David Oxford
What I Love in Mario Kart
As mentioned at the end of my previous post, I really enjoy Mario Kart. More than anything, the characters, vehicles, and tracks tend to stand out for me. Here are some of my favorites. Characters: Mario Kart has seen a lot of characters over the years. I remember...
Super Mario Kart Turns 20: Looking Back
Will I ever get a tribute up on time? Probably not on this site. Still, one day late (by a short margin) is better than never, I suppose. Today's honor is the 20th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Kart in North America (with Japan's coming out only a few days...
Introducing The Pre-Order Blog!
I just wanted to take a moment to let you all know about my latest project and the newest addition to the Nyteworks family, The Pre-Order Blog! The Pre-Order Blog is a place to follow all the latest news on pre-order bonuses-- and not just for video games, either....
Stardroids: True Blue Now Live and In Color
Have you ever checked out the list of affiliates down on the sidebar there? If you have, you might have seen one called "Stardroids," which is a Mega Man fancomic written, drawn, inked, and colored by Terra. I recommend checking it out, as it does have some funny...
Awesome Art: Yoshi’s Island of Dreams
Matt Green over at Press the Buttons recently came upon and posted the above piece of artwork by Michael Julius Peterson on deviantART, "Yoshi's Island of Dreams." He notes that "this is not a real Yoshi game, but it should be" while drawing comparisons between the...
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Review on Mario’s Hat
New Super Mario Bros. 2 comes out this Sunday, August 19th, but over on Mario's Hat, you can already check out my review for it. That's right; the site's namesake and subject of one of its first stories has finally been reviewed. To reiterate: I like it a lot, and it...
Debuting on 1UP: The Many Versions, Ports, and Re-Releases of Super Mario Bros.
It pleases me to finally be able to reveal to you my latest work, which is also my debut writing for 1UP: "The Many Versions, Ports, and Re-Releases of Super Mario Bros." What's funny is that while the 1UP staff did a splendid job in bringing everything together with...
Review: Burger King’s Onion Rings Flavoured Snacks
I am not really what you would call an "onion ring person." The reason for this is simply because I do not like onions. No matter where I go, I will generally not eat onions or onion rings. I might eat the batter, but that's it; throw the rest away, as far as I'm...
VGDC to Make ‘Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom 5’ as Tribute to the Late Randy Solem
The past few days have been like something of an information exchange between myself and Tony Ponce over at Destructoid. Recently, in searching for something else, I came across an article he'd written late last year as a tribute/retrospective to Randy Solem's Video...
Fun with Golden’s Super Mario Bros. The Movie Coloring Book
This ain’t no game. This ain’t no movie. This is something else.
Review Round-Up
Just because I'm not always writing here doesn't mean I'm not writing! Here is a look at some reviews I've written elsewhere. On Slide To Play: Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast - An AR-styled game for the iPhone/iPad in which you bust ghosts in the environment around...
Blast from the Past: Cool Art from The Legend of Zelda Folder
It’s The Legend of Zelda art, and it’s really rad.
Check Out the Cosplay of OtaRockman
25 Years of Mega Man - Otakon 2012 by ~LBDNytetrayn on deviantART Image courtesy of JackScarab. Okay, so I've been away for a couple of weeks. Last week, I was in Baltimore for Otakon, and you can see me and my costume at right in the picture above. That's just the...
Charles Martinet Wants More Super Mario Sunshine
In the above video posted to YouTube by user CooperMcHatton (via GoNintendo), we see Charles Martinet say at an autograph signing at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con that he would love to see another Super Mario Sunshine game. And I have to say that I'm of mixed feelings...
Urban Champion: The Movie
Hmm, update time... what to do? I don't want to do another review just yet; I'm doing some of those on Mario's Hat (look for them this week) and Slide to Play already, and I don't feel like more. Ah, I know! I've been holding on to this one for some time; it was meant...
Review: Pizza Hut’s White Pizza with Garlic Shrimp Signature Single
As is ever the case, just because the U.S. and Canada may share chains-- be it stores, restaurants, or something else-- that does not mean they share anything else. For instance, while KFC has been willing to bring its infamous (but tasty) Double Down to Canada...
The Forgotten Super Mario World Commercial and What It Means to Me Now
It's a funny thing: When it comes to commercials for Super Mario World, in such instances that such a topic would come up, it seems the ones people remember are always either this one or that one. And while I do remember both well, the one which has always remained...
Review: Burger King’s Maple BBQ Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich
Okay, first things first: My apologies for this update coming so late. I know I said on Twitter that I would have something new up a lot sooner, and I had every intention of it, but working on other things has sapped my writing energy when it came time to turn my...
Look Back: The Top 6 Most American Video Game Characters Revisited
Here's a little blast from the past I thought I'd dig up for this wonderful Fourth of July holiday. "The Top 6 Most American Video Game Characters" is a silly little piece I wrote for fun back when I was working at Kombo. The interesting part of this list is that none...
Looking Back: When Mario Became a Badass
I had planned to make this post sooner; it was meant to be the first post on the newly-relaunched PMO, but thanks to E3 and the time needed to get Mario's Hat up and running, it fell by the wayside. This one's a bit of a personal story, but one I wanted to share just...
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