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10 Most Wanted Newcomers for the New Super Smash Bros. Game

Posted on June 10, 2013 | No Comments
10 Most Wanted Newcomers for the new Super Smash Bros. Game Toad It’s time for Toad to be a fighter in the Smash Bros. series, and why not? He has adventured alongside the Mario Bros. a few times and has proved to be a valuable asset. Toad does have a...
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Ten Must Play Nintendo 3DS eShop Games

Posted on May 16, 2013 | 2 Comments
The Nintendo eShop, Nintendo’s online marketplace, has been live for nearly two years on the Nintendo 3DS. Over the past two years, Nintendo and third-party developers have released a lot of quality experiences that can only be had on the 3D handheld. While the Nintendo eShop is not exactly perfect...
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Five Nintendo Franchises that Need to Make a Comeback

Posted on May 12, 2013 | No Comments
As we all know, Nintendo owns some of the most iconic video game franchises in the industry. However, some of their older franchises have been poorly mistreated, or worse, forgotten. A cameo, remake, or spin-off won’t suffice; these franchises need a new entry in their respective series. So, which five...
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Five Wii Games that Deserve a Second Chance

Posted on May 5, 2013 | 12 Comments
The Wii has a great library of games including titles such as Super Mario Galaxy 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and most of Nintendo’s first-party titles. However, there are a lot of great titles that have been shrugged aside, for one reason or another,...
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Best SNES Games: Shooter Edition

Posted on March 11, 2013 | No Comments
It’s been a long time coming, but finally, I have decided on a list of some of the best SNES shooters to grace the super console. This list only contains four entries, but four entries worthy of being called some of the best SNES games. There will be some great...
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Best SNES Games: Platformer Edition

Posted on January 28, 2013 | 3 Comments
Last week I published Best SNES Games: RPG Edition, a new article for Mini Fortress that explored some of the best RPGs to hit the Super Nintendo. As this will be an ongoing series intended to explore most genres, this week I’ve decided to get away from dungeon crawling and...
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Best SNES Games: RPG Edition

Posted on January 22, 2013 | 10 Comments
The Super Nintendo has an incredible library of games that come from just about every genre imaginable. A lot of SNES games continued the trend of mascot-based platformers, but most notably brought attention to a genre previously untapped here in North America. This genre I’m talking about is, of course,...
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Top 10 Nintendo Games of 2012, According to Mini Fortress

Posted on January 1, 2013 | 2 Comments
I didn’t plan to do a top 10 list of games I played during 2012, but I’m feeling a little left out, so what the hell. Keep in mind, only games on Nintendo systems that I actually played during 2012 will be on this list. Unfortunately, this means there will...
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Top 10 Robot Masters from Mega Man

Posted on December 17, 2012 | 2 Comments
The Mega Man series is one that I didn’t understand as a kid. I was drawn to it, but a lot of things went over my head. If I was able to reach a Robot Master, I could rarely defeat them. I may have conquered a few Robot Masters, but...
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Eight Winter Themed Levels That Will Make You Shiver During the Holidays

Posted on December 11, 2012 | 2 Comments
Snow and ice have been represented in gaming for as long as I can remember. Some people hate the slippery platforms and the other inevitable winter hazards, but I like them. Maybe I’m a masochist, but I just can’t get enough of trekking through waist high snow and skating over...
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