gingerbeardman
Peak Monkey Ball. Wii version is better than the Switch remake.
The Wii version is totally different to the other platforms so I feel should be listed separately. It's a very good game.
The Xbox 360 version runs 60fps and is also a great game.
Play both!
The Xbox 360 version runs 60fps and is also a great game.
Play both!
2008
Unfairly criticised because of a bad Nintendo stage presentation.
Takes a lot of skill to be good as this game and unlock everything.
Check out "perfect plays" on YouTube and read the comments to see how much this game means to a lot of people.
Takes a lot of skill to be good as this game and unlock everything.
Check out "perfect plays" on YouTube and read the comments to see how much this game means to a lot of people.
2010
A blast multi-player and Derby Dash goes down as one of the all-time greats.
2007
Peak Nintendo User Interface Design.
2006
One of the Wii's many hidden gems.
2008
Best Mario Kart.
I used to live for time on the bus to play this amazing game.
2001
Distinctly average game, with nice enough graphics.
2001
Kuru Kuru Kururin sums up what I think is so great about the sort of games Nintendo published in the days of GBA, DS and Wii. It’s an unorthodox action/puzzle/maze game made by a third party best known for their scrolling shoot ’em ups. No other company would have the balls to release a game like this, never mind as part of a console launch line-up.
Fun fact: it was prototyped as an arcade game.
The sequel, Kururin Paradise, perfects the concept.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/05/kuru-kuru-kururin/
Fun fact: it was prototyped as an arcade game.
The sequel, Kururin Paradise, perfects the concept.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/05/kuru-kuru-kururin/
2005
A great action puzzler with slightly obtuse mechanics and a penchant for scratching up your DS touch screen. Sadly you could do better by wildly swiping at the screen than in considered play.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/08/meteos/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/08/meteos/
The best rally racing game ever made. No question.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/11/rallisport-challenge-2/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/11/rallisport-challenge-2/
1996
Nothing to do with Tetris, but great nonetheless.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/12/tetris-attack/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/12/tetris-attack/
1999
Really though, all subsequent versions haven’t added much to the original concept, which remains a great puzzle game that will keep you coming back for more. A game every bit worthy of it’s name.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/14/gunpey/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/14/gunpey/
1984
A tale of enduring love, spiders and spray cans. This charming little maze game is interesting for one major reason - you control both characters simultaneously.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/14/binary-land/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/14/binary-land/