Poor Little Goombas

As the title says. Let's see... They have no arms nor hands, no legs, they're walking mushrooms. Yet many of them decided to work under a pretty evil turtlelike dragon. And then you wonder why they complain when they get stomped! What, did they believe nothing would go wrong?

Anyway, I'm just saying that Goombas are very weak, to the point that you gotta wonder why they even consider a career as soldiers in an evil military force (That's basically what Bowser's army is, after all). But the weirdest part os that they keep coming back! No matter how often Bowser gets beaten by Mario, there's always gonna be Goombas who'll join his side anyway. Even if it's pretty much a certitude that they'll end up as some crushed remains on the road. Oh, there are some Goombas who were smart enough to avoid this fate, as proven in Paper Mario.

Yep, poor little Goombas.

Schedule

This will probably be one of the last explanation threads, but here goes.

I already established that I post a review every Friday. But that's not all... In fact, I might need to explain how it's gonna work.

So, on Friday, I post a review (or the first part of a multi-part review). On Monday, I post a reflection about video games (the most recent one was "Can the Sonic Series Be Saved?"), OR Part 2 of a multi-part review. Believe me, there will be a lot of multi-part reviews. Of course, if I post the second part of a review, I will not write a reflection.

On Wednesdays, I post a little funny thing, a less intelligent reflection on video games. Or Part 3 of a review (there could be one of those in the future).

And it goes back to Friday, during which I either post a new review (if the preceding one is finished), OR Part 4 of a review (that too could happen, although much rarely).

And the cycle keeps going. I guess that covers it.

P.S. Am I the only blogger here that can only write in HTML? It's impossible to write in "Compose" mode!

Can the Sonic Series Be Saved?

One of my favorite game series is the Sonic series. I became a fan of them maybe four years ago, which means I got into the hype after Sonic started showing up on Nintendo consoles (Not counting the portable consoles, he began on the GameCube, correct me if I'm wrong). First were Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, then Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, then another game that compiled all the older Sonic games from the Sega consoles era. Again, not counting the protable consoles, like those Sonic games on the Game Boy Advance, on the Nintendo DS...

And then, Sonic appeared on the Wii. It's not exaggerated to say that he became very popular among the Wii players, what with his world colliding with Mario's at the Olympic Games (with a fourth game coming up in 2014), and his many adventures: Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic Unleashed... after those three titles, Sonic seemed to be back and running thanks to Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations, both of which received great praise. Also, Sonic 4 on the Wiiware, a game I swear I'll buy and review someday here. A game is coming out soon for the Wii U, Sonic Lost World. And though I will probably be unable to play it, I'm sure it's going to be a fun one.

But after this little history, there are other facts to take into account: Many of those games divided the Sonic fandom, to the point that now, whatever gets released by the Sonic Team will get bashed somewhere on the Internet. Can the Sonic series be saved?

Comments

Hello to all my readers! Just a small update to remind everyone that it's possible to post comments on my blog posts. So if you feel like commenting, don't be shy! I'm a nice guy who'll read into every critique and suggestion for the blog, and I'll see what I can do! Also post in question suggestions for those blog posts I spend answering to a tiopic related to video games (but remember that my field of expertise is Nintendo, and I hardly know a thing on stuff like Half-Life, Skyrim or Assassin's Creed).

And of course, if you disagree with me, you have every right to do so. After all, I'm just a normal human being with a website to give my opinions. Nothing more. My opinion isn't worth more than anyone else's, so you have the right to think differently. In fact, it would be awkward if you always thought exactly like I did.

So, comment away, and be sure I'll read every one of your messages!

So, aside from this little note, I will add this: Tomorrow's my birthday, but that doesn't mean I won't post a little something for my readers! Oh, Hell no! But expect me to discuss a subject related to video games, maybe a serious subject, maybe not. It depends on whatever question I feel like answering.

Thanks, Linkara!

I made a mention about it in the Thanks section of the blog, but here goes a longer post about it.

Approx. an hour ago, I tweeted to Lewis Lovhaug, AKA Linkara, a link to this blog. Being a very nice guy, Lewis re-tweeted the link, and suddenly the view count increased by, like, fifty. It shows that with the right contacts, your popularity can increase quickly!

...Anyway, to my readers who do not know who Linkara is, he's a contributor to That Guy With The Glasses. He made it his mission to review comics books, most of them bad... and burn them if they were bad enough. His show, Atop The 4th Wall, is one of the most watched on the site. He adds storylines to his reviews, making a whole continuity, and many story arcs are going to keep you interested all the way through.

To watch his episodes, go here, or just type "Linkara" in the Youtube search bar. If you're a fan of comics, the odds are pretty high that you'll love his show. He also has a blog here.

What else can I say? "Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn!"

(P.S. I know Lewis has already a huge fanbase and he won't gain many fans from me promoting his stuff here; but I'm a man of honor and I'm not the kind of guy who doesn't thank people.)