New Wario Land game. Yes I predicted this would happen since about 2010 or so. But I still maintain faith in the idea.

Gotta love crossovers hacks like this one, especially when they accurately reimplement the other franchise’s physics and mechanics.

The art style looks nice and the additions are neat, though I just question why it’s Rayman Legends that needs this treatment. The original game still looks and feels great. May as well make a new game or remake one of the pre Origins games instead.

This is why you need to run your own site when talking about leaks. Big social media platforms are run by tech bros that are happy to take down content on the whims of large companies, legality be damned. Posting a link or picture of a public store listing is clearly not illegal.

Certainly not the game I’d expected from this franchise. Will it be more like Mario Kart or Diddy Kong Racing?

Oh hey it’s my birthday again I guess. God, it feels like I’ve been posting articles and videos almost forever at this point, and it’s been quite a tough year in general too. But hey, life continues I suppose. Time to enjoy a chill day with family and friends.

Wrote a quick article about everything I learnt getting a V rank on every layer in Donkey Kong Bananza’s Emerald Rush mode: gamingreinvented.com/feature/what...

So apparently Twitter auto translate meant a Nintendo of Europe post talked about catching Pokemon in an indie game unrelated to the series. And Japanese news sites are now covering it: automaton-media.com/articles/new... This is why you should be careful with machine translations.

Nice, DK’s first 3D platformer is coming to Nintendo Switch Online. Gonna be interesting to see what any Bananza players think of this one.

Uh what? That Yoshi game may be quite easy, but Nintendo also made games with some pretty damn brutal side content and sections too. Mario Wonder, DK Bananza, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, etc. If you want a challenge, try V ranking Emerald Rush on level 7 in DK Bananza. Or beating Wonder’s bonuses.

Reminds me of the Club Nintendo comic where Mega Man’s Dr Light created Wario by accident…

It’s an interesting idea, though I’m not quite sure the comparison works. A large percentage of the creatures are enemies found in other Mario games that are known to exist in that world’s reality (Crazy Dayzee, Lunge Fish, Shy Guys, Ravens, Nep E-Nuts, etc)

Oh hey I interviewed the Bread Pirate, a popular Legend of Zelda YouTuber known for their fact and what if videos among other things. Check out the article here: gamingreinvented.com/interview/le...

Seems the Custom Mario Kart Wiki is shutting down at the end of June due to disagreements over how to handle AI generated content in mods and said mods’ inclusion on the site. Learn more here: gamingreinvented.com/news/the-cus...

Makes sense to me. Once the Switch succeeded, it was probably more efficient to just put these games on Switch Online. Though I do wonder what an N64 Classic or a GameCube Classic may have had in store…

Oh hey Supper Mario Broth featured the audio clip I got Scott Burns to record for my interview with him! Makes me wonder what a Mario & Luigi game with full voice acting would be like…

God I love this game’s soundtrack. So happy to see it on Nintendo Music now!

Probably either 2023 or 2026. The former just had a lot of traumatic events happen, which set my current situation in motion. And the latter has just kinda felt completely hopeless, since everything I’ve tried has just not worked this year.

Finally maxed out a round of Emerald Rush in Donkey Kong Bananza. Yeah, it’s the easiest layer to do this on, but still.

That’s another event down in Donkey Kong Bananza!

Oh hey, have a pet pic to brighten up your day!

Seems like the pattern holds up… main villain + mook/secondary character from another DK game in the next event.

I’m most interested by the idea that Wario is a surprisingly important series to Nintendo and they may have big plans for it. Given the rumours of a new Wario Land, that is kinda exciting.

Did you know that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess now has a PC port in the form of Dusk, complete with tons of quality of life features? Learn more here: gamingreinvented.com/news/zelda-t...

Get the feeling that this game might be another Animal Crossing New Horizons sales wise, and be a massive social phenomenon. This and Pokopia have been the surprise hits of the year.

Genuinely would be shocked if he doesn’t appear in the next movie in some form. Feels like a fairly logical inclusion.

This is true of basically every form of media, from games to films, TV shows, books, comics and music. A lot of people just kinda go with whatever the influencer consensus is. You can probably also say this about most non media related topics too, especially political ones.

God I hate how bland Toads look in more modern Mario games. The weird designs in games like the Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi and Mario Party series had way more personality. Hopefully the TTYD remake indicates they’re willing to allow NPCs to have varied designs again.

Oh hey I just interviewed the Zelda YouTuber @triforcetimes.com! Check out the article here: gamingreinvented.com/interview/le...

New video folks! This one is my wishlist for the next Legend of Zelda game, and the series in general after Tears of the Kingdom and Echoes of Wisdom: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnPN...

Since it got completely buried due to my incompetence (accidentally released it before the thumbnail was added), I may as well repost my video on fan game myths and misconceptions. No, the Nintendo ninjas aren’t going after everything: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iprD...

To be honest, YouTube in general is probably more viable for most people wanting to get into games journalism than working as a writer. Is it difficult to make money there? Yes, but it’s still easier than making money from a blog or text based site, let alone competing for a job at a large outlet.

Gonna be honest, I think Metroid might be a tough series to adapt into a film, at least successfully. The games are almost always about Samus exploring/fighting alone, with the most notable supporting cast being either villains or playing very minor roles.

Name a game you’ve completed more than six times

If this was real, I’d use it on Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild…

Posted a new interview on the Gaming Reinvented site folks! This one is with YouTube video essay creator @aurumalex.bsky.social, known for their videos on games like Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and the Professor Layton series: gamingreinvented.com/interview/le...

Have to be honest, I think one of the most underrated ‘challenges’ in running a faceless YouTube channel is that you don’t have ‘default’ footage like those who appear on camera do. Like most video essays with visible YouTubers have them in a chair talking being 90% of the video’s visuals.

The Mario movies feel a lot like video games in their storytelling and pacing. Which doesn’t quite as well for movies where the interactive elements aren’t present. They’re also not movies that appeal anywhere near as much if you’re not already a Mario or Nintendo fan.

Interesting how this crew patch from the Zelda live-action movie uses stolen fan art for Link. Reminds me of how Super Nintendo World apparently used Newer Super Mario Bros Wii cacti by accident. Not sure where it’s originally from though. Maybe this? www.deviantart.com/kisaoda/art/...

Oh dang this looks awesome! As someone who’s a huge fan of the Wario Land series (especially the 4th game) I’ve gotta check it out!

Is this Link’s concept art for the Zelda movie? And what other details can behind the scenes logos, photos and drawings tell us about the movie? Learn more here: gamingreinvented.com/news/is-this...

Did you know that Mouser, Wart and even Rawk Hawk were considered for The Super Mario Bros Movie? More info here: gamingreinvented.com/news/mario-m...

For this #ScreenshotSaturday, here are some #Zelda 2 enemy remakes from my SMW mod.

TIL that people make indie/homebrew games utilising the GBA e-Reader. That’s really cool, always thought that tech was completely underutilised by both Nintendo and third parties.

Finally, every layer completed on every difficulty level in Donkey Kong Bananza’s Emerald Rush mode. God that was surprisingly tough…

Zelda 1 and 2 to be honest. These games really need modernising, like via a Super Mario All-Stars type remake that doesn’t depend on a clock like the Satellaview one.

Can certain Aside Quests be made unwinnable in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment? Find out in my video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3jN...

Goddamn this sucks for fans of retro games and gaming history. This guy made some of the best documentaries on YouTube. Still, he decided to move on due to not feeling passionate about making videos anymore, and I guess you’ve gotta respect him for that.

Posted a new interview on the site, this time with LPer and ROM hack YouTuber SoulsMidknight. Check it out here: gamingreinvented.com/interview/le...

So, how many of these details and glitches did you know about in #Zelda #BreathoftheWild? www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvJi...