Gaming and gaming health & safety

By Gabrielle Muniz We all want to be the very best. Here are five ways for you to improve as a gamer. 1. Meditation Gaming can be pretty stressful. There can also be a lot going on, which adds to the pressure and can make it hard to focus and stay calm. By meditating, you can learn tools that will relax your mind and body. Even yoga can relax both the mind and body to bring out the best responses. With some relaxation techniques, you can make a more informed and rational decision while gaming. 2. Eat Healthy You may not think it, but gaming can take a toll on the body. Since you're seated for an extended period of time and holding a controller, you're more likely to develop arthritis and other body ailments. By eating certain fruits and vegetables every day, you'll be able to get the...

Nintendo is spoiling us with four waves of DLC (downloadable content) for Mario Kart 8: Deluxe. They've included new tracks, old tracks, and some classic tracks with new twists! Here are five must-see tracks that will have all Mario Kart fans driving for hours.  1. Maple Treeway (Mario Kart: Wii on Nintendo Wii)  You can get some serious height in this giant forest. Watch out for Wigglers, some sharp turns, and piles of leaves with hidden banana peels! I absolutely love the music to this track. It's so lively and really embodies the autumn season. There is some great scenery, too, as you drive through falling leaves and elaborate tree houses.  2. Daisy Cruiser (Mario Kart: Double Dash on Nintendo GameCube) It’s one of the more challenging and exciting levels of this game....

With all of the hype that surrounded Super Mario Odyssey back in 2017, it was sure to be the greatest Nintendo platform game yet. As much as Odyssey impressed many, I was left comparing it to an earlier platform game: Super Mario Galaxy. Released ten years prior to Odyssey, Galaxy had quickly become a classic in the series. Here are some reasons why Galaxy is still the definitive Mario game. Engaging Story and Characters In Odyssey Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach, plans to marry her, and wreaks havoc in other kingdoms. It's a harmless and fun story, but the stakes aren't as high as with Galaxy. Galaxy's story involves Bowser stealing stars from the Comet Observatory, the home for Rosalina and the Lumas. As you collect the stars for the Observatory, you learn more about Rosalina and...

Gamers got a treat with a new Ninja Turtles game this year. It's a fun, beat-'em-up, action-packed nod to retro adventures from the '80s. As fun as the game is, it's has some problems, though. Here are some improvements that can make this already great game even more radical. Patches for Glitches Though some patches have already been made, there is still some work to be done for glitches. At times, switching between difficulties can cause achievements to disappear. I played Story Mode on the Okay difficulty and then Arcade Mode on Chill; I lost my Arcade Mode achievements. I've also experienced launch errors, characters freezing in the air during aerial attacks, and even falling through the ground without a hole being there. These are the kinds of tweaks that would really improve the...

From what we've seen of footage for Sonic Frontiers, it looks like there's a very different adventure in store for Sonic. In the game, you get to explore Starfalls Island, as you search for the Chaos Emeralds. Though some things look great, others look questionable. Here are some things that might work and some things that might not.    Gotta go fast…kind of In Frontiers, you can explore completely new terrain that looks like Mario Odyssey or even Breath of the Wild: waterfalls, beautiful green mountains, and clear waters. There may be more of a free-roaming, 3D element to the game. Certain Sonic games, such as 3D Blast, get it right, as you can still loop de loop and have a fast-paced bonus level. However, a game like Sonic Boom fails miserably because the fast-paced...

The trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie is truly impressive and definitely brings the hype for Mario fans everywhere. Nintendo and Illumination have outdone themselves with the graphics and overall fun tone, but what else could make the movie great for gamers? Here are some ideas! 1. "Let's a-go!" After popping out of nowhere amidst several mushrooms, Toad invites Mario to follow him to Mushroom Kingdom. We get to hear Chris Pratt's Mario say "Mushroom Kingdom: here we come!" This isn't too far from saying "Let's a-go," but it's not quite the same. Hopefully, this will evolve into the iconic line that we all know and love by the end of the movie.  2. Yoshi  Let's face it: the crowd would go wild if Yoshi popped up in the movie. Mario's green, dinosaur companion has been...