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Ben Bertoli
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Ben is an exceptionally tall freelance writer and author hailing from Indianapolis. He is the current co-host of the gaming history podcast Memory Card and is likely replaying Banjo-Kazooie right now.

This is the most recent Wario game I have:

The Wario games are some of the best in the Mario franchise IMO. I think we’re long overdue for another Wario platformer - 2d or 3d. A Wario RPG would be pretty fantastic as well. It’d blow my mind to see Nintendo do a pair of RPGs released at the same time - one where you play as the Mario Bros. trying to defeat the Read more

This game has always blown my mind, ever since I was a kid playing it at release and being terrified of the Thwomp chasing you through level 1-4. Have any major AAA titles since Wario Land been ballsy enough to include an entire hidden WORLD - not a collection of bonus levels, but a regular World - behind a random Read more

This is a great read. I’ve totally thought about this for the longest time, and wish they would do something with it. One of my absolute favorite Nintendo platformers of all time is Wario Land for the Virtual Boy, and I know a lot of people never got the chance to play it, but for those that did...you know what I’m Read more

“Nintendo WAS notorious for surprising players with games that fall on both sides of the fan service spectrum. BUT NOT ANYMORE” Read more

Man remember when this show was a thing. And everyone thought it was gonna help start a new wave of Cartoon made by creators, produced by the fans?

Dont forget the Puppy Cat & Paul Blart crossovers... Read more

You could play fewer games and for less time! Read more

Does lack of a disk drive not count as part of the design? Read more

Nope. I bought one a few years ago, screen died within six months. My other PSPs, they’re alright. Read more

Is the issue with the DSi just that they dumped GB compatibility too early? Because they were inevitably going to do so eventually... maybe I just didn’t really care because I already had a GBA SP. Read more

and tbh, how did people like the DS lite? It was underpowered, provided no improvements major over the previous, and the hinges were super weak and snapped. Read more

Sorry, but the PSPgo was NOT a bad redesign. You weren’t forced to have it, they didn’t force it on anyone either. You could buy the 3000 or the N1000 (Go) side by side and they were both sold concurrently. I loved the Go because it caught up with the times. I had a 3000. Yes, I loved it, but with so many PSP games on Read more

The reason the initial NES was designed the way it was for North America was really a consequence of the crash. They made it look like a VCR and called it an entertainment system. They didn't want the stigma attached to the gaming industry. Read more

Surprised you didn’t mention the PS2 slim. The thing was so damn thin and sleek looking. Hell even the 360 slim was damn pretty too. Read more

I get no regard, no regard at all. No esteem, neither. Read more