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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo 3DS Game Review

Happy Home Designer

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a cute spin-off game for the NIntendo 3DS in the popular Animal Crossing series.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo 3DS Game Review

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a 3DS spin-off game in the Animal Crossing series published by Nintendo. It was developed by Nintendo with the assistance of Monolith Soft. This game was released in Japan in July 2015, in North America in September 2015, and in PAL regions in October 2015. Unlike the main series Animal Crossing games, this game revolves mainly around designing homes for the animal villagers.

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Let’s Yoga: Nintendo DS Fitness Game Review

Let’s Yoga is a Nintendo DS game that allows you to practice yoga anywhere. This is an excellent game for people who want to get in shape or practice yoga away from home.

Let’s Yoga: Nintendo DS Fitness Game Review

Let’s Yoga is a fitness game for the Nintendo DS handheld system published by Konami. It was released in North America on April 28, 2008. It was released as Doko Demo Yoga in Japan in 2007 before being translated to English and released in North America. Let’s Yoga was released alongside its sister title, Let’s Pilates. This portable yoga program makes yoga practice accessible anywhere.

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How to Clean an Old Video Game Cartridge

how to clean old video game cartridges

Finding out that your old video game carts no longer play can be a bummer. There is hope, however. Many non-functioning classic games just need a simple clean. This guide will show you how to properly clean your old video game cartridges.

How to Clean an Old Video Game Cartridge

Classic gaming is becoming more popular than ever. Many gamers are dusting off their old systems and game cartridges, only to find that their favorite game carts will no longer play. If this happens to you, your first instinct is likely to blow into the cartridge in an attempt to get it working again. Not only is this method ineffective, it may also damage your game. Instead, if removing and reinserting your game (without blowing into it) does not work, you may need to clean the cartridge’s connectors. This works for both handheld games, like GameBoy and Atari Lynx, as well as console games, such as N64, SNES, NES, and Sega Genesis. It is a very easy and inexpensive process to get your old games working like new again.

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Moco Moco Friends – Nintendo 3DS Game Review

Moco Moco Friends

I know I’ve already posted a review of this game right after I started playing it, but I have recently written an updated review of Moco Moco Friends. Moco Moco Friends is a monster collection dungeon crawler role-playing game for Nintendo 3DS. It is an excellent RPG for young children, especially girls, and for any gamer who enjoys the cuter things in life.

Moco Moco Friends – Nintendo 3DS Game Review

Moco Moco Friends (or Apprentice Witch and Moco Moco Friends in Japan) is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS that was released in 2014 in Japan and 2015 in North America. It was developed by Racjin and published by Nippon Columbia in Japan, and by Aksys Games in the United States. Moco Moco Friends is set in the magical and kawaii world of Dreamtopia. Dreamtopia a magical place inhabited by Plushkins, which are cute creatures that resemble stuffed animals. Moco Moco Friends follows the story of a witch named Moco who has recently graduated from the Plushkin Magic School. Moco’s ultimate goal is to one day become the world’s greatest Plushkin Master. Does this sound at all familiar?

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All Hail the Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy

I’ve been thinking about getting a Virtual Boy for several years now. I know it’s a completely pointless console to have, since you can really only play it for about 10 minutes at a time before getting a headache, but it looks neat and I wanted one. My husband bought it for me about a week and a half ago at the Cleveland Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show.

It can be a gamble buying Virtual Boys because they are prone to many different problems and most are sold “as is.” My Virtual Boy looks just like new. The dealer we bought it from had it completely refurbished with new LEDs inside.

Virtual Boy Virtual Boy 2

I got three games at the show: Wario Land, Mario’s Tennis, and Teleroboxing. I’ve also ordered V-Tetris from eBay, which should arrive in a couple days. Teleroboxing is the only game of these that could be considered “virtual reality.” It is also my least favorite of these games because I have no idea what I am doing.

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Everyone claims that you can only play the Virtual Boy for about 10 minutes before getting a headache. I played all three of the games I bought at the show the day I bought them for about 10-15 minutes each, back to back, and didn’t experience a headache.

That’s all I have to say about the Virtual Boy right now. I may write a more in-depth article about this console later.

Retro Duo NES and SNES Clone Console Review

Retro Duo

Here is a review of the Retro Duo clone console for NES and SNES that I wrote for LevelSkip.com. The Retro Duo is a great alternative to the original hardware for classic gamers and import gamers.

Retro Duo NES and SNES Clone Console Review

The Retro Duo is an NES and SNES clone console developed by Retro-Bit, which can play both NES and SNES cartridges. It can play games for these systems released in any region, including Japan, Europe, and North America. The Retro Duo is not licensed by Nintendo, but it has the highest capability of any similar clone system. It supports both first-party and third-party SNES controllers (but not NES controllers). The Retro Duo is perfect for gamers who no longer have a working NES or SNES, or for gamers who simply don’t have the space for both an NES and SNES.

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Fossil Fighters – Nintendo DS Game Review

Fossil Fighters for Nintendo DS

Fossil Fighters is another one of my favorite RPG games for Nintendo DS. It is a lot like Pokemon, except all of the creatures are dinosaurs and you have to resurrect them from fossils you dig up rather than capturing them.

Fossil Fighters – Nintendo DS Game Review

Fossil Fighters is a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Nintendo SPD, Red Entertainment, M2, and Artdink and published by Nintendo. Fossil Fighters was released in Japan in 2008 and in North America in 2009. Fossil Fighters is called Bokura wa Kasekihoridā in Japan, which means “We Are Fossil Diggers.”

Fossil Fighters is an RPG where the player must collect fossils to revive dinosaurs (called Vivosaurs in this game) and use them to battle other Vivosaur trainers. There are many parallels between Fossil Fighters and the Pokémon series.

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The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road – Nintendo DS Game Review

Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road

I played this game years ago when it first game out. It is one of my favorite DS games, so I’m thinking about replaying it again. The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is a hidden gem for the Nintendo DS. RPG fans and Wizard of Oz fans won’t want to miss out on this magical handheld RPG. I originally wrote a different version of this review for an old blog I had, but I wanted to write a new one after deleting that blog. So here’s my new review:

The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road – Nintendo DS Game Review

The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is a role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS developed by the Japanese video game developer Media.Vision. It was published by Xseed Games in North America and was released in the region in 2009. It was originally published by D3 Publisher in Japan and released in 2008 as RIZ-ZOAWD. This game is a hidden gem that can be enjoyed by Wizard of Oz fans and RPG fans of all ages. This game is based on the books by L. Frank Baum and is a perfect game for fans of the original book series or movie.

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Night Driver: An Atari 2600 Classic

Night Driver for Atari 2600

Night Driver has always been one of my favorite games on the Atari 2600. I even use NightDriver2600 as my gamer tag. Here is an article I wrote about the classic game. I even discovered that there is a mobile remake of Night Driver in the works while researching for this article.

Night Driver is a classic game for the Atari 2600. It was ported from an earlier arcade game and still has fans around the world. It is a classic game with a cult following that will remain well-loved for years to come. Night Driver was the first “first person” racing video game.

Night Driver: An Atari 2600 Classic

Night Driver was an arcade game made in 1976 that was later ported to Atari 2600 two years later. Versions of Night Driver for Commodore 64 and the Apple II also exist. The Atari 2600 version is the most well-known today. The gameplay of Night Driver is exactly what the name implies: driving a car at night. In the Atari 2600 version, you must dodge cars and avoid hitting the edges of the road, least you be assaulted with bright flashing colors on the screen and explosion noises to simulate a crash. The original arcade version does not feature other cars to avoid, but you still must be careful not to collide with the edge of the road, or you will see a crash simulated by flashing white light on the screen.

Night Driver is notable for being the first “first person” racing game. It is also commonly believed to be one of the first ever published video games to display real-time first-person graphics.

To describe Night Driver as a racing game may be a misnomer, however. You are not actually racing anyone in this game. You are simply driving… at night. Hence the name Night Driver.

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Splatoon 2 Splatfest Guide for New and Returning Players

Splatoon 2 Splatfest Guide

I wrote a guide for Splatfest in Splatoon 2 as a quick reference guide for new and returning players who want to learn more about the Splatfest even.

Splatfest is an in-game special event in Splatoon 2. Find out what special features are available during Splatfest, how to make the most of Splatfest, and which team won each Splatfest so far.

Splatoon 2 Splatfest Guide for New and Returning Players

Splatfest is a special event that takes place in Splatoon 2 on Nintendo Switch. This event was originally introduced in the first Splatoon game on the Nintendo Wii U. Splatfests are recurring multiplayer events that take place on certain Saturdays in Splatoon 2, where players choose between two different teams and compete to see which team is victorious. The teams change for each event and are based on two different random things pitted against each other, such as Squid vs Octopus or Ketchup vs Mayonnaise. Each Team Battles it out in Turf War for 24 hours to decide the winner.

In Splatoon 2, each Splatfest is hosted by Pearl and Marina from the hip-hop duo, Off the Hook (in the first Splatoon, these events were hosted by the pop duo, The Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie). Pearl and Marina each represent one side during Splatfest. They perform on the main stage in Inkopolis Square, with their ink and outfit colors changed to match the ink color of the team they are representing.

Each upcoming Splatfest is announced before the event begins, giving players time to choose their teams. Upon choosing a team, each player is given a tee shirt featuring their chosen team. You can equip this shirt and begin acquiring abilities to fill its ability slots before each Splatfest begins. You will lose the shirt after Splatfest ends, however.

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