About Author: Alex Balderas
Posts by Alex Balderas
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Want to Know More About Japanese Videogame History? Back This Kickstarter Project
Posted 2 weeks agoThere is a new Kickstarter campaign making the rounds, and this time it’s for a book on History. No, it’s not the kind of History you slept through in High... -
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Retro Review: Mega Man 4
Posted 2 weeks agoFollowing the amazing Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 games, Capcom had a tough pitch with Mega Man 4. Even as they would not make a game as good... -
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Retro Review: Mega Man 5
Posted 2 weeks agoBeing the fifth installment in its then successful franchise, Mega Man 5 was almost invariably doomed to feel a bit too familiar, and even repetitive. Mega Man 5 stands proudly... -
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Review
Posted on May 6, 2013Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom, 8-4 Ltd. Release Date: March 19, 2013 (NA), March 22, 2013 (EU), March 23, 2013 (AUS) System: Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS Let me begin this... -
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Nintendo Skipping E3 Doesn’t Change A Thing.
Posted on April 26, 2013One can never get used to the “Nintendo shock.” It seems that every generation — several times each generation, in fact — there come news from Nintendo that confuse us... -
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Zelda Can Learn A Thing or Two From Pandora’s Tower
Posted on April 17, 2013[This article was published in May 2012, back when we had to import Pandora's Tower to play it. Now that it's finally out in North America, we're pushing this to... -
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate Review
Posted on March 22, 2013Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate Review Publishers: Konami Developers: MercurySteam Release Date: March 5th, 2013 (NA), March 8th, 2013 (EU), March 20, 2012 (JP) System: Nintendo 3DS... -
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Wii U Console Review – ReviewTechUSA
Posted on February 17, 2013Our good friend (friend of Gaming Enthusiast, rather), Richard Masucci, has finally published a video review of the Wii U. To tell the truth, I am personally surprised at how... -
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Trine 2 Developers “happy with WiiU sales”
Posted on December 19, 2012Over at the wonderful land of Neogaf, a Frozenbyte developer – makers of Trine 2 – has spoken some words about his experience with WiiU’s e-shop, as well as Playstation... -
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Nano Assault Neo Review
Posted on December 19, 2012Publishers: Shin’en Multimedia Developers: Shin’en Multimedia Release Date: November 18, 2012(NA), November 30, 2012 (EU, AU), December 8, 2012 (JP) System: Wii U. This review was written after completing the... -
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New Super Mario Bros U Review
Posted on December 18, 2012Publishers: Nintendo Developers: Nintendo Release Date: November 18, 2012(NA), November 30, 2012 (EU, AU), December 8, 2012 (JP) System: WiiU. This review was written after completing 100% of the story... -
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ZombiU impressions
Posted on November 19, 2012ZombiU Impressions I had to stop playing ZombiU. Not because it’s bad or anything; It’s pretty great. It’s just that I had a really good moment right now, and I... -
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Study Video Games Through MIT OpenCourseWare
Posted on October 26, 2012This is a cross-post with sister site Gaming Enthusiast. If you’re interested in other gaming platforms besides Nintendo, make sure to check out the site! -
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Defending Video Games: Escapism is Not the Same as Addiction
Posted on July 30, 2012Defending Video Games: Escapism is Not the Same as Addiction by Alex Balderas Last month, I had my now-yearly dose of escapism: I went away from June 7th to June... -
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Nintendo Enthusiast go hands-on with the Wii U and are happy to report it was Awesome!
Posted on July 17, 2012Nintendo Enthusiast goes hands-on with the Wii U and are happy to report it was awesome! by Jon Ross (Darth_Vagrance) Introduction The San Diego Comic-Con is now over and thanks... -
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Videogame Banana Swords
Posted on July 14, 2012Videogame Banana Swords by Alex B. I make it no secret to my fellow Enthusiast staff (maybe I should) that I visit SomethingAwful.com frequently. They have hilarious writers, weird posters,... -
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What can we really expect from Ouya?
Posted on July 14, 2012This article is a cross-post with our sister site, Gaming Enthusiast. If you’re interested in other gaming platforms besides Nintendo, make sure to check the site out! Unless your head...
