Console Game Review: Super Mario Maker
Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: September 11, 2015 ESRB: E Reviewed on Wii U Overall Review Nintendo celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Super Mario Brothers franchise by releasing Super Mario Maker. This, more or less, gives players the keys to Bowser’s castle and letting them create the Mario levels of their dreams. This is […]
Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with these Pirate Themed Board Games!
Take a look below for our list of pirate themed board games to help celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Or any time you feel like sailing the seven seas for some pirate-y action!) Catan: Junior The Settlers of Catan, now referred to simply as Catan, has been credited with being responsible for the […]
The Top 5 Pirates in Video Game History!

September 19th is “International Talk Like a Pirate Day” and I like to celebrate it by publishing one of my favorite articles that I have ever written. I wrote it for the Examiner back when I was the Hartford Gaming Lifestyle Examiner. Below is my list of the top 5 pirates in video game history! […]
Shovel Knight is Getting an Official amiibo!
Nintendo held an event called Nindies@Night at the EMP Museum in Seattle ahead of PAX Prime. They made several high profile announcements regarding independent games being brought to the Wii U and 3DS consoles. None of the announcements made at the event were quite as big as the announcement of a Shovel Knight amiibo figure. […]
A Youthful Perspective: Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl!
Engaged Family Gaming is all about helping kids enjoy games. What better way to do that than to share some reviews written by kids themselves! If your child or teenager has a game they want to share their thoughts on please reach out to us on social media or send an email to our editor in […]