LET'S SEE HERE... OH YEAH, I GOT A NINTENDO SWITCH AND STUFF.

I got some new games, and I beat some old games.

Games beaten:

Paper Mario: Sticker Star - You guys remember almost three years ago when I said I was about to beat the game, but I ran out of stickers and coins and had to start over? Well, I finally got around to beating it.

Kirby Super Star - I got this about seven years ago along with Kirby's Dream Land 3, but I was never able to beat the Great Cave Offensive. It wasn't because I couldn't (not anymore, anyway), just because there were other video games I wanted to play, like Kirby's Dream Land 3, which I had gotten along with Kirby Super Star, and a few others. I beat it now, so that's good.



Games gotten:

Super Mario Odyssey - I got this one for Christmas along with a Nintendo Switch, which I think was a brilliant idea on my part. I played a little bit with Trey, and I would've gotten farther than the fourth mission of the Wooded Kingdom if I'd figured out how to defeat Torkdrift (the mechanical flower boss) or had been able to withstand my aunt's insults to the came about "animal cruelty" (which is bad, but I don't think Chain Chomps and evil bunnies count as "animal cruelty" material).

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - I think you people might have heard of the Raving Rabbids games. You know, those games about those goofy bunnies who are complete idiots and do really dumb stuff? Well, this is a crossover between that and Super Mario, and it was much better than I thought it would be. Sure, the battle system is way different tan most other Mario RPGs, but all in all, it's cool. I got to Spooky Trails 2, and the game is actually pretty fun.

Kirby: Battle Royale - I thought it would just be a fighting game like Super Smash Bros., but it turns out there are several minigames where you compete against the computers. So that was a nice surprise. I'm currently on the Platinum League right now.








I'd keep going, but it's past my bedtime.

WHERE DID THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF GO?!

I think when you have enough time to beat at least a dozen video games and get a dozen more, go through a whole grade (9th grade), and get the first 3 seasons of Teen Titans Go without blogging, you know something is up. I'm just going to make this post about games I've gotten and/or beaten since my last post.

I'll just go over all of the games I've beaten over the years so far, with more pictures in the next update. Note that the pictures are now the box art of the game rather than the cartridge, chip, disc, or Wii Virtual Console thumbnail.

 1. New Super Mario Bros. - The first game I ever beat on my own. I'm still not quite sure how I did it exactly, but I'll bet I could do it again.

2. New Super Mario Bros. U - I haven't found all 96 exits yet, but I did find plenty of secrets while also beating the game. I got to Rock Candy Mines in about a week after I got it, but then I got Super Mario 3D World.

3. Super Mario Galaxy - It's hard enough playing a Super Mario game where you have a bunch of different levels, but try playing a game with the same levels, just with different objectives! At least it's more linear than Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.

4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - I beat the game, and got to World S. I'm on the Flip-Out Galaxy right now.

5. Super Mario 3D Land - There's not much to say on this one, but I beat it, that's for sure.

6. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team - I had to use a walkthrough to get through Somnom Woods, but I still beat it easily. Now I just need to see if I can beat it again without a walkthrough.

7. Super Mario 3D World - I sometimes play this with my cousin Trey, but I still beat it on my own.

8. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - The whole point is to get a million coins, but I barely have 20,000. I still beat it, though.

9. Kirby's Dream Land - Remember when I said I got through Green Greens and Castle Lololo without getting hurt once and the rest of the game without dying? Well, I got through the entire game without getting hurt. I had a few close calls in Castle Lololo, a few more in Float Islands, and a whole bunch in Bubbly Clouds (The Dizzies, Puffies and Kooklers kept popping out of nowhere). I also beat the Extra Game without getting a Game Over.

10. Kirby's Adventure - I tried beating it for the world record of 43 minutes and 40 seconds, but I only got to Yogurt Yard 3 before the timer went off. I still beat it on a normal time, and I hit all the switches; even the one in Orange Ocean 3.

11. Kirby's Epic Yarn - When it's impossible to die, let alone get a game over, I knew it was only a matter of time before I'd tackle this one.

12. Kirby: Triple Deluxe - I still don't know what the Game Over screen looks like for this game. I'm considering trying to get a Game Over on purpose just to see.

13. Kirby: Squeak Squad - My video game instincts wouldn't let me beat the game without getting every last treasure in the game, but I got all 120 treasures and beat it anyway.

14. Paper Mario - I beat it once, and now I'm going for a double round. This time, without walkthroughs. I also think that this is one of the games that proves Super Mario is basically a cartoon in video game form (not falling until you realize you're in thin air, swirly eyes when dizzy, etc).

15. Mario Kart DS - They say Mirror Mode is harder than the normal 150cc engine class, but the way I see it, once you get used to the opposite turns, it's just as easy (well, as easy as you can get, anyway).

16. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam - This was likely the first RPG game I got through without needing to use a walkthrough the first time around.

17. Kirby's Return to Dream Land - I beat both the main game and the Extra game. I got a few Game Overs when I was playing with Trey, but he keeps dying, which keeps lowering our life supply for the both of us.

18. Kirby Mass Attack - It wasn't too hard once I got the hang of the unique controls. I beat the game, and I also beat some of the minigames.

19. Kirby's Dream Land 3 - I thought I had beaten it once, but you need to get all of the Heart-Stars. When I played the real final boss battle against Dark Matter and Zero, I was a tiny bit disturbed.

20. Kirby: Canvas Curse - The cool thing about this one is that all of the music tracks are remixed from previous Kirby games.

21. Kirby: Planet Robobot - As with Kirby: Triple Deluxe, I still don't know what the Game Over screen looks like for this game. The Robobot Armor is awesome, though.

22. Super Mario Land - This one took me longer than I thought it would, since there's only 12 levels in the game, but I still beat it.

23. Kirby's Block Ball - What do you get when you cross Kirby with Breakout? You get this. There are only 4 Copy Abilities, but I still liked it. Getting the Borderline Score on some of the levels was tough, though.

24. Kirby Super Star Ultra - All I have left is Helper to Hero, but I think that's a bonus game.

25. Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land - I figured that it would be a piece of cake to beat if it was a remake of Kirby's Adventure, and I was right.

26. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - I've been playing this for about eight years, and I didn't beat it until May 22, 2017. That's because I couldn't press the X button fast enough for Bowser to inhale the Dark Fawful Bug in the fight against Dark Bowser and the Dark Star Core so the Mario Bros. could fight the Dark Star Core.

27. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - I figure that if I can beat this, I can beat the original Super Mario Bros. 3.

28. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - There were a couple of roadblocks in Joke's End and Bowser's Castle, but I figured I could get it.

29. Kirby's Dream Land 2 - I'd say this is one of the shorter Kirby games. I can beat it in about two hours, but the first time I did so I had to look up walkthroughs to find the Rainbow Drops.

30. Super Paper Mario - I'd say this is one of the most touching Mario game series. I didn't start crying when I beat it, of course.

31. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - I've been playing this one for eight years as well, but I lost it for about three years or so.

32. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions - I beat the GBA version, so this was easy. I almost beat Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser as well.

33. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - I tried beating the game earlier, but my stats were too low.









Well, that's everything. See you later!

SO LONG, MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!

On second thought, forget about the day-by-day summary list I suggested back in March. I think I'd get finger cramps from typing so much.

I basically played Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, and beat Kirby's Return to Dream Land. I'm on the Extra version. I also played other things.

School ended in June, and I was so excited I literally jumped out of my chair, ran to the doors, and danced for joy until I was too tired to do so.

I want to get Kirby: Planet Robobot for the 3DS really, really badly, but I'm saving up for a Mac, so I can't. The same thing goes for Mario Kart: Double Dash, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby: Canvas Curse, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. (I lost the game, so now I have to get a new one.)

BUSY WEEK, BUSY LIFE

I've decided that if I ever forget to blog, I'll just give you a quick summary of that day I missed.

Wednesday 3-23-16
I got to hang out with my grandma in the morning, and we made Rice Krispie Treats in the shape of eggs for Easter. Because I like Super Mario, we decided to do Yoshi eggs. I had to tell Grandma what they looked like, but they turned out awesome on Sunday. When I got back I played with my three cousins Trey, Hailey, and Brooklynn. We went to the Butterfly Park, and it was awesome. Trey got to stay over for a 2-day sleepover. We mostly played Mario Kart 8 and Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Thursday 3-24-16
Trey slept over, and we got to go to this cool trampoline place called Gravady. It has these cool foam pits so you could dive in head-first and not break your neck and die. Trey got to sleep over again, and this time we had a backyard campout.

Friday 3-25-16
Me and Trey woke up at about 6:00 and just played video games and watched TV. Then he had to go home, which stunk. I did get to work on my new video game "Mario Kart: Ultra Circuit." It's based off of Mario Kart: Super Circuit on the Game Boy Advance, containing all 40 tracks. The "Ultra" part just makes it sound cooler. I also played Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

BEAT SAND CANYON IN KIRBY'S DREAM LAND 3

You probably guessed by the post title, but I beat Sand Canyon in Kirby's Dream Land 3. I got to Cloudy Park easily, and now I'm on level 3. The difficulty is rising. Oh, boy...

I also played Super Mario Kart. I'm really good at the Mushroom Cup, but not so good at the others. Oddly, I managed to get all gold trophies in the 50cc engine class.

I really didn't do much today except play video game, watch TV, and play on the computer.

HOORAY FOR SPRING BREAK!!!

The only time I actually like Monday is if there's no school. Then I can play these:

 Kirby's Dream Land 3: I went through Grass Land, Ripple Field, and the first half of Sand Canyon while only dying three times. I got 40 lives. I don't even know how that's possible, but I did it.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: I am currently inside of Yoob's stomach. (Gross). I got through the first half, and now I'm in the second half.









Yesterday after I blogged, Mom took me to the Las Vegas Art District to take pictures. My reward for going (considering I didn't want to go) was to get a new Game Boy Advance SP. The old one's backlight burned out, which stinks. To make matters worse, I have no idea where Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is. I can buy another one, but I was saving my money for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

I HAVE AN IDEA

I figured out how to solve the blogging issue. I set an alarm on my iPad for me to blog. I don't think it's foolproof, but now I'll remember to blog way more often.

I got Kirby's Return to Dream Land for Christmas, and I'm on the final boss fight with Magalor. The game is awesome.

I also got Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam on its release date: January 22, 2016. I'm on Mount Brrr, and I'm about to beat the game.

I played Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time after I got home from church today. I was in Toadwood Forest when my alarm went off.

I also made a ton of comics recently. I'm going to try to post them at some point. They're super funny.

I FIGURED OUT A LOT OF STUFF.

I figured out a lot of stuff these past four days.

I figured out how to get 30 power stars on the first floor on Super Mario 64 DS, I figured how to get second place on the 150cc Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart Wii, and I figured out how to put items into my Mario Kart game on the computer.

On a side note, I had a scout campout with my whole scout troop. I showed them some of my games, and then we watched a movie, and sat in the hot tub while my dad (who wasn't in the hot tub) talked to us about camping, for the Camping merit badge. (If anyone wants to know, I'm a Life scout.) Then we did this thing called the Polar Bear Patch where we jumped into the pool and swam as many laps as we could in freezing cold water. Thankfully, everyone survived without hypothermia.

AND HERE WE ARE ABOUT TWENTY TWO HOURS LATER!

Hooray! I finally remembered to blog. Okay, now let's get to business.

Yesterday, I played Super Mario 3D World. I got to World 3 easy as pie.

I also got Super Mario Maker in October. It is awesome. I already made 10 levels.

And here's the mind-blower: I am now not only a video game player, but a video game designer and coder. I started my design career in August with this thing called Game-star Mechanic. You just go through a comic story, building and editing pre-made levels as you go. You can even make your own levels.

Then I went off to this thing called Scratch. It's a website where you can make just about anything you want happen. I made 7 games, 6 of them being shared. The one that isn't shared is based off of Kirby's Adventure. I got the basic controls (minus inhaling and floating) done, as well as enemy movements, but that's it.

HERE WE ARE SEVEN MONTHS LATER...

Okay, this is getting ridiculous. You know you're slacking off when you realize you forgot to blog for a solid seven months and had the time to beat Paper Mario and make a bunch of awesome video games in between. I really need to keep a schedule.

I really did beat Paper Mario, though. I also got almost every single secret exit in Super Mario World, save for the last bit of the Valley of Bowser. I also beat the Special World: without getting a game over. (Okay, I had 40 lives, but not many people have beaten it without getting a game over, right?)

I'm in 8th grade now, and it's okay. I got all A's and B's in my classes, and most of them are accelerated classes (middle school term for honors classes).

I also made a bunch of new games on the computer. I mean real video games.

GUESS WHAT?

Guess what? I beat Kirby's Dream Land.

Easy, right? Well, I beat it without getting a game over. But there's more. That was about 6 months ago. And now, wait for me to blow your mind. I beat Kirby's Dream Land without dying even once, and beat Green Greens and Castle Lololo without getting hurt.

If you thought that was mind blowing, I got a baby sister a month ago. Her name is Samantha, and once she can focus on stuff, I'm going to teach her all about Super Mario. At least I'm going to try, anyway. 

On a side note, I got to the second-to-last level in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. I ran really low on stickers and coins, so I had to restart. I got to World 2-4, however.

On another side note, we have to do a big project for English. We have to come up with a pretend charity and write all about it. And I mean all about it. The proposal is due Monday, and I've only finished the introduction. There are only three more slides anyway, and tomorrow is Saturday, so it's not too big of a deal. But just because I'm a gamer doesn't mean I can slack on school.

I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAYS!

Yay! Christmas and my birthday have come and gone, but I got a lot of presents and beat worlds 3 and 4 of both Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

List of presents involving video games:

Super Mario Land: I'd lost this in the garage, so now I have two.
Super Mario Land 2: Who knew you could play all the worlds in any order? On the other hand, who knew you had to re-beat the bosses if you got a game over?
Super Mario Sunshine: This one is super tricky. I've barely gotten past the first level, and already I seem to stink. But, there's a saying out there that states "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." I don't know who said this, but whoever it was must really be smart.
Mario Kart 7: I got two of these, but I traded one in for a different game.
Super Paper Mario: The "different game" in question is this one, and I got a good deal. I haven't played this in 2 years, but I managed to get past the first three worlds and am on the fourth one.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: I'd lost this in the garage too, so I ended up with two.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: The only bad thing about this is that nobody I know has a 3DS, and even if they did, they're too far away to link to.
Ultimate NES Remix: Kicking it old school. Yeah...
Kirby: Squeak Squad: I think I got to World 5 before I lost it at my dad's house, as well as my DSi. I still have my 3DS,  which can play any DS game.
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror: It's cool, but I noticed that there's no map, and you don't know where to go. Plus, I noticed that Kirby: Squeak Squad's graphics are exactly the same as this game's.
Kirby Super Star Ultra: All you have to do is take Kirby Super Star, cram it into a DS game chip, and sprinkle a pinch of awesome on it, and you're all set.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Complete Series, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Complete Series, and Super Mario World Complete Series: I watched The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Complete Series on the way home from my dad's with his built in DVD player, and it was awesome.

I also got a ton of money, some iTunes, a bunch of books, some Legos, and some clothes.

WHY I LIKE TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES

In case you wonder why I like video games, I just do. I was 5 years old, almost 6, when my mom married Sean. His house was fun. There was a trampoline, a fort, a loft in my big brother's room, and a shed that was converted to my room once Mom and Sean got married. Best of all, they had a Super Nintendo. I started playing Super Mario because my big brother Chase played it a lot. So, Chase taught me how to play Super Mario, and that's how I started playing video games.

When I was 7, our family got a Wii. It was so cool, I even had Grandma get one. My favorite game at the time was Mario Kart Wii. I was pretty bad at first, but that was because I chose the 150cc engine class every single time.  But then I figured that out, and I got pretty good. Now I'm a pro.

My sister Kayla used to have a DS, so I got a DSi XL for Christmas. I got Super Mario 64 DS, New Super Mario Bros., Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and Picross 3D. That was the smartest idea ever. I still have it. (As of December 18, 2014)

I got a Game Boy right before summer camp. I had a bunch of books packed and mom got me that for camp. She only got 2 games, and I found out a year and a half later that one was for the Game Boy Color, but I still have it.

I found my big brother Dean's Game Boy Color in the jeep. I was lucky because I had to go to a concert. Plus, it had Pokemon Gold in there! I still have it.

Chase gave me his Game Boy Advance because he didn't use it any more. That's why I got Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

DON'T EXPECT ME TO BLOG MUCH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

Okay, I forgot again. Not only that, I had to do the quarter exams and other stuff, and I got such a big brain cramp from the studying and the exams and the homework and the class work that I got a bit rusty on the retro games. I'm still okay, though, in school and hobbies.

I had a sleepover on Friday with my cousin Trey Damewood. He's really nice, and we share a bunch of things in common. We played some video games, watched TV, and went to the park. (Yes, I care about the real world, not just the virtual world.) It was fun.

I didn't get to play much video games, but it was okay.

 Mario Kart 8: I played the Star Cup with Trey, and I wanted to play it with Chase today, but the Wii U wouldn't work on the TV, only the game pad.

 Mario Kart Wii: I just felt like it. I beat the Star Cup on 50cc with 60 points (anyone can)

Super Mario Bros. 2: Okay, don't get me wrong, but I got rusty all of the sudden. I have absolutely no idea why.

 Super Mario Bros. 3: How I got rusty on this I will never know.

 Super Mario World: I beat the first level of the Special World. I tried the second, but I lost.

Super Mario Kart: I only played this to prove to Chase that this was the very first Mario Kart game, and I only played it for a single minute.









Paper Mario: Sticker Star: I beat the first world in about 3 days.

OKAY, I HAD TO DO SCHOOL AND JUST FORGOT.

Okay, I got so caught up in school that I just forgot. I'm sorry. Just don't expect me to blog much over the school year. On the bright side, I did play a whole boatload of video games; and beat Kirby's Dream Land without getting a game over, beating Chapter 1 in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, getting the third piece of the Beanstar in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, beating the NES version of Donkey Kong on my Wii Virtual Console, getting plush toys resembling the Koopalings, and much more. Here's all the games I played in the last bit.

Okay, that was a ton. It's been a month, though. Hopefully this doesn't get too whacky.