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About Nicholas Battaglia

Born and raised in the frozen tundra of Syracuse, New York, Nick's love for video games started as a young child. After being introduced to the world of Super Mario, he branched out to various other genres and titles and has a fondness for classic arcades and Mortal Kombat.

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10 Best Beat'Em Ups, Ranked

The beat'em up genre is home to some great titles, spanning from the early arcade days until now. Check out the best they have to offer.

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14 Best Marvel Superhero Games Ranked

There are many more Marvel games than fans may realize. This list will let players know which ones are worth playing.

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10 Best Mortal Kombat Games, Ranked

Mortal Kombat is one of the greatest fighting game franchises of all time, but which games are the absolute best? Read on to find out.

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Pokémon: 10 Best Gym Badge Designs, Ranked

Pokémon Gym Badges give trainers the ultimate sense of accomplishment. Which Badges have the best designs? This list can help players decide.

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10 Best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters, Ranked

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is filled to the brim with choice in fighters. But which ones are the best? This list can help players decide.

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Top 10 Mortal Kombat Fatalities, Ranked

Fatalities have become a fixture in the Mortal Kombat series and have gotten more and more gory over the years. Here are the best ones.

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10 Features Modern Sports Games Are Missing

The sports genre has been around since the beginning of gaming, but they're not perfect. Here are some features that are lacking.

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Resident Evil Village: Every Boss Fight, Ranked

Resident Evil Village has several terrifying boss fights that makes it one of the best games of the franchise.

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Rollerdrome Is The X Games But With Way More Guns

Gun, flips, and rollerblades.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Worst Stage Is The 75M

Of all the stages in the game they pick this one to fight on

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Why The Xbox Series X And S Is Outselling PS5 In Japan

Slowly but surely, Microsoft is trending in the right direction out east.

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Top 10 Batman Arkham Series Villains, Ranked

There are several powerful villains in Batman Arkham series, but some clearly surpasses others in terms of strength and abilities.

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Doom's BFG 9000 Vs. Zelda's Master Sword

The history, utility and badassery of two of gaming's greatest weapons.

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Toad Will Always Be The Biggest Troll In Gaming

All that completed work just to be told your job isn't done yet.

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The Last of Us Is Becoming The Next Skyrim, And That's Not Good

Between a television show, and yet another remaster, it is just too much.

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Reptile Has Been Treated Terribly In Mortal Kombat Games And Lore

Why the disrespect for one of the series' most successful combatants?

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Is Lego Bowser Really Worth $270?

Lego doesn't come cheap, but it's about more than just plastic blocks.

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The Behind-The-Scenes Disaster Of The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Super Mario Bros. was the first video game to receive a live-action movie adaptation

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