Tips From a Grandmaster: Super Mario Galaxy 2
June 25, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Want to know how to beat every inch of Mario Galaxy 2? Read on my friends.
Welcome to my first attempt at offering tips and tricks to a popular video game. For me, I’ve always felt as if I was a fairly good game player, but I was never sure if that translated to teaching. We’ll find out today as I offer Tips From a Grandmaster for one of the best games of the year: Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Nintendo Wii.
Well Duh, I Like It: A Review of Super Mario Galaxy 2
June 4, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Why am I writing this article? I could be spending this time playing more Mario Galaxy 2!
Okay, you know what I’m about to say. I’m about to have a joygasm for at least two full single-spaced Word document pages and none of it is going to be a surprise to anyone. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a good game, end of story. I’m not even the only person saying this. But I also don’t know when to shut up, so here we go with the most obviously unneeded review yet! Let’s! Ah! Go! Read more
Mario: A Retrospective Part 2
April 22, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Makotron's commemorative Mario poster, as seen from Deviant Art here, is just one of those images I can stare at for hours on end.
I started my Mario retrospective off yesterday by covering Mario’s 2D platforming career, taking him from the arcades through the more recent offering on the DS. I left off saying that I’d have to do a second part all about his 3D adventures, so that’s where we’re at for today. Here-a we go!
Weird & Worth it: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Preview
October 17, 2009 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Just like that dream I once had.
With Nintendo trucking along on its two new consoles (the Wii and the DSi), there are rarely any times that a new Triple A title needs to come along (according to them anyway). The Wii already got its Zelda, its Mario, and its Smash Bros, so what are the chances we’ll get another huge title in any of those franchises?
