Brolympics: Super Mario 64

In the sixth event of the gametimebrolympics, The Last Ride’s Marissa attempts to best Nice Wang, Bro’s self-proclaimed “Nintendo expert” Stevie in Super Mario 64 slide races.

UPDATE: The Broylmpic Committee has announced that the finish of this event is under investigation due to allegations of cheating. Brian Townsend, Chairman of the committee, has promised to make a ruling before closing ceremonies.

Brolympics: #IDARB

In the fifth event of the first Brolympiad, The Last Ride (Steve, Marissa, and Keith) takes on Nice Wang, Bro (Danielle, BTown, and Sweeney) in #IDARB.

The Brolympic Committee would like to acknowledge that footage has been lost for the third and fourth events. Here are the results of those events:

Kevin (TLR) def. BTown (NWB) in Ms. Pacman 1-0

BTown & Danielle (NWB) def. Keith & Kayla (TLR) in Mario Party 10 1-0

Medal Count:

The Last Ride – 3

Nice Wang, Bro – 2

Review: Game of Thrones Episode 3

Like the previous episodes, Episode Three: The Sword in the Darkness of the Game of Thrones series suffers from an aging engine and a severe lack of compelling gameplay… and that’s by design. Rather than investing the time and resources it would take to compete with AAA titles on those fronts, Telltale focuses its effort on creating engrossing worlds with deep characters that you help develop through a slew of dialogue-driven decisions. More often than not, that strategy pays off as Telltale has told some of the most emotionally rewarding stories in video game history. However, when an episode of a Telltale game fails to present decisions with far-reaching effects on the main conflict of the story, you are in for a rather boring experience. Such is the case with Episode Three of Game of Thrones, an episode that never quite reaches the standards set by Episodes One and Two.

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Retro Rehab: WWF Royal Rumble

Step 4: WWF Royal Rumble

Forgive me readers for I have sinned. It’s been four weeks since my last rehab session. As you might have guessed, I’ve fallen off the wagon. I can’t shake my Destiny addiction and my rehab is suffering. In an attempt to get back on the wagon, I’ve temporarily skipped steps 2 and 3 in favor of step 4, the quicker-to-beat WWF Royal Rumble. It might be a cop out, but what do you expect from an addict?

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