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Ben Bertoli
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Ben is an exceptionally tall freelance writer and author hailing from Indianapolis. He is the current co-host of the gaming history podcast Memory Card and is likely replaying Banjo-Kazooie right now.

Nintendo likes to slide in disturbing details with Splatoon. I dunno why! It’s kinda great. Read more

That’s a fair point. Though the Salmon run stuff doesn’t seem to have much of a bearing on the main story. I feel like the Inklings, who are stealing salmon eggs/babies, are kinda the bad guys. Still my favorite mode! Read more

You know, we’re just so good at the game that we rarely need to eat anything... Read more

Yup! Mario and Sonic at the Olympics was a big hit for the series. Read more

I’m still amazed Nintendo didn’t try to do any sort of Virtual Console releases for Virtual Boy on the 3DS. What a missed opportunity. Read more

It was a hit with my friends in high school and we would all stay up way too late trying to out score each other. Good times. Read more

Well, Nintendo just announced a “test weekend” for the beginning of June where players can try out Aces. Give that a go and see how you like it! Read more

You really need to try Advance Tour. I think it’s my favorite Mario sports game of all time. It is a really well put together little golf adventure. Read more

Thanks for reading! You should go back and play some of those games tonight. Read more