Final Fantasy Day Announcement! February 4, 2017

This week rung in the thirtieth anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise and I can’t think of a better excuse for a celebration!

Due to our love of this incredible franchise we officially declare that today, for the entire day will be Final Fantasy Day on GameXcess.net!  We will be sharing with you guys some of our favorite Final Fantasy content from across the web, and also some of the original Final Fantasy videos we’ve produced over the years!  Might even throw a few surprises in there too!

So grab your Buster Sword, pet your chocobo, and let’s get ready for some fun!  Happy Birthday, Final Fantasy!

Conquering The Dragon’s Lair Challenge Update December 20, 2016

Six years ago, our editor and lead writer announced on this website that he intended to conquer the classic arcade game Dragon’s Lair at  the legendary Funspot Arcade in New Hampshire.  He pledged to beat the entire game on one single credit, worth only five lives, having never played the arcade version of it before.  Today, we’re delighted to announce an update on that declaration…six years after we made it!  The GameXcess.net crew will finally be headed up to New Hampshire this week, and we fully intend to make our attempt to Conquer The Dragon’s Lair!

Maniac has spent much of the day practicing on the game’s Blu-Ray Disc version. He learned how to play the game using the original iPhone version, but he has gotten a bit rusty over the years and may require a few attempts.  Win or lose, expect tons of pictures and video of the attempt!

Dragon’s Lair is out now for Arcades, SmartPhones, Tablets, DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, Wii, PS3…and probably tons more platforms than we can count.  Wish us luck!

MagiQuest Review Announcement September 21, 2016

Video Games don’t always require a game console, electronic handheld or PC to play, they can also be played in real life.  What if I told you about a game where you play by interacting with the environment around you with a unique magic wand?  You can then use that wand to cast spells, search for clues, and collect treasure.  You would think I was crazy, wouldn’t you?  Well you’d be wrong!

A few years ago the resort chain Great Wolf Lodge partnered with MagiQuest to bring the MagiQuest interactive game to their hotels.  On paper, the two companies were a perfect fit. Great Wolf prides themselves on offering lots of fun activities to guests of all ages and the MagiQuest game stations and props fit perfectly in Great Wolf’s Lodges, so we have been interested in this game for quite a while.

After that enormous set up and introduction has been set aside I’m happy to announce that the staff of this website is planning to check it out for ourselves next year!  Expect a review to come soon!

Happy Anniversary! March 10, 2016

I have been so busy preparing new site content this month I completely overlooked the fact that March 2016 marks the start of the sixth year this website has been operating!

We have been through a lot on this website.  We’ve broken gaming news, discussed the video game industry at length, and reached out to the gaming community, and right now we are in no plans to slow down as a lot more content is being planned for release later this month!  Who knows what the next year will bring?

Before we wrap this up, I’d like to thank several people here for their support through the past year.

Thanks to Princess Angel for her support and for the lovely banner and logo you see on the top of the page.

Thanks to the Unknown Cameraperson for their support behind the camera, and for their choice to remain this website’s ongoing urban legend.

Thanks to Gypsy Jenn for her encouragement and ideas!

Thanks to Bawls for their support!

Thanks to everyone who recommended a video or article, either here or on our official YouTube Channel!  You all know who you are!

Finally, thanks to all of you who read this website.  More exclusive content is on its way!  

Pokemon Mew Giveaway Right Now (UPDATE: Contest Over) February 13, 2016

UPDATE: Contest has ended. We have a winner!

Nintendo is giving away Mew for free this month through various retailers. However, not everyone has the ability to go to these retailers nor did all of the retailers who should have Mew codes actually received them.
If you’ve been waiting fifteen years to finally get your own Mew, wait no longer because we’ve got one here for you.

So if you want a level 100 Mew and don’t have the ability to get one yourself, we are giving away one code right now!

All you need to do is follow us our official Twitter feed and Tweet us a picture of yourself holding up a copy of a sixth generation Pokémon game. Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will all work.  If you purchased your copy digitally, that’s fine too. Just send us a picture of yourself holding up your 3DS with your home screen clearly highlighting the digital copy of whichever Pokémon game you purchased!

The first person who adds us on Twitter and Tweets us a clear picture of what we asked for will receive the Mew code!  Good luck to everyone!

Mew Giveaway Today (Update: Expired) February 13, 2016

Pokémon Trainers throughout the internet, hear me.  Today, we’re announcing a GameXcess.net giveaway!

Since the late 90s, I have wanted to earn a legitimate Mew that I could use during one of Pokémon’s epic single-player journeys.  Unfortunately, legitimate Mews were hard to come by…until now!

That’s right, today we’ll be giving one lucky site reader a code for a Level 100 Mew!  Details of what you’ll need to do to win this giveaway will be coming later today but needless to say you will need some version of a Nintendo 3DS system, a copy of one of the following games, Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, and internet access!

This contest will probably only be compatible with North American copies of the game, so just be aware of that.  Stay tuned to the site for all the contest details.  Good luck to everyone!

UPDATE:  Contest Ended!

Pokémon Day 2016 – Il Neige Pokemonth Reviews January 12, 2016

It’s still Pokémon Day 2016 and we’re continuing our look at some of the best Pokémon content from across the entire internet, and now we’re turning our attention to Channel Awesome reviewer Il Neige.  You might know him for his series What We Had to Watch, or his guest appearances on Some Jerk With a Camera, but he is a big Pokémon fan. In fact, a year ago he reviewed as many Pokémon movies as he could over the course of an entire month!  You may know it by the title, Pokémonth!  Today, we’re going to take a look at some of my favorite reviews from Pokémonth.

Because he had to produce eight fully edited videos over the course of a month, each video only ranges around 7-8 minutes in length, short enough that you could watch all of them in one sitting. So sit back and relax, here’s his review of Pokémon: The First Movie.

Here’s his review of the second movie, Pokémon: The Movie 2000.

Next up is his review of Pokémon 3, which he still argues is his favorite film of the Pokémon franchise.

We’re going to fast forward a bit for this next video. Next up is his final review from his first Pokémonth, the final film produced by 4Kids Entertainment, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Not content to have just one month of reviewing Pokémon movies, last month, a year after concluding his first Pokémonth, Il Neige began producing a new Pokémon movie review series for a brand-new Pokémonth.  This Pokémonth is still going on, but here’s his most recent video from that series, a review of Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

As the clock ticks down on Pokémon Day 2016, we are happy to take this time to share of all the great content we’ve found all over the web. We hope you’ve enjoyed yourselves and all the content we shared. Happy 20th birthday, Pokémon!

Pokémon Day 2016 – Smosh January 12, 2016

We’re continuing our ongoing look at Pokémon content from across the web and I don’t think I have to do anything to introduce the next featured content creator.  With millions of hits, Smosh is an Internet phenomenon with a soft spot for Pokémon.

While it would take far too long for me to go through the hundreds of videos Smosh has produced over the years, I thought that I could write about some of the best Pokémon videos they’ve produced over the years.

First up I’d like to post one of the first Smosh videos I ever saw. In this video, Smosh tries to convey what would happen if the rules of the Pokémon game were brought to real-life.  Just remember, you only have to battle if you make direct eye contact.

Next up is a hilarious fan trailer they produced which melded Pokémon with John Carpenter’s The Thing, it’s called The Ditto.

If you liked that trailer, here’s another one, except this one merges Pokémon with a different film, this time they’re going to…Jurassic Poké Park.

Smosh also runs a gaming channel, which you might remember for their Honest Trailers series, and yes they have done an Honest Trailer for the first Pokémon GEN. Click play for a dissection of the plot, keep watching for the hilarious Pokédex at the end.

And since I know you were going to go watch it anyway, here’s the Honest Trailer for GEN2.

If this isn’t enough for you, you can always check out more Smosh content on their official website.

Hope you’ve been enjoying Pokémon Day 2016, more content is on the way so stay tuned!

Pokémon Day 2016 – ABrandontothePast Videos January 12, 2016

It’s Pokémon Day 2016 on GameXcess.net, and we’re continuing with our look at some of the best Pokémon content from all over the web!

YouTuber ABrandontothePast is a newer creator than the ones I’ve featured before, but I think his personality and sharp editing makes him a great addition to today’s festivities.  Many of his videos will focus on listing some of the top things throughout the various Pokémon games and anime, but they’re just so entertaining to watch you’ll find yourself wanting to click more. He likes to use fast edits and memes in his content, but his videos are well researched and the fast edits work really well for his unique style.

First off, I’d like to highlight one of my favorite videos of his, where he attempts to find all the instances he can of censorship in the Pokémon games and animated series, and gives a great look insight the cultural history of Japan.

This next video was probably inspired by the comedic work of Jeff Foxworthy. If you’ve ever talked to a person who has only played the first Pokémon games, called Genwunners, and that person only acknowledges the first generation games (Ed note: *waves*), you’ll love this video.

In this next video, he takes a look at some of the unresolved mysteries in the third generation remakes.

In this video, he listed up some of the best and most iconic Pokémon Trainer quotes from all of the games.

Finally I want to showcase another of my favorite videos of his, which looks into the theory that all of the creatures from Pokémon are in fact aliens.

If you’d prefer something a bit more nostalgic, or something involving Pokémon fandom you may not have known about, here’s his look back at an actual unofficial circulation, Beckett Pokémon Magazine.

If you liked these videos I can’t recommend checking out ABrandontothePast’s YouTube channel enough!

Pokémon Day 2016 will be continuing so stay tuned to this website all night for even more Pokémon highlights from all across the web!