Author: John

Paper Mario (Wii Virtual Console)

Chapter Two. I’m currently rummaging about on the top of a mountain to get to dry dry desert and it’s inhabited by loads of orrible little things. They disguise themselves as pebbles and leap out at you when you don’t expect it. Trouble is, although they only have 2HP they have 2 defence which means

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Legend of Zelda – Twilight Princess (Wii)

I forgot how little of this I’d actually played. Really just the short introductory dungeon. Anyhoo, I had a short go today and managed to EVENTUALLY get into the Goron city and beat the Goron Leader at sumo wrestling. I had a quick peak at the Goron Mines dungeon – just really a quick walk

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Paper Mario (Wii Virtual Console)

Chapter One Complete! First Star GET! Etc. I did a bit of castle storming, upgraded my little team to level 3 (couple of hard choices, though – I’ve gone for one +5 health, one +3 badges and one +5 FP so far) and done a bit of castle storming. So, the idiotic Koopa Bros and

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Animal Crossing (Nintendo DS)

Gah! So, I fired up Animal Crossing in a desperate bid to raise some turnip-cash for the turnip person coming tomorrow. Thing is, I rarely ever get my hands on Animal Crossing as my daughter usually has it. Well, she wasn’t paying attention today and I sneaked it. Anyhoo, imagine my horror in discovering that

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Paper Mario (Wii Virtual Console)

Woohoo! I’ve wanted this for yonks and it’s one of those games which just doesn’t emulate properly. Fortunately, though, those kind gentlemen at Nintendo have seen fit to make it available on the Wii for a mere seven quid. So, seven quid dutifully handed over and I’m in papery heaven. It’s not a million miles

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Wii Sports (Wii)

Yay for Wii Sports! I’m having fun with Oblivion, don’t get me wrong, but it just takes itself too seriously. So, I had a few extended sessions of tennis before being roundly thrashed at bowling by my six year old daughter. Then Mrs Gubbins had a go and was likewise soundly thrashed. I’m quite intrigued

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Oblivion (360)

The DeKay spoke with tongue of wisdom! Being stuck in a wizard’s dreamscape was just ACE. Anyway, I eventually got out and then went and did another arena session. Then I went WAAAAY to the West to find out about the heritage of one of the arena fighters and killed loads of skellingtons and vampires.

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Oblivion (360)

I’ve done about a million things since the last post – I’m twenty-odd hours in now. So, I’ve stalked through a haunted shipwreck, killing ghosts by the dozen (silver arrows for the win! A handy supply should be kept at all times). I’ve also been trapped as the prey in a kind of human-hunt, but

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Oblivion (360)

No posts for days then two come along at once. T’ch, eh? Anyway, my youngest lad and I had an epic romp  – we went off looking for the ghostie I mentioned earlier and stumbled across some old ruins. Egged on by the lad, I decided to pop downstairs and see what was about. A

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Oblivion (360)

I have no idea how far in I am, but let me just say that this game is collossal (or at least it feels that way). I’m doing about four hundred things at once. Anyway, I snuck back into the Imperial Prison and assassinated a nasty man (without even opening his cell door – marksmanship

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