Luigi

Luigi started off as a simple character that looked just like Mario, only with different colors. As the years went on, and as the games kept rolling in, Luigi developed into a much different character. He became taller and skinnier. He even got a different personality. Nintendo had separated the brothers with something other than colors. It was a nice move by Nintendo, one that I'm really happy about.

Luigi, unfortunately, has always lived in the shadow of his older brother. His first game, I believe, was Mario Is Missing for the NES and SNES. Sadly that game was mediocre at best.

Several years passed since then and we were introduced to Luigi's Mansion, which was a much, much better game. That might not sound like much, but it is. It's a big deal because his game was in fact a very good game. Mario was missing, again, and it was up to Luigi to save the day. You do this by patrolling the nicely designed mansion and sucking up ghosts and fighting bosses with the help of a vacuum. It's very innovative, and I love it!

I will be doing an analysis video on Luigi soon, but I decided to do it in text form for the time being. This is the year of Luigi, and rightfully deserved. I love Mario and all, but Luigi deserves his time to shine. He did indeed do that with Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, and New Super Luigi U.

Luigi has come an awful long way. Here's hoping that Nintendo will do even more Luigi games in the near future. Mario and Luigi: Dream Team This game is a ton of fun! The game has you playing as both Mario and Luigi. You can run around freely, which is nice. The combat is very creative and it allows the brothers to work together. There are other things to note such the dream world. The dream world itself is designed very well. One of the things that I love is that Luigi can become part of the background. You then use Mario to get up to greater heights. How do you do that? By using Luigi's mustache. Now that is creative! One of the things that I love about this game is how fresh it feels.

LPs

This is something that I not only want to, but I feel I need to do. Let me explain. I love the idea of an LP. It allows the person to play while giving commentary on the game. The idea is simple but great. I'll be looking forward to playing the games for you guys, all while providing my commentary for entertainment reasons. Lego Batman Batman: Arkham Origins - Playstation 3 Batman: Arkham City (Game of the Year Edition) - PS3

Pixar

Pixar is one of my all-time favorites, and let me tell you why. They can take any idea and make magic out of it. Magic that lets us, the viewer, get into the world of toys, monsters, talking rats, etc. They have had several different movies, and they have all been great. They have all been great because, and I genuinely believe this, they have a passion for what they do. They take an idea like talking cars and transform that into a great movie, into a great experience.

Pixar is phenomenal. I love their passion and their creativity--the same two elements that go into each and every one of their movies. Disney Pixar Ultimate Blu-ray Collection Pixar Short Films Collection Volume - 1 [Blu-ray + DVD Combo] Pixar Short Films Collection 2 [Blu-ray]

Lack Of Passion

I'm sure you guys read my earlier post about passion. If you didn't, I would recommend reading it. I feel that passion is important to have. I already did a good job explaining why it's important to me and why I like it. Now we get the other side of the coin, if you will.

One thing I can't stand is lack of passion. There's a difference between a movie/game/comic being bad but with a legitimate effort and crap without that effort. They need to try. Otherwise, I just rip it to shreds in a fit of rage. Unfortunately, there have been a ton of media that never had that kind of passion, the kind that helps you create a good product. Some of that being: Kickboxer 5, any Bloodsport that isn't the 1st one, Son of the Mask, Ricky (a lousy spoof of the superior Rocky, Space Ace for the Super Nintendo. among others.

I'm someone that appreciates both creativity and passion. I'm someone that is both of those things. So I think you can understand why I don't like it. There's no reason why you can't make money and create something good, something fun and worthwhile.

Amazing Spider-Man 2

I'm a huge Spider-Man fan. That said, I was excited to know that there was a trailer leaked. Unfortunately, it was in a language that I did not understand, but that's alright. Why? Because I saw footage of the movie, and it looks great. I'm so excited for this movie. The trailer was great, and it did its job, which is to get people hyped up for a movie.

It's going to be even better when we get the official trailer. I'm so excited for the movie. Luckily for me (and anyone in the same boat as me), 2014 isn't far away. I wouldn't be able to take it if I had to wait until 2015 or something.

Creativity

I love creativity. Creativity in video games, comics, movies, music. Anything really. It could even be as simple as making a meal and doing something a little different with it.

Back on topic. I love it in the first three especially. Whenever I play a video game, I want to go on a journey and experience something fun, something innovative. That's what I loved about games like Super Mario World and Super Mario RPG. Sure, it was Mario, but it felt fresh. There was an even bigger reason to care about those games, and that reason was: creativity. The games are so fun and so...well, you get the idea.

The games that stick out, for me at least, are the ones that are different. I love it when a game can do something like put Mario in space. I love it when a DKC game takes DK out and puts his sidekick at the helm. It's risky, but I respect it.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to all! I am, as you can tell, in the Christmas mood this year. Last year was a bit tough, but things are much better this time around--and I'm grateful for that.

What will you be wanting this year? I don't know yet, but that's where the fun lies. You see, I enjoy window shopping at the mall and browsing through Amazon's impressive comic and video game selection.

In fact, that's what I will be doing immediately following this blog post.

I wish everyone the absolute best. As always, thank you so much for the love and for the support. I truly do appreciate it.