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Nintendo Switch 2 First Impressions

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 *door opens to the sound effects and music of Deltarune* “Hey, Expi?” Yeah? “Have you thought about doing game reviews again?” Have you checked out my Backloggd ? I’m still doing them over there. “Well, I know that, but… what about those big game reviews you used to do on your actual blog? Or those console retrospectives?” I dunno, I already talked about why I kinda stopped doing them, and I think I ended on a really good note with my Sega Saturn retrospective . “Well, okay, that’s fair, but isn’t there something you want to talk about related to the recent Nintendo news?” …what ‘Nintendo’ news are you talking about? “You know, they just released their new console, the Nintendo Switch 2, along with the newest Mario Kart game.” Wait, seriously? “Yeah! I thought-” *suddenly runs off to buy and review it* Well, Nintendo has released their next console, and now I feel the need to temporarily come out of retirement and talk about it. Obviously, in my time doing game and console reviews...
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The Coolest Console You Never Played: Sega Saturn (1994) Review and Retrospective

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The year was 1994. After Sega achieved success with the Mega Drive/Genesis in North America, even upstaging Nintendo’s monopoly on the market, they were now preparing to release their next major system - the Sega Saturn - in Japan. However, even despite a fairly successful launch in their home country, little did anyone at Sega know that this would mark the beginning of the end of the company’s role as a console manufacturer. Development and History With Sega still riding high off of the Mega Drive/Genesis’ success, development of Sega’s 32-bit console began in 1993 - the same year systems like the 3DO and Atari Jaguar were entering the market. They had formed an agreement with the electronics company Hitachi to develop the Saturn’s CPU, which the Saturn would support… two of, actually. The plan was to build up the Saturn as a 2D powerhouse, but in late 1993, word had spread about the Sony PlayStation providing fierce competition and with the onset of 3D games, Sega had chosen to begin...
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