, cold reality of the world right now. Happy 35th!
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The Timelessness of Kirby's Adventure

One tough cream puff that I could never stop taking home from the video store.
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The Timelessness of Resident Evil 4

The perfect blend of action and survival horror led to an unforgettable GameCube experience.
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What's The Deal With March 26?

The stars may be aligning for something bigger than a new Monster Hunter.

The Timelessness of Super Mario 64

Mario’s first foray into 3D showed us what was possible in a new dimension.
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The Timelessness of Metroid: Zero Mission

From Zero to Hero in the ultimate Nintendo remake.

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Podcasts

Episode 220 - Like Bags of Wet Cement

Happy Thanksgiving! We wish you a day of good eats and hope you look forward to some Shadowlands talk, as well as a whole slew of games from Jerry. We wrap up the show with more of your listener mail!
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Episode 700: Welcome to the Tubtime Galaxy

We did a live show, most of us made it on time. You know who you are.

Episode 219 - Ol' Carseat

The boys are hyped for the release of Shadowlands, so naturally we get into some Warcraft 3 Reforged. Oh and Perry got himself a Game & Watch. Plus your listener mail!
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Episode 699: I Think I Know What Yoshi's Fingers Look Like

Please don't ask why.

Episode 218 - Penny-pinching Picklehead

Fabian of Fabraz fame joins the boys to talk about what he's been playing and a bit about the upcoming Demon Turf!
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Episode 698: Everything's a Conspiracy Now

I saw online that this podcast is produced by Quentin Roosevelt and the Lizard People.

Episode 217 - Almost Christmas Time

Jools joins the show to talk about... well frankly a whole lot! Before that though the boys break down when it's acceptable to start getting into Christmas.

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Media

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Sam & Max Save The World
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Shiren the Wander: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
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Root Double - Before Crime * After Days
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Endurance - Space Action
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Ghostrunner
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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
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Serious Sam Collection
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Star Renegades

Videos

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Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity Preview + New Gameplay

We played the first two chapters!
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The History of Wing Commander and Nintendo

Ambitious ports and a lost game.
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Control Graphic Modes Compared

Both are delivered straight from the cloud, but how do they compare?
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What's Next for Star Fox

The history and future of Fox McCloud
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The Fall and Rise of the Nintendo 3DS in 2011

Way back in 2010, Nintendo revealed the 3DS. The rest, as they say, is history, complete with failure and success.
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Who is Age of Calamity's Mystery Figure?

Return of the Lost Gerudo?
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The Perfectly Subtle Remaster of Super Mario 64 in 3D All-Stars

It may not be a full on remake, but Super Mario 3D All-Stars version of Mario 64 is hiding quite a few upgrades

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