Giovanni Colantonio
@marioprime.bsky.social
Video game critic, Editor-at-Large @ Polygon. Formerly Digital Trends, Inverse, Hard Drive
i am never doing “discourse” i do not know what random post you are talking about
i am never doing “discourse” i do not know what random post you are talking about
It's wild that Bananza is one of the "best reviewed" games of the year. I like the thing, but I feel like it had exactly one week of cultural impact.
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's wild that Bananza is one of the "best reviewed" games of the year. I like the thing, but I feel like it had exactly one week of cultural impact.
I have become a City Trial propagandist. www.polygon.com/kirby-air-ri...
Sorry Arc Raiders, but Air Riders is the multiplayer game of the fall
The wildly inventive City Trial mode has only gotten better since 2003
www.polygon.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I have become a City Trial propagandist. www.polygon.com/kirby-air-ri...
Was so happy to contribute to this lovely Post Games episode and talk about getting to trade formative games with people you love. Also just thankful to Chris outside of the show, who has been a much needed well of wisdom for me throughout this deeply weird year.
When it comes to video games, I'm as prone to doom scrolling as anybody else. But!!!
It's important to protect hope and happiness. I've collected 19 game devs, critics, comedians, a union leader, and a superhero to share what they're grateful for.
The Indoor Kids! Kinda Funny! Triple Click! More!
It's important to protect hope and happiness. I've collected 19 game devs, critics, comedians, a union leader, and a superhero to share what they're grateful for.
The Indoor Kids! Kinda Funny! Triple Click! More!
18 reasons to be thankful for video games
According to 19 guests, including members of The Indoor Kids, Kinda Funny, and Triple Click
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November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Was so happy to contribute to this lovely Post Games episode and talk about getting to trade formative games with people you love. Also just thankful to Chris outside of the show, who has been a much needed well of wisdom for me throughout this deeply weird year.
Chatted with Tribute Games and Bryan Lee O'Malley about Scott Pilgrim EX, and the retro games that are shaping its art style. (Chrono Trigger!) Features some fun exclusive concept art sketches from O'Malley, and I think that's just neat! www.polygon.com/scott-pilgri...
Scott Pilgrim EX builds a digital Toronto from Chrono Trigger and Sonic's bones
Bryan Lee O'Malley and Tribute Games share exclusive concept art behind the beat-'em-up's pixels
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November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Chatted with Tribute Games and Bryan Lee O'Malley about Scott Pilgrim EX, and the retro games that are shaping its art style. (Chrono Trigger!) Features some fun exclusive concept art sketches from O'Malley, and I think that's just neat! www.polygon.com/scott-pilgri...
pats are going to win the super bowl but Rams are going to win the Super Bowl
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
pats are going to win the super bowl but Rams are going to win the Super Bowl
eagles lose, bills lose, steelers lose, colts lose, pats inherit the earth
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
eagles lose, bills lose, steelers lose, colts lose, pats inherit the earth
ugly ugly game with some injuries that are potential season enders but truly go pats
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ugly ugly game with some injuries that are potential season enders but truly go pats
There was a point early in my career where I had a “everyone is doing it wrong except me!!” mentality that was born from insecurity, but the deeper I’ve gotten into me career, the more I’ve come to learn that everyone is thinking about the same stuff I am and just has different philosophies on it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
There was a point early in my career where I had a “everyone is doing it wrong except me!!” mentality that was born from insecurity, but the deeper I’ve gotten into me career, the more I’ve come to learn that everyone is thinking about the same stuff I am and just has different philosophies on it.
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(aew posting) What!!!!!!!
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 AM
(aew posting) What!!!!!!!
i think mark briscoe could probably win the presidency if he ran
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
i think mark briscoe could probably win the presidency if he ran
Very much agree with this. It’s bizarre that TGA has a category for fighting games that it can barely fill with actual new releases every year, but there is no mechanism for honoring either puzzle games or puzzle design. It’s a foundational genre with a booming scene.
Tetris wouldn't get a nomination if it was released today. This needs fixing
Tetris wouldn't win at The Game Awards — a new category could fix that
Tetris wouldn't get a nomination if it was released today. This needs fixing
www.polygon.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Very much agree with this. It’s bizarre that TGA has a category for fighting games that it can barely fill with actual new releases every year, but there is no mechanism for honoring either puzzle games or puzzle design. It’s a foundational genre with a booming scene.
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Sakurai's and this game's checklist is like a more meaningful healthy battlepass just by simply engaging with every single kind of interaction possible in this game
I can tell the checklist and Melee's unlockables felt like an early prototype of the battlepass where you get stuff by simply playing
I can tell the checklist and Melee's unlockables felt like an early prototype of the battlepass where you get stuff by simply playing
One thing that I adore about Kirby Air Riders is its commitment to unlockables. Meditated on why it works for me so much, and dug into how the challenge boards function as a teaching tool. www.polygon.com/kirby-air-ri...
Kirby Air Riders embraces the lost art of unlockables
Come for the speedy racing, stay for the hundreds of little treats
www.polygon.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Sakurai's and this game's checklist is like a more meaningful healthy battlepass just by simply engaging with every single kind of interaction possible in this game
I can tell the checklist and Melee's unlockables felt like an early prototype of the battlepass where you get stuff by simply playing
I can tell the checklist and Melee's unlockables felt like an early prototype of the battlepass where you get stuff by simply playing
God this game is all Juice
Making the Donald Sutherland Body Snatchers noise at my television as I learn the quick spin can function as an I-frame dodge
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
God this game is all Juice
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oh thank god more people can watch shin godzilla. i liked -1 but it got a bit nihon banzai at the end in a way i think a lot of americans missed, shin godzilla meanwhile reads as hideaki anno's personal grievance with the malaise of modern japanese neoliberalism and i love it for that
More GKIDS titles to stream December 1 on HBO Max:
- Liz and the Blue Bird
- Lu Over the Wall
- Millennium Actress
- Mind Game
- Perfect Blue
- Shin Godzilla
- Summer Wars
- The Colors Within
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Wolf Children
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- Liz and the Blue Bird
- Lu Over the Wall
- Millennium Actress
- Mind Game
- Perfect Blue
- Shin Godzilla
- Summer Wars
- The Colors Within
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Wolf Children
press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
oh thank god more people can watch shin godzilla. i liked -1 but it got a bit nihon banzai at the end in a way i think a lot of americans missed, shin godzilla meanwhile reads as hideaki anno's personal grievance with the malaise of modern japanese neoliberalism and i love it for that
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It’s real good. It’s real good in ways you wouldn’t even expect it to be real good.
Baby Steps is $13.99 on US PS+ buff.ly/aJGEOvR
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s real good. It’s real good in ways you wouldn’t even expect it to be real good.
bezos cameo in the files confirmed
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
bezos cameo in the files confirmed
One thing that I adore about Kirby Air Riders is its commitment to unlockables. Meditated on why it works for me so much, and dug into how the challenge boards function as a teaching tool. www.polygon.com/kirby-air-ri...
Kirby Air Riders embraces the lost art of unlockables
Come for the speedy racing, stay for the hundreds of little treats
www.polygon.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
One thing that I adore about Kirby Air Riders is its commitment to unlockables. Meditated on why it works for me so much, and dug into how the challenge boards function as a teaching tool. www.polygon.com/kirby-air-ri...
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This month instead of GOTY I called the theme of the year early and wrote about Piranesi, Blue Prince, and why 2025 is the year of the House Game
Unwinnable Monthly – November 2025 - Unwinnable
The long dark season is upon us and we've one fewer light.
unwinnable.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This month instead of GOTY I called the theme of the year early and wrote about Piranesi, Blue Prince, and why 2025 is the year of the House Game
i know everyone's trying to figure out the REAL reason trump loves zohran for the 5 seconds that he's going to love him, but the truest answer is that he loves winners and zohran is the 2002 tom brady of the political world right now
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i know everyone's trying to figure out the REAL reason trump loves zohran for the 5 seconds that he's going to love him, but the truest answer is that he loves winners and zohran is the 2002 tom brady of the political world right now
This makes the fact that he endorsed Cuomo, a dude who actively hates, SO much funnier.
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This makes the fact that he endorsed Cuomo, a dude who actively hates, SO much funnier.
Always a blast to join Brian on the show. Talked at length about why Air Riders is clicking with me, and had a great chat about the Rainbow Road apartment.
This week on All Things Nintendo, @marioprime.bsky.social joins the show to give his review of Kirby Air Riders. I also share my impressions of the Analogue 3D, and we talk about the Zelda movie set photos. Video on YouTube and Spotify, audio on your platform of choice. youtu.be/7KANnyGuIG8?...
Kirby Air Riders, Zelda Movie, Analogue 3D, Zelda Movie w/ Giovanni Colantonio | All Things Nintendo
YouTube video by Brian Shea
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November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Always a blast to join Brian on the show. Talked at length about why Air Riders is clicking with me, and had a great chat about the Rainbow Road apartment.
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Wrote down my thoughts about Lumines Arise, earnestness, and how it serves as a reminder of what games can and should be. aftermath.site/lumines-aris...
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wrote down my thoughts about Lumines Arise, earnestness, and how it serves as a reminder of what games can and should be. aftermath.site/lumines-aris...
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The first annual Post Games Thanksgiving Special!
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
18 reasons to be thankful for video games (19 special guests!) | Post Games
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The first annual Post Games Thanksgiving Special!
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
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My album Defeater is streaming everywhere.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My album Defeater is streaming everywhere.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.