Derek Pietras

Writer by day, ninja by night.

Getting Possessive of Video Game Characters

June 8, 2014

I was playing Mario Kart 8 online the other day when I came to a startling discovery. I don’t like when other people play as Toad. You see, Toad is my Mario Kart buddy. He and I, we tight. We’ve been through some crazy tracks together, taken our fair share of red, blue, and to a … More Getting Possessive of Video Game Characters

Mario Kart 8 Demo Impressions

May 18, 2014

Forgive me for a moment while I go into full-blown fanboy mode. I got to play Mario Kart 8 today. And it was glorious. If you don’t know, GameStops across America is doing a Mario Kart 8 Test Drive Weekend promotion thing, where you can go into GameStop and play a demo of Mario Kart 8. … More Mario Kart 8 Demo Impressions