Nostalgic

Worlds

A meander through the video game and movie worlds of my youth and beyond


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Water Park

The second Mario Kart 8 track that I’m going to look at is Water Park, a partially flooded amusement park. With its bright blue skies and crystal-clear water, this looks and feels like a great summer holiday destination. There are also lots of hidden details to spot…
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#025 Pikachu

Pikachu is cute, easy to recognise, and highly marketable. It still holds a special place in our hearts, over 25 years after it made its debut. But, perhaps surprisingly, Pikachu wasn’t always going to be Pokémon’s mascot…
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Mario Kart Stadium

Mario Kart Stadium is a track that is simply themed around racing itself. Unlike many other tracks in Mario Kart, this one really feels like an actual, official racetrack – somewhere where competitive racers come to prove themselves.
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Donkey Kong

When Donkey Kong was first released as an arcade title in 1981, not only did it establish a new genre of gaming and pull Nintendo out of financial difficulties, it also introduced the world to Mario. Read on to find out more about the origin of this historical game and…
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Eversong Woods

Thanks to its eternal springtime aesthetic and gravity-defying elven architecture, Eversong Woods is an ethereal fairyland. But this lush region is in contrast to the dark measures that the blood elves have taken to retain their use of magic.
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