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The RipTenEXAMINER Revue for Friday, July 9th

No RipTen today, I'm afraid; I've been far too busy working on Examiner stuff. For starters, we have Toronto video game deals for the week of July 9th to July 15th, 2010. But that's not where all my time went... No, my time went into this: Nintendo of Canada turns E3...

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It’s Twitter-Digest Time

In the post below this one, you might have noticed a compilation of all my tweets for the day. Upon the addition of some tools that would allow me to directly add my newest posts to Twitter (thanks, Lance), it was discovered that I could, in fact, also run the process...

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Sessler’s Soapbox: Super Mario Galaxy 2

Now, this is interesting. As you might recall, I took the opportunity yesterday to express some frustration I was feeling with a game I love, Super Mario Galaxy 2. I love the game, I'm having a blast, and I'm doing fairly well with it, but not quite at a level one...

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Can’t Beat Super Mario Galaxy 2

Just finished more Super Mario Galaxy 2, and I get the feeling that I'm not finishing it in its entirety. As usual. I don't want to be one of those "3D Mario/2D Mario" types, and I'm not, really: I love me some 3D Mario, and I also love 2D. Hell, there's very little...

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Remembering Dennis Hopper

So, as you may have heard by now, Dennis Hopper died today. It is a sad passing, and while I didn't see very many of his movies, I will remember those that I did. However, it's possible he would be less than flattered that my most vivid memory is of the first movie I...

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A Look Back at 30 Years of Pac

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of two enormous cultural icons. Or technically, Friday the 21st did. But, it's a long weekend (at least here in Canada), so what better excuse to use the whole thing to celebrate? One celebration comes from Star Wars, as the...

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Remembering Owen Hart (Again)

It's that time again... This day last year marked the tenth anniversary of the death of one of my favorite wrestlers in WWE, or rather, the WWF as it was then known. And one year later, here I am remembering Owen once again. It's kind of strange, this year. Tonight,...

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Random Thoughts on Raw

WWE Raw tonight was live from Toronto, Canada (I think they rarely mention the "Ontario" part). And no, I didn't get to go this time. What's more, it airs on the USA network commercial free. What's funny is that its airing in Canada on The Score still had commercials....

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No Review for Iron Man 2?

Well, God forbid any video game websites actually review what might be perceived as a hot or high-profile title. Specifically, a game based on one of this Summer's blockbuster movies. I am, of course, talking about Iron Man 2. At least, that's what Metacritic seems to...

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Power On: Saban Reclaims Rights to Rangers

It's funny how much things can change in so short a time. Just a little over five months ago, I wrote something of an obituary for the Power Rangers. After an amazing run of around 16 years, things finally wrapped up, at least in terms of new episodes. Following the...

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DK = Driven Krazy

Okay, I don't know what the hell that was about, but I just finished a harrowing, brutal session of Donkey Kong '94. I did not know that Super NES games were capable of developing spiteful mean streaks, but here we are. It's crazy; I've beaten the game before with no...

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Generation 2

On Saturday, January 2nd, the new "reversioned" Mighty Morphin Power Rangers took to the airwaves. Didn't get to see it? Not terribly surprising; it seems that the skittlebrains at ABC air it at insanely different times in different markets, be it 11am or noon to as...

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The End of the Power Rangers

As of yesterday morning, the final new episode of Power Rangers aired. In a way, it was not spectacular; they wrapped up the Power Rangers RPM season, and while it did that quite well, the ending for the whole series feels rather bittersweet. I still remember when the...