Image: Feral Interactive it is may Mental Health Awareness Month and we’ll be running several features focused on how video games of all kinds have helped us through times when we’ve struggled with mental health. Today, Richard shares how racing games helped him bounce back during a tough time… I tense up every time I ...
These are five sub-levels of every danger imaginable (fire, water, electricity, and poison) and, as we mentioned, you only have Blue Pikmin to deal with. The enemies on each floor hardly help to calm your nerves, with the Fire Bulblax rearing its flaming, half-molten face as soon as you turn the first corner — again, ...
Being in my mid-20s at the time, I had the kind of confident resilience that comes from believing you’ll stay young forever. I slept on couches and trains and even one night on a papasan chair, the only piece of furniture I owned in Montreal, confident that my back would never punish me for the ...
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing on. TodayJim, after some more Mario weirdness, which he fixed on the DS… Super Mario Bros. Wonder was excellent. It had elephants, cute little blobs of slime and ...
Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing on. Today, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Ollie sings the praises of the game’s third zone, Marble Garden… I had a Sega Mega Drive when I ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Before there was Nintendo, there was Atari. Once a dominant player in the gaming industry, his story is one of dramatic rise and fall. For years, Atari did little more than sell licensed T-shirts and shoddy plug-and-play consoles. But since coming under new management in 2021, Atari appears to ...
Subscribe to Nintendo life on YouTube For anyone who plays video games regularly, it’s long been a running joke that when the mainstream media discusses gaming in any capacity, it will inevitably mention how games are surprisingly popular, how it’s not just socially disadvantaged kids in their bedrooms, and how video games are big business. ...
During the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Image: Rockstar Games Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing on. Today, Ollie describes how Rockstar Games’ seminal ...
During the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! When Ryan met Charles. Good times! Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing on. Today, Gavin reflects on ...
During the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing on. TodayEthan reflects on how the Switch has ...
