Super Smash Bros. (N64) Review

Super Smash Bros. was released on the Nintendo 64 on April 26, 1999. It is a fighting game with Nintendo characters from franchises including: Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon, and StarFox.   It was intended to be a Japan release only but because sales were so good, it was released world-wide. This was the first video game I ever played. It is today my favorite N64 game. Although much better ones have been released this is a really great game. It has 12 characters in all but you have to unlock four of them. The eight you start out with are: Mario, Link, Kirby, Samus, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, and Fox McCloud. The four you unlock are: Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, Ness, and Luigi. Although that was not many choices Link is still my favorite to play with today. The game had a total of 9 stages, one being unlock-able, to beat up your friends in 4-player fun. The game had a Single Player mode, a Multi-Player mode, and a Challenge Mode. In single player, you had to defeat all of the characters and do a few mini-games like: Break the Targets, Board the Platforms, and Race to the Finish. These mini-games are available in the challenge mode. Once you defeat the characters, you must face Master Hand, the final boss. It is a very short story. The main part of the game is the 4-Player free for all. I have spent hours upon hours playing multi-player with friends and family. It is the strength of the series. A few complaints, however. The game's graphics haven't aged well and do not hold up to the newer installments. I think you would be better off getting the game on virtual console rather than buying the actual game. But if you want better graphics and more choices for stages and characters I'd go with Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wi-Fi multi-player.


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-Colton (CF96)

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Version (GBA) Review

Being my first Pokémon game I ever owned, this game holds really high nostalgia value, but I will try to keep emotions out of this. Pokémon  Ruby and Sapphire where the first two games to make it on to the Game Boy Advance platform to show off the systems capabilities and trust me, this game is gorgeous. The graphics are a huge improvement from the Original Game Boy 8-bit graphics, showing off 32-bit beauty. The story of the game is that you are a kid that has moved to the Hoen region with your mom to be with your dad, the Petalburg City gym leader. You receive your first Pokémon and are sent off on your journey. You encounter the two evil organizations, Team Aqua and Team Magma. These two teams are competing against each other to capture the two legendary Pokémon, Kyogre and Groudon. It is your job as a 10 year-old Pokémon Trainer to stop them. You will encounter a new world full of 134 new Pokémon. This game offered a great challenge and hours of fun game play. I recommend this to anyone that has any slight exposure to the Pokémon franchise.
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-Colton (CF96)