Author: davegladow

WhoDatJedi podcast: The Book of Boba Fett, Chapter 1: How to be a leader

“The Book of Boba Fett” has debuted on Disney+, so that means it’s time to talk about it!

This also marks the 100th episode of the podcast, which is just sort of wild to think about. We received a surprise on that and offered some reflections on a fun ride.

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My games of 2021

I once again kept a running thread of video games I’ve beaten on Twitter this year, which was something I’d done in 2020 as well. Here’s the thread if you’re interested:

Anyway, last year I also did an end-of-year roundup & ranking with one-sentence reviews of each, so here you go. This is hopefully a handy resource for some about which games on your own personal backlog might be worth the effort and which ones you can continue to kick down the road.

The same rules as last year apply: only games I’ve completed were eligible for this list. I played plenty of other games, and many of them I have strong opinions on. But I wanted to be fair and only evaluate a game in its “complete” form (or at least as close to that as possible).

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WhoDatJedi podcast: Rey, Finn and Poe: Can we (really) expect them to make a return?

It’s honestly been a question since the sequel trilogy (Episodes 7-10) ended: Are we going to see these characters again?

It’s reasonable to wonder. But do we have any clues as to if it actually will happen or not?

Dive into this episode to find out.

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Super Mario Kart — Retro Gaming Essentials (No. 20)

So, here we are.

I’ve written 19 of these things so far. I’m on my last review for a perfect Top 20, and I’m faced with probably a dozen or so worthy contenders (at minimum) for the final slot.

The biggest question I asked myself as a tie-breaker was this: Is a particular genre under-represented?

As it happens, the answer to that question made it an easy choice.

Say hello to Super Mario Kart, one of best racing games of all time, an inspired use of an existing, popular license, the genesis of an entire sub-genre of gaming (“kart racing”), and just a damn fine piece of popular entertainment.

Super Mario Kart at a glance:

Genre: Racing
Released: 1992
Platform: SNES
Next Generation’s No. 7 game of all time (1999)
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