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Mario Karting

Tuesday, May 2, 02017

In a perfect storm of video gaming, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch finally arrived in the mail on Monday and I found myself with an abundance of waiting-around-time to play it. Between waiting around at the dance studio for Claire’s class to end and then waiting around for Karin’s long-delayed flight from Toronto to land, I had enough time to log about four guilt-free hours on the new racer.

That said, I also learned it’s not a great idea to try and sight-read a new course you’ve never played in an online tournament two hours after your regular bedtime… but live and learn, huh?

Also, Claire turned out to be pretty darn good, even schooling me on one course. I’m going to have to up my game on this edition.

Posted in: gamer Tagged: mario kart nintendo switch racing video games

Mario Meets Zelda

Friday, April 28, 02017

After two months of mashing at Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I’ve made pretty good progress… but I still have plenty of work to do to finish the game. Sixty six shrines complete. Two sub-bosses subdued and two more on the verge of confrontation. Many of the sub-quests quashed. Master Sword owned. Wardrobe polished (though not quite maxed.) And of course the entire map unlocked. I’m going to keep pushing, of course, because it’s truly one of the most amazing video games I’ve ever played. But two things: spring might actually be here (fingers crossed) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch comes out this weekend… so… there will be some hard choice to be made.

Posted in: asides & shorts gamer Tagged: botw mario kart nintendo switch rpg zelda

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