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Enduro was really fun.  Activision sure knew how to make good 2600 games.

As much as I like Namco, I do have to admit SEGA has a better track record with arcade racing games.  

I didn't get Mario Kart 8 Deluxe since I played it to death on the Wii U, but I did get Mario Kart Live.

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2020/12/25/mario-kart-live-home-circuit-switch/

Yes the Choro-Q game on N64 was brought to the US as Penny Racers.  But the 3D tracks were really barren and unimaginative.  I liked the Choro-Q Road Trip game on PS2 much more.

Thanks for listening!  --Cary

The first time I saw a Game & Watch was after the NES came out, I saw the Super Mario Bros. one.  But even then I didn't know it was called Game & Watch.  I saw the Mario Bros. one that someone brought in at Middle School once, and my cousin got a Mickey Mouse Game & Watch for Christmas.  I saw the Zelda Game & Watch in stores, too, but they were really expensive.  But I didn't know about the other Game & Watch handhelds until after the Game & Watch Gallery titles came out.

I have the Animal Crossing Monopoly game because of course I do.

My Tinykin review:

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2022/09/21/tinykin-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc/

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2022/09/21/tinykin-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc/

That's a neat Game Boy door.

Here's my review of Tinykin, by the way:

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2022/09/21/tinykin-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc/

Mini Games:

I always liked the Captain Toad mini levels in Super Mario 3D World.  I thought to myself, "They should make a whole game out of those."  And then they did!

Another favorite is the Chocobo Hot and Cold game from FF9. I liked how they used the whole world map like a treasure hunt.  And the music they play while you search for map pieces is great (Vamo' alla Flamenco)

WarioWare is the king of mini games.  In WarioWare D.I.Y., you could make your own mini games and share them with the world.  There was one game on there called "Feed a Kitty" that someone made, and it was so awesome.  I bet the person who made it is really cool.

OK, that person who made "Feed a Kitty," that was me.  And the game was dumb.  But Nintendo must've liked it because it won one of their contests and was featured for everyone to download on their server for a while.  Just one of the feathers in my gaming cap.

Cage Match:

Dr. Mario wins.  It's one of my mom's favorite games.  Besides, if I wanted to play a reskinned Puyo Puyo, I'd rather play Kirby's Avalanche.

Yeah but it also has floating turds in a toilet.  Literally!  Did you read the review?

Yeah I'd stay away from Book Quest.  Arsonist Heaven isn't all that great either.  

I got a press release saying that Square-Enix is releasing Power Wash Simulator on PS4 and Switch later this year, so I may try and review it then.  

When I was a kid, I wanted that Zelda Game & Watch.  I do have the new one that has the two NES Zeldas and Link's Awakening on it.  Nintendo always talks about how popular their Game & Watch series was, but I never heard of it until after the NES came out.

Well with fruit snacks, you shouldn't really set your expectations too high.

Yeah it might be fun to check out other people's games.  Not sure how to do it on the PlayDate, though.