Celeste Review
If this is all in my head, why is it so hostile? – Madeline Spoiler warning: this article discusses an early plot point in Celeste. The National Institute of Mental […]
Category Archives: Platformer
Super Mario Galaxy Retrospective
If you’ve ever seen the James Bond movie Moonraker, you’ll know that sending your hero into outer space can have mixed results. But that’s what Nintendo did with Super Mario […]
Super Paper Mario Retrospective
Video games, in all fairness, struggle to be funny. Sometimes charming but seldom witty, there are a few notable exceptions, such as pirate parody The Secret of Monkey Island or […]
Donkey Kong Retrospective
In 1994 Nintendo went back to where it all began with a remake of Donkey Kong. Though to call this Game Boy platformer a remake is unfair. Overlooked and underappreciated, […]
The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation
How the Humble Handhold Changed Gaming Raiders of the Lost Ark opens with a famous set-piece – Indiana Jones escaping from an ancient Peruvian temple laden with booby traps, including […]
Spelunky Review
I blame the booby traps. I blame poison darts. The snakes, spiders, and scorpions. Also the pools of piranhas, a plunge onto spikes, and shotgun-wielding shopkeepers. I blame developers Derek […]
