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Your controller is bugged.At Radio Free Nintendo, we all love the Big Ape. This is a mater of established lore, originally stated during the gone-but-not-recovered Now Playing segments. While writing this, it lead me to contemplate if "The Big Ape" is an accurate nom de guerre* for Donkey Kong. […]

Picking bananas from the skill tree. Or rather skill column.Yesterday's Donkey Kong Bananza Direct revealed a great deal of the mechanics and story of Nintendo's upcoming shakeup to the DK franchise. One specific mechanic of note was the inclusion of skill points that can be allocated to expand and […]

We continue sinking hours and hours into our Switch 2's!Subscribe to RSS Feed Direct Download Balex is MIA, but the OG bois are here to take care of you. We're having a blast with the Switch 2 as we continue our romps through Night City and Mario Kart World! Please consider supporting us on […]

I do think it's funny that my cat keeps saying "use your gun".Of all the subseries in the greater Megami Tensei franchise, Raidou Kuzunoha is one that I’ve had a particular curiosity about. Growing up, my sister was a huge fan of both Devil Summoner games and would regularly pester everyone she […]

Aaahh!!! Real Hungry Monsters!Hungry Meem is part real-time strategy, part simulation and tasks you with feeding little monsters called “Meems” and slowly expanding their village and holding feast events to grow the World Tree at the center of their home. Through the use of an on-screen cursor, […]

A Sequel Better In Every Way Than Its PredecessorThere’s no shortage of Metroidvanias nowadays. It’s a genre that is jam packed with something like ten to fifteen entries a year, so you really have a lot to sift through. Luckily I’m here to tell you about one of the best ones of 2025, Ender […]

RDS returns with a new case for Switch 2.When the original Switch launched in 2017 I remember closely looking over all the available cases to see which one would be best for travel in portable play. I wound up settling on an RDS case that's lasted me the entire lifespan of the Switch. I was very […]

An odd rock? Nope, just a mayor who can really belt one out.The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct has dropped new details for next month's destructive platformer. The "Oddrock" character originally shown at the game's reveal was actually Pauline, who will accompany DK during the bulk of the adventure as […]

Following the Path Laid Out By Clover StudioI’m one of those people who is far more interested in seeing a games company take a swing on a new concept or idea rather than the endless barrage of sequels, spin-offs and remakes. Capcom has done really well for themselves over the last decade or so. […]

Rodents and picross are a good combination.I’ve played a lot of garbage Picross-like games over the years. Picross maestros Jupiter have cornered the market on nonogram competency for decades at this point as the creators of the best-known game series. Every now and then, I come across a puzzle […]