Oh, oh how I’ve missed you.  I love the virtual console so very much, and while I have full access to all of the Gameboy games I’ve owned over the years, the convenience of the portable VC feature is very welcome to me.  On top of the fact that the game looks that much nicer, it’s always a fear that my classic games, at this point, are running out of battery.  We replace them at my store, of course, but it’s almost a poetic justice to let the juice run out on those, signifying the end of their era, but not their importance.  With that in mind, I was able to maintain a clear conscience when I downloaded Wario Land for the sweet price of only 3.99 off the eShop channel about a week ago.

This game holds a considerable amount of value to me. With it coming hot off the heels of two other Mario games for the original Game Boy, this one marked a new era of Mario platforming by being the first Mario platformer to not actually STAR Mario.  Presumably taking place shortly after Mario trounced his new, physically corrupt doppleganger at the end of Six Golden Coins, Wario sets off to do what he does best! Bully the hell out of everything to make a quick coin!  While in the middle of playing this game, it actually prompted me to think that it’s importance to the Mario universe ended up having a much larger influence than it would first appear, if even only in the current era of gaming.  I’ll elaborate on the details shortly, but let’s get into this fantastic little gem of a game. Read more »

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Almost a year ago, I was a simple a boy with a dream.  My dream was to pack my store with Pokemon fans of all ages, for some good fun, competition, and socializing!  On March 25th, 2011, my dream was absolutely destroyed, since zero people showed up to the first Pokemon Friday!  But, like the dedicated Medipod, with dreams of one day being a horrible, disgusting Butterfree, I persevered!

BARF!!!

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Here is the schedule of events for the rest of the YEAR worth of Pokemon Fridays!

WHO IS THE POKEMON???

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FRIDAY FRIDAY GOTTA CATCH EM ALL ON FRIDAY!

Pika pika pikachuuuuu!  That means “Hello, and welcome to the Pokemon Friday section of the Gamers Anonymous Web Zone! Read more »

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Back when I was a wee man, growing up, I was gifted a Game Boy by my parents for Christmas.  At the time, there wasn’t a huge selection of games out, and being around 8 years old, I also was not one to be able to go and buy any of my own, so I was at the mercy of my parents to be able to provide me with new games.  There was one I ended up getting that was like an arcade classic I had enjoyed playing, and that was Alleyway. Read more »

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BUBBLE GHOST

Game Boy Version Developed by Pony Canon – Published by FCI, Inc.

The classic Game Boy was home to a lot of interesting games.  In fact, the era in general really ended up allowing for a lot of really bizarre concepts to come into their own, and it was during a time when sprites could only represent so much, and it became much easier for developers to create situations out of abstract ideas and, more importantly, utilize the strangeness to create some really fun games.  And some not so fun ones.  Fortunately, Bubble Ghost ended up succeeding relatively well from a straight up gameplay standpoint.  Originally an Atari game developed by a French Gentleman, the core concept remained the same for the eventual Game Boy release, where the graphics were spruced up about, although now colorless, and worked extremely well as a portable concept.  In fact, maybe it worked too well. Read more »

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