Zippo's Nonsensical Ramblings and Other Stuff

  Hey again, all. A small update before we begin, I know I said I'd do an article on Nintendo's 2021, along with my thoughts on the direct, and that's coming in a few days, but, I decided to wait for the Pokemon announcements this week to happen, so that my article isn't immediately dated, and I just wanted to do a fun article in the meantime. I'll also be doing a Pokemon themed list this weekend as well, so please look forward to that as well. Of course, everything in this article/list is my purely my personal opinion, and mine alone, if you disagree with any statements made, that's wonderful, please just try to be civil here. Now, on to the article: This week marks the 35th anniversary of one of the most legendary, prolific video game franchises of all time, of course, that being... To say this franchise has had an immense impact on the gaming landscape as a whole would be a massive understatement. I won't bore you guys with a history lesson on it, you al

  Hey all. Hope everyone reading this has had a great first month of the year. So, before we begin, let me get the reason I made this blog instead of going to social media out of the way first.  People have asked me why I haven't just made a Twitter instead. Simple. Twitter is one of the most vile, toxic cesspools around, and I have zero interest in "appeasing" the numerous ninnies out there.  Last year alone probably shaved a few years off of my life and I would rather not lose any more of those, haha. This is the compromise I came up with. Big Deals: With that out of the way, let's get on with why you're probably here. A certain blue blur is turning the big 3 0 in a few months, and many, and I mean many, people are excited and anxious for what's in store. Funnily enough, just as I was finishing this article on Monday morning, SEGA and Wildbrain went ahead and officially announced the new animated Sonic series that was leaked last year, being titled "Son