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GameCube Week | Did I Misjudge Mario Kart: Double Dash?

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GameCube Week continues on In Third Person! Did I wrongfully dismiss Mario Kart: Double Dash when it first came out in the early 2000s?

From its origins on the Super Nintendo, to the magnum opus that is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve been with Nintendo’s kart racer since its inception. Though it’s never had any real competition to its throne, I haven’t always been high on every entry in the series. I bounced off of Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS really quickly for feeling stale. Mario Kart: Super Circuit on the Gameboy Advance was another weak entry in the series, as the hardware simply didn’t have the horsepower to translate the high-speed thrills to the small screen.

And then there’s Mario Kart: Double Dash. I remember really disliking it upon release. My distaste for the game was so strong that I dropped the game out of my rotation almost immediately. When I hooked up the GameCube again in 2019 to stream it, I had totally forgotten why I hated it in the first place. Do I still feel the same way about it now?

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GameCube Week | Going Back to Metroid Prime Almost 20 Years Later

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GameCube Week continues on In Third Person! This time, I morph ball roll my way back to Metroid Prime!

Some games age like fine wine. You can pick up a Gameboy today – or 100 years from now – and still have just as much fun with Tetris as players did when it was first released in the 1980s. Other games lose their sheen faster than you would hope. Have you played Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64 recently? Despite being revolutionary for its time, advents in the shooter genre have rendered it obsolete. It’s only real value now is nostalgia, which it admittedly has in spades.

Going back to Metroid Prime recently proved to be an interest test of its staying power. Revolutionary in its own right, Samus’ debut on the GameCube successfully translated its 2D exploration roots into the third dimension. How much of the experience still stands strong almost 20 years later? I played it for a few hours on stream to find out.

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One Last Tetris 99 Stream Before I Left for My Vacation

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Before hopping on a plane, I did one more stream with Tetris 99! We get a few wins and a lot of close calls, but of course the conversation goes in all sorts of places! This time, we talk about the rumors of Overwatch 2, E3 speculation, places we’ve traveled, my quarter-life crisis, places we’d love to travel to, fave concerts, and more!

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Tetris 99 and E3 Speculation

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In advance of E3, we talk about some hot rumors, leaks, and some of the things we’re hoping to see come out of the show! With my trip just days away at the time of the stream (I’m probably on the plane now), I talk about some of my concerns with not streaming for the next few weeks. I share a few stories of console launches I’ve been a part of. Also, Tetris 99 action of course!

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Let’s Play Paper Mario – Part 16

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Up to Shiver Mountain we go in this edition of our Paper Mario Let’s Play! Along the way, we talk about gross magic tricks, fave Paper Mario sidekicks, our hopes for Pokemon Sword & Shield, swimming, and one VERY unusual recipe!

Highlights

Gross Magic Trick

Interesting Recipe

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My Fighting Game Scouting Report

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When it comes to fighting games, it’s easy to pour all of our energy and thoughts on our competition. We put so much thought on ways of overcoming the challenge they oppose, but rarely take a step back to think about the person in the mirror. In reality, the journey towards fighting game enlightenment has nothing to do with whomever is controlling the opposing character, but everything to do with the person in the mirror.

In this post, I go through the self-indulgent process of creating a scouting report for myself as a fighting game player. It might just be a platform to brag about my past exploits, but I’m really hoping to dig up some truth bombs about my weaknesses in order to address them in the future. Without further ado, let’s go!

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Tetris 99 and Streaming Advice

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Looking to start streaming? One viewer asks me for advice, which sparks a big discussion about how to be a better streamer! We also talk a bit about the new Elton John movie, games to play on vacation, and a bit of Wii show and tell! Also, a few Tetris 99 wins and one of my craziest close calls yet!

Highlights

There were a lot of great clips that came out of our streaming advice chat. I’ll break those out into a separate post! For now, here’s a few highlights from the stream!

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Join Me for Part 16 of Our Paper Mario Let’s Play Tonight at 8:00pm EST

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Our progress stalled during the last stream, as we were “rudely” interrupted by a Pokemon press conference. Nevertheless, we got to the bottom of the murder mystery and we’re ready to continue our journey through Paper Mario! See you at 8:00pm EST!

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Overwatch Anniversary

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Happy anniversary Overwatch! I play a few games of the hero shooter while we discuss the NBA Finals, Devolver Digital’s sale on the Nintendo Switch, double-dipping on a potential next-gen Overwatch, and more!

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Let’s Play Paper Mario – Part 15

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This was a weird stream. Sidetracked by the Toronto Raptors getting into the NBA Finals, a Pokemon press conference happening during the stream, and an epic back in my day rant, we didn’t actually play much Paper Mario. However, we did get down to the bottom of this penguin murder mystery!

Highlights

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