User:Bentendo

Hiya there! I'm Bentendo, the admin/owner of the Nintendo Wikia. I'm a mega Nintendo fan and have been one since the SNES/N64 days. The first video game I've ever played was Super Mario World on the SNES, and I still consider it one of my favorite video games.

Note Just a quick note for everyone - I probably won't be able to write any articles during any Sunday unless I'm lucky. Thanks for understanding!

Note #2 For the next few months I won't have as much access to the internet, though will have my laptop with me. So, with that said, when the interwebs isn't anywhere to be found, I'll write articles and post them here later in the day when I do manage to have an hour or so of internet time. During the time when I do have access to internet, I'm going to try and focus on expanding and improving on already developed articles after I post the ones that I created prior.

Nintendo Wiki logos
I've come to the conclusion that my temporary logos need to be a bit more original than what I've been doing. I thought it was a tried and true formula though I feel like I should start to do something different. Soooo, starting with MadWorld (I might even make one beforehand) there will be better logos... I hope they're better (I think they are at least)! Here are some examples:

81st Oscar Picks
The Oscars are over, though I thought I'd have some fun and give my own picks. Note that my picks may not include movies that were nominated. Note that some of the categories aren't listed since I don't have much knowledge on the subject (such as editing and sound mixing).


 * Best Picture: Wall-E (of nominated: Slumdog or BB)
 * Best Actor: Micky Rourke
 * Best Actress: Meryl Streep
 * Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger
 * Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams
 * Best Original Screenplay: Wall-E
 * Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog
 * Best Animated Feature: Wall-E
 * Best Art Direction: Benjamin Button
 * Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
 * Best Costume Design: Australia
 * Best Makeup: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
 * Best Original Score: Wall-E
 * Best Visual Effects: Speed Racer (a terrible movie though had some fantastic effects)
 * Best Sound Editing: Wall-E
 * Best Original Song: "Down to Earth"

You may be surprised to see so much Wall-E up there though you have to realize that I'm nearly just as big of a Disney fan as I am a Nintendo fan. I grew up on Disney more than I did Nintendo since my whole family loved the company too. I've seen nearly every one of their movies though this is one of the few times where I consider their major flick to be the best of the year. You may consider me an idiot to pick Wall-E over Slumdog Millionaire or Benjamin Button, though just know that I saw those latter two flicks only once... I've seen Wall-E five times (and Dark Knight 7, but that's another story). Wall-E was just the most enjoyable movie for me this year, and really: isn't that what's most important? Anyway, here were my predictions (with a notice if I got it right):


 * Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire (won)
 * Best Director: Danny Boyle (won)
 * Best Actor: Mickey Rourke
 * Best Actress: Maryle Streep
 * Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (won)
 * Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz (won)
 * Best Original Screenplay: Milk (won)
 * Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire (won)
 * Best Animated Feature: Wall-E (won)
 * Best Foreign Language Film: No opinion
 * Best Art Direction: Benjamin Button (won)
 * Best Cinematography: Dark Knight
 * Best Costume Design: Benjamin Button
 * Best Documentary: No opinion
 * Best Doc. Short: No opinion
 * Best Animated Short: Presto
 * Best Live Action Short: No opinion
 * Best Film Editing: Slumdog (won)
 * Best Makeup: Dark Knight
 * Best Original Score: Wall-E
 * Best Original Song: Down to Earth
 * Best Sound Editing: Wall-E
 * Best Sound Mixing: Wall-E
 * Best Visual Effects: Iron Man

Total: 9/24 (yikes)

Video game interests
Looking at my list of video games you'll see that I'm interested in a wide variety of genres. It'd be best to ask me what genres I don't like rather than which ones I do - as the former would result in a much shorter and accessible list! So, to answer that question, I'm not too fond of sports titles - specifically ones made by Electronic Arts. These aren't exactly bad games, and they sure do appease their target audience, though after playing one version of it I just feel like I've played them all. Each new installment rarely includes anything noteworthy, and being someone who doesn't care very much about sports, and someone who can barely name any athletes, I just don't find these games very fun.

Next in line are fighting games. Now, don't get me wrong - they can be fun, though the only one I've ever really gotten into are the Smash Bros. titles, and I'd say that part of the reason I like that series so much is for the cast! Plus, Smash Bros. is, I hate to say it, not really a fighting game in the likes of Soul Calibur, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. Rather, it's sort of like a party game - and surely the best one out there!

Finally the last genre that I don't like are real life vehicle simulations that have to controlling planes and boats and what not. They're just very boring. I can see why some people would like it, just like I can see why some people would like fighting and sports games, though the audience it's directed to I'd say is very exclusive.

Now that we've got that out of the way, let's talk about what I do like! My favorite genres include role-playing games, platformers, puzzle titles and action adventures - though the latter one is hard to find a good game in. My favorite series includes the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy, though you'd be hard pressed to find a major series that I don't like (that aren't included in the fighting, sports or vehicle simulation genres!). Some games that I don't like include Tomb Raider (the games I've rented are just terrible!), Advance Wars (odd considering how much I like the tactical RPG genre, specifically Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics), and the Wii series.

There are lots of games I'm indifferent about. One of the major titles that fit in this category include the Dragon Quest series. Whereas Final Fantasy has continued to innovate over the years, each Dragon Quest title seems to be the same to me. The new DS title was supposedly going to reinvent the series, though Japanese gamers got all ticked off and ruined what could have potentially been a superb title, now it may or may not just be sublime at best! I understand that the Japanese gamers have a craving for traditional games, though it's time to innovate! I mean it's hard for me to play Dragon Quest VIII for PS2 when Final Fantasy X and XII are just so much better!

Favorite games
NES games:

1.Super Mario Bros. 3 2.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 3.Ninja Gaiden 4.Mega Man 2 5.Bionic Commando

SNES games:

1.Super Mario World 2.Yoshi's Island 3.Final Fantasy VI 4.Zelda: A Link to the Past 5.Super Mario RPG

Nintendo 64 games:

1.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 2.Super Mario 64 3.Mario Kart 64 4.Star Fox 64 5.Paper Mario

GameCube games:

1.Metroid Prime 2.Zelda: The Wind Waker 3.Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 4.Smash Bros. Melee 5.Animal Crossing

Wii games:

1.Super Mario Galaxy 2.Twilight Princess 3.Metroid Prime 3 4.Smash Bros. Brawl 5.No More Heroes

Game Boy/GBC games:

1.Tetris 2.Pokémon Red and Blue 3.Game Boy Camera 4.Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 5.The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

Game Boy Advance games:

1.Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2.Golden Sun 3.WarioWare 4.Zelda: The Minish Cap 5.Metroid Zero Mission

Nintendo DS games:

1.Mario Kart DS 2.Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 3.Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 4.Elite Beat Agents 5.Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

What people say about Bentendo

 * "Yeah, is English your first language?"
 * "Kinda choppy, I give it a 3/10"
 * "Pretty meh"
 * "Got a little bit of growing up to do it would seem, But you've got the right ideas."
 * ''"Yeah, I was just going through the Kid Icarus article. Major editing there. Did you write that? It was kind of poorly done...But keep up the work anyway."

Bookmarks
Which websites are on my bookmarks? Well (in order) --


 * Smash Bros. Dojo
 * Gonintendo
 * Nintendo Wikia
 * Gamefaqs
 * IGN Wii
 * MarioWiki
 * Super Mario 64 - Beyond 120 Stars
 * Codenamerevolution
 * Digg
 * Planet Renders
 * Brawl Trophies

List of games
Here's my large list of video games. These do not include games that I sold (farewell, my Sega), though occasionally I will include games that I have downloaded on my computer - though there aren't many!

NES

Hundreds... on my computer :)

SNES

Same as above (I have some actual copies), but to name a few...


 * Super Mario World - 10/10
 * Super Mario Kart - 9/10
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - 10/10
 * Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - 10/10
 * Chrono Trigger - 10/10
 * Star Fox - 7/10
 * Earthbound - 9/10
 * Super Metroid - 8/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 10/10
 * Super Punch-Out!! - 7/10

Nintendo 64
 * Super Mario 64 - 10/10
 * Paper Mario - 9/10
 * Mario Party - 9/10
 * Mario Party 2 - 7/10
 * Mario Party 3 - 7/10
 * Mario Tennis - 8/10
 * Mario Kart 64 - 9/10
 * Yoshi's Story - 8/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Gold cartridge) - 10/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Gold cartridge) - 9/10
 * Super Smash Bros. - 7/10
 * Star Fox 64 - 8/10
 * Banjo Kazooie - 6/10
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - 7/10

GameCube
 * Super Mario Sunshine - 9/10
 * Luigi's Mansion - 7/10
 * Wario World - 7/10
 * Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - 9/10
 * Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - 7/10
 * Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 10/10
 * Mario Superstar Baseball - 5/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 10/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure - 6/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition - 10/10
 * Metroid Prime - 10/10
 * Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - 9/10
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee - 10/10
 * Star Fox Adventures - 8/10
 * Star Fox Assault - 7/10
 * Animal Crossing - 9/10
 * Pikmin - 7/10
 * Pikmin 2 - 10/10
 * F-Zero GX - 8/10
 * Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - 9/10
 * Chibi-Robo - 8/10
 * Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - 8/10
 * Beyond Good & Evil - 8/10
 * TimeSplitters 2 - 8/10
 * Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - 9/10
 * Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut - 7/10
 * Sonic Adventure 2: Battle - 7/10
 * Sonic Mega Collection - 8/10
 * Resident Evil 4 - 9/10
 * Viewtiful Joe - 8/10
 * Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader - 8/10
 * Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike - 8/10
 * Lego Star Wars: The Video Game - 7/10
 * Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy - 8/10
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 6/10
 * Soul Calibur II - 7/10
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 7/10
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - 7/10
 * Tony Hawk's Underground - 7/10
 * Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - 7/10
 * Rampage: Total Destruction - 5/10
 * Crazy Taxi - 6/10
 * SSX On Tour - 7/10
 * The Simpsons Hit & Run - 6/10
 * The Sims - 6/10

Wii
 * Super Mario Galaxy - 10/10
 * Super Paper Mario - 9/10
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 10/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9/10
 * Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 9/10
 * Wii Sports - 5/10
 * Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - 8/10
 * Mario Kart Wii - 7/10
 * Animal Crossing: City Folk - 7/10
 * Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - 8/10
 * No More Heroes - 8/10
 * Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - 7/10
 * Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures - 7/10

WiiWare
 * Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 8/10
 * Defend Your Castle - 7/10
 * LostWinds - 9/10
 * Dr. Mario Online RX - 7/10
 * Mega Man 9 - 8/10
 * Art Style: ORBIENT - 9/10
 * Art Style: CUBELLO - 6/10
 * World of Goo - 10/10
 * Tetris Party - 9/10
 * MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade - 6/10
 * BIT.TRIP BEAT - Haven't played long enough
 * Onslaught - Haven't played long enough

Virtual Console
 * Super Metroid - 8/10
 * Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - 10/10
 * Gunstar Heroes - 8/10
 * Mega Man 2 - 8/10
 * Secret of Mana - Haven't played long enough to grade

Game Boy Comming Soon

Game Boy Color
 * Super Mario Bros. DX
 * The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

Game Boy Advance
 * Super Mario Advance - 7/10
 * Super Mario Advance 2 - 9/10
 * Super Mario Advance 3 - 9/10
 * Super Mario Advance 4 - 9/10
 * Mario Kart: Super Circuit - 8/10
 * Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - 10/10
 * Mario Golf: Advance Tour - 8/10
 * Mario Tennis: Power Tour - 7/10
 * Mario Pinball Land - 5/10
 * Game & Watch Gallery 4 - 8/10
 * Mario vs. Donkey Kong - 8/10
 * Mario Party Advance - 7/10
 * Wario Land 4 - 9/10
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ - 10/10
 * WarioWare: Twisted! - 9/10
 * Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - 4/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 9/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - 10/10
 * Metroid Fusion - 9/10
 * Metroid Zero Mission - 9/10
 * Golden Sun - 9/10
 * Pokémon Ruby - 8/10
 * Pokémon LeafGreen - 8/10
 * Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire - 7/10
 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - 7/10
 * Advance Wars - 6/10
 * Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising - 6/10
 * Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land - 7/10
 * Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - 9/10
 * Drill Dozer - 8/10
 * Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - 10/10
 * Final Fantasy VI Advance - 9/10
 * Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - 6/10
 * Blackthrone - ???
 * Ninja Five-O- ???
 * Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - 9/10
 * Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - 9/10
 * Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars - 8/10
 * Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town - 7/10
 * Astro Boy: Omega Factor - 9/10
 * Worms Armageddon - 6/10
 * Tetris Worlds - 4/10

e-Reader


 * Mario Party-e
 * Donkey Kong-e
 * Donkey Kong Jr.-e
 * Donkey Kong 3-e
 * Pinball-e
 * Golf-e
 * Clu Clu Land-e
 * Manhole-e
 * FOXBOX Kirby Slide Puzzle
 * That one game that stars Machomp...

Nintendo DS
 * Super Mario 64 DS - 8/10
 * New Super Mario Bros. - 9/10
 * Mario Kart DS - 10/10
 * Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - 9/10
 * WarioWare: Touched! - 7/10
 * Yoshi Touch & Go - 5/10
 * Yoshi's Island DS - 8/10
 * The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 9/10
 * Metroid Prime Hunters: [First Hunt]  (2 copies) - can't grade
 * Metroid Prime Hunters - 8/10
 * Kirby: Canvas Curse - 9/10
 * Kirby Super Star Ultra - 9/10
 * Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - 9/10
 * Advance Wars: Dual Strike - 6/10
 * Nintendogs: Lab & Friends - 6/10
 * Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends - 6/10
 * Trace Memory - 6/10
 * Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - 9/10
 * Animal Crossing: Wild World - 9/10
 * Tetris DS - 9/10
 * Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! - 6/10
 * Polarium - 7/10
 * Star Fox: Command - 6/10
 * Clubhouse Games - 7/10
 * Elite Beat Agents - 9/10
 * Pokémon Diamond - 9/10
 * Picross DS - 7/10
 * Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol - 7/10
 * Professor Layton and the Curious Village - 8/10
 * Game & Watch Collection - Can't really grade to be honest.
 * Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - Haven't played long enough.
 * Final Fantasy III - 8/10
 * Final Fantasy IV - 8/10
 * Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift - 9/10
 * Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime - 9/10
 * The World Ends With You - 8/10
 * Chrono Trigger - 10/10
 * Space Invaders Extreme - 8/10
 * Contact - 8/10
 * Lock's Quest - 7.5/10
 * Retro Game Challenge - 8/10
 * Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - 8/10
 * Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - 7/10
 * Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - 10/10
 * Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - 9/10
 * Sonic Rush - 7/10
 * Spider-Man 2 - 4/10
 * The Urbz: Sims in the City - 5/10
 * Worms: Open Warfare 2 - 6/10

PlayStation 2


 * Final Fantasy X - 9/10
 * Final Fantasy X-2 - 7/10
 * Final Fantasy XII - 10/10
 * Kingdom Heats - 9/10
 * Kingdom Hearts II - 10/10
 * Dragon Quest VIII - 7/10
 * Metal Gear Solid II - 9/10
 * Metal Gear Solid III - 8/10
 * Splinter Cell - ???
 * Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - ???
 * Grand Theft Auto III - 9/10
 * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 10/10
 * God of War - 8/10
 * God of War II - 9/10
 * Katamari Damacy - 10/10
 * We Love Katamari - 9/10
 * Okami - 9/10
 * Capcom Classics Collection - 8/10
 * Sega Genesis Collection - 8/10
 * Ico - 7/10
 * Shadow of the Colossus - 9/10
 * Guitar Hero - 9/10
 * Guitar Hero II - 8/10
 * Sly Cooper - 7/10
 * Indigo Prophesy - 7/10
 * Bully - 8/10
 * Call of Duty 2 - 7/10
 * Marvel Ultimate Alliance - 7/10
 * Frequency - 7/10
 * Gran Turismo 3 - 6/10
 * Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - 8/10

PSP


 * Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - 8/10
 * Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
 * Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions|
 * LocoRoco 2 - 9/10
 * Patapon
 * echochrome

Xbox 360


 * The Orange Box - 10/10
 * Grand Theft Auto IV - 10/10
 * Call of Duty 4 - 9/10
 * Call of Duty: World at War - 9/10
 * Halo 3 - 7/10
 * BioShock - 10/10
 * Mass Effect - 9/10
 * Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls - 8/10
 * F.E.A.R. - 6/10
 * The Darkness - 5/10
 * Dead Rising - 7/10
 * Crackdown - 7/10
 * Prey - 6/10
 * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas - 8/10
 * Fallout 3 - 10/10
 * Gears of War 2 - 8/10
 * Fable II - 9/10
 * Street Fighter IV

What video game songs are on my iPod?
Here are a list of video game soundtracks that are on my iPod. I'm constantly adding more, so this page will probably be updated quite a bit.


 * Super Mario Galaxy OST
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time OST
 * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask OST
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Metal Gear Solid 2
 * Metal Gear Solid 4 OST
 * Metroid Prime OST
 * Metroid Prime 2
 * Portal's Still Alive
 * Kirby Super Star - Fully Orchestrated
 * Final Fantasy 20020220
 * Final Fantasy IX