Video Game Rankings by Vin Scipione

Welcome to “A Child Lectures You On . . . Video Games Rankings”.

Here is my list of good to bad.

The Good:

  1. Terraria is a masterpiece of work, it has been continuously updated for 14 years. The rest is a matter of opinion but It is not 2D Minecraft. It did not steal from Minecraft; not everything that is remotely sandbox is Minecraft. Minecraft did not invent fun. I have over 1500 Steam Houses on the game, and with classes and everything, the replayability is endless.

  2. Minecraft is a very fun game. I love Minecraft as much as Terraria. The only reason I put Terraria first is for the clickbait. Just kidding, I feel it is underplayed and Minecraft already has enough publicity.

  3. Hollow Knight - read my other article (read Sam’s article, as well).

  4. Super Raft Boat Together is a masterpiece and needs attention. It is not for everyone, but it is for me.

  5. Halo Reach - Its Halo, enough said.

  6. Core Keepers need attention, so give it attention.

The Bad:

  1. Valheim -  I have no problem with this game, other than it refuses to run on my PC.

  2. Friday Night Funkin’ -  my problem with the game is its “music,” I have listened to that stuff, and it hurts me;  it is just a fancy alarm siren.  Oh, my favorite song is not like this, well, too bad. Every FNF song is the exact same. 

  3. Fortnite -  the problem with this game is not content wise; the problem is the young fanbase who are relentlessly toxic occasionally, I know it is only a few people who play who are toxic but those people ruin the experience for me, I personally believe that their are better shooter games to play. Fortnite is a fine game, I do not love the concept of emoting. It seems a bit daunting to me, but other than that my only problem is the occasional toxic player.

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by Craig Adkins

I’m going to review what I think is a great game. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It has a great story. You were asleep for 100 years, and you lost your memory. If I were to tell you why, it would spoil too much of the game. After everything is, well, organized, you go outside to the real world. You have to survive and collect resources. You learn more of the story along the way. Next, it has fighting. You need weapons and bows to help you survive. There are LOTS of monsters. You also need armor in all the fighting. And finally, it keeps you entertained! There are lots of turning points and challenges. You never get a break! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: play now!

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Disenchanted by Avalina Brannen

This year at the D23 expo which is  a convention that Disney holds to tell the general public about all the upcoming things that are to be expected in the near future.. In the movie portion they talked about an Enchanted 2 called Disenchanted. By the trailer we can see that it starts with the main character Giselle looking for new houses and to be honest it's a little bit boring. Until you get to where other magical characters show up.  By the looks of the trailer it seems as if she turns evil only that she goes back and forth because in it she says, ”I wished for a fairy tale and its all gone terribly wrong,or terribly right.” then at the end she says “Wicked good, (gasp)”.  .It almost seems like there's two sides of her on top of that in the trailer it says “when the clock hits 12 things will never be the same again!” which is probably a warning that if the clock hits midnight then everything will be in that fairytale that she wished for.

Now this is Enchanted's sequel we're talking about there's going to be a lot of singing, a lot of dancing and  so much magic.Theres going to be wishes for animals coming to life even paper coming to life because why not.  Now for some reason if you didn’t see the first Enchanted film then you better go see it before Thanksgiving or when it comes out go on an Enchanted watching spree. It really doesn't matter.  What we have know this looks like a good movie and a good sequel which isn’t natural because of this i have gotten some feedback from some other people .I was very surprised by the results and it turns out a lot of people haven’t seen the first movie Enchanted so in my opinion I would go watch it but its not everyones cup of tea..Except there was a little bit of a split on whether people liked it or not. Some people are excited when the majority don’t know because they haven't seen the first movie.  The comments I have gotten on it are that some people think it’s not something that they would like and others say that it's not their cup of tea.

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Christmas Movies Through Time by Ella Caldwell and Audra Miller

The First Christmas Movie - 1898

The first Christmas film ever shown on a screen was called “Santa Claus”. It was shown in 1889. It was a 1 minute and 16 second film that came from the U.K. This movie is about a child that is in bed, and Santa brings a christmas tree and toys down the chimney. What we can see from the graney film is Santa is wearing a cape or robe like Santa outfit. He looks more like a wizard than Santa.

Worlds first Christmas Movie (Santa Clause 1898 Original film unedited and unchanged) 

This is the film itself if you want to watch it.

The Christmas movies continue - 1910’s and 20’s

The christmas movies in this era were like the first one. They were black and white and tended to be very short. Most are around 15 minutes long. Although there were a couple that ranged up to 40 minutes. In the 1920’s there weren’t many christmas movies made in the 1920’s. But the ones that were, were also very short. And they were black and white, and live action.

More Christmas movies in the - 1930’s and 40’s

There are lots of great classics from the 30’s and 40’s. Some from the 30’s are “A Christmas Carol” , “Christmas Comes but Once a Year”, “Scrooge”, and “The Night Before Christmas’.  It’s interesting because some are only 7 or 8 minutes long. But others are reaching an hour long. Most of these movies are still live action, but there are a couple animated ones. Although in the 40’s they are all ranging from 1 hour and 40 minutes long to two hours. But pretty much all of these movies are live action.

Change in Christmas movies - 1950’s and 60’s

Christmas movies in this era got longer to almost 2hr’s long. All live action ones are black and white but animated ones started to show up more. Some of the movies included “The Miracle on 34th Street”, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, and “Santa Clause Conquers the Martins”.

Even More Christmas movies - 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s

In the 70’s there were a lot of remakes. But some new films were “Silent Night, Bloody Night” and “ Christmas Eve on Sesame Street”. In the 80’s there was another “Scrooged” remake. But there is also, “Ernest Saves Christmas”, “One Christmas Magic”, and “A Hobo’s Christmas”. Some movies in the 90’s included “Home Alone”, “A Nightmare Before Christmas”, “Jingle All the Way”, “Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas”, and “A Miracle on 34th Street”.

Christmas Movies Now - 2000’s to present day

There are countless christmas movies made since the 2000’s but some are “The Polar Express”, “Love Actually” and “Christmas with the Kranks”. Some from the 2010’s are the new “The Grinch”, “The Night Before” and “Noelle”. Most movies in this time period were live action but there were some that were animated. And they were all in color. They were also all 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours long.

What Every Sports Video Game Should Do (Opinion): by Macon Workman

Now I’m all for sports games from Madden to PGA to NHL, and a lot more. But I think we can all agree spending $70 for every new version of the game each year is a waste of money. Because NBA2k, Madden, and NHL definitely don’t make the graphics or gameplay better each year. The only thing they focus on is getting money from people buying the game, getting money from the Ultimate Teams in the game. 

Let's start with a comparison now. Let's start with the game Fortnite is definitely not as popular as it used to be, but when it was released five years ago everyone went crazy about it. Also instead of making Fortnite 1 and Fortnite 1 Legend Edition etc.,  They just made one simple game which they updated maybe 2-3 times a year. That's what Madden and NBA2k should be, but I also think we all know this will never happen. 

Because of one word MONEY! 

Thats what these giant companies want each year. Look, we put a new number on the title, added the new players, and also added some new cards in MyTeam. That gives you a top 5 game of the year. 


Going back to money there have been 19 NBA2k’s averaging about $70 each. So some quick math 19x70=$1,330 just to play the same game! You could buy 10 pairs of Airpods with that amount of money! You could get 1,330 McDonalds iced tea with that amount of money, that's just ridiculous. 

So in conclusion, even though this is what every sports gamer wants, it will never happen because giant companies want even more money.

The Best Pokemon Video Games for the Nintendo Switch System. By Craig Adkins & Anthony Poust


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5. New Pokemon Snap-

This game came out on April 30th, 2021. You go around the world in a safety pod holding your trusty camera. Your goal in this game is to take really good photos of as much pokemon as you can! There are also special pokemon that illuminate. If you get a photo of one of these, you’ll probably get four platinum stars! (Stars are how your photos are graded.) You can get bronze stars, silver stars, gold stars, and platinum stars! Show people online your best photos!- New Pokemon Snap.

4. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl-

This game was a remake from Pokemon Diamond & Pearl. This game was released November 21, 2021. I remember the shaymin glitch that let you catch shaymin before the shaymin release. (Shaymin is a rare Pokemon.) The Grand Underground was one of the best parts of the game where you can catch lots of pokemon. But, I’ll never forgive the game for not letting me get glasses!- Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

3. Pokemon Legends: Arceus-

This was first released on January 28, 2022. The first pokemon game of the series that was open world. You can catch pokemon without battling, and ride all sorts of pokemon. This game takes place in ancient times. This is also the first game where you can move your player during a battle. This game is also the first game where you can catch the rare pokemon, arceus without a code. But, you needed to catch EVERY SINGLE POKEMON to do it. Which Anthony has done. And Craig has ALMOST done it.- Pokemon Legends: Arceus-

2. Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu & Let’s Go Eevee

The first pokemon games for switch They came out on November 18th, 2018. They were amazing. Taking place in the Kanto region, you were able to ride, catch, and much more with your pokemon friends. One of the best and worst things that was added to the pokemon franchise was the GO park complex. Once arriving in Fuschia City, the GO park complex became available. You would be able to transfer pokemon from Pokemon GO to Let’s Go Pikachu & Let’s Go Eevee…. But, you could never get them back in Pokemon GO. It made completing the pokedex a lot easier, but I lost my strongest pokemon in Pokemon GO, Melmettal, when I sent a lot of pokemon to Let’s Go Pikachu & Let’s Go Eevee. Now it lives in Anthony’s Pokemon Sword & Shield game.- Pokemon let’s go Pikachu & Let’s go Eevee.

 Which brings us to NUMBER ONE

1.Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield

This game set expectations high. It was released November 15, 2019.With Scorbunny, Sobble & Grookey, you would set off in the brand new Galar region. With the best color and 3D graphics 

The Pokemon Company has made so far. With a whopping 400 Pokemon, it takes dedication to complete the poke-dex. Later, Pokemon released a DLC Expansion pass that let you travel to the Crown Tundra & Isle Of Armor. In the Isle Of Armor, you would train, battle, & bond with your Pokemon. In the Crown Tundra, You would adventure with your Pokemon and catch legendary Pokemon. The Pokemon company made a smart move, letting you be able to catch every single legendary pokemon from all the old games. Your goal at the start is to beat the champion, Leon. Can YOU beat Leon? Try in this amazing game- Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Happy Gaming! - Craig Adkins & Anthony Poust

Ranking A Bunch Of Random Desserts by Sam Rockmore

At this point, listing everything I wrote will be a pain so I’ll cut to the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: If you disagree with me, you’re wrong. Raisin Cookies are a crime against humanity. To heal your brain, play Xenoblade Chronicles 2,  eat three cans of whipped cream, fight your basement demon, then apply bandages.

12. Raisin Cookies are a crime against humanity; the devil’s chocolate chips. These are horrible. Imagine you wake up on a snowy December morning to the heavenly smell of chocolate chip cookies. One is waiting for you on the coffee table; you take a bite of this delectable cookie and realize; it’s not Chocolate, it’s raisins. You spiral into a homicidal frenzy. Raisin cookies are the birthplace of murderers. 

11. Year-old Starburst; if you like rocks and gravel, you’ll love year-old starburst. If you enjoy having teeth, don’t eat these. It’s as hard as a brick, but it’s also sticky.

10. Brick. It’s essentially a year old starburst, but not sticky, and tastes like an old school, like this one.

9. Stale Cookie, there’s not much to say about this one except for the fact that it tastes like a normal cookie, but extra annoyingly crunchy.

8. Cupcakes are severely overrated. This doesn’t mean that I don’t like cupcakes; something can be good and overrated at the same time. (Meyer Dairy’s chocolate milk is an excellent example of this). The actual pastry part is bland, which makes the frosting the main focus. Cupcakes are great when done right; the frosting is meant to complement the cupcake, not the other way around. Cupcakes are a careful equilibrium, and have to be done right to be good.

7. Cake. You can’t go wrong with a good cake. A baked cake can be as good as an Ice Cream cake, but the issue is, people don’t have time or good recipes nowadays to make good cakes. A good cake requires a good baker, which sadly aren’t very common. I’m lucky to have parents that are excellent bakers, and I’ve been baking a lot myself. Overall, cakes are good, but vary greatly. If you want a good cake, learn to bake.

6. Brownies are difficult to mess up. Sweet and chocolatey, they almost always taste good. Unlike cake, brownies are very simple, and a simple trip to the grocery store can yield good brownies, but if you find them not living up to the decadent chocolate dream, try this recipe: https://bakingamoment.com/simply-perfect-brownies-from-scratch/ I sincerely hope the link works on the actual newspaper site, too.

5. Lemon Squares are awesome. I’ve only made them with the box powder, and it’s still amazing. The awesome lemon part is both sour and sweet at the same time and the powdered sugar seals the deal and complements the lemon so well. Awesome.

4. Ice Cream Cake is less variable than normal cake. It’s just ice cream formed into a cake. Really not much to say here except… STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM IS DISGUSTING. That’s right, I said it, and I’ll say it again: Strawberry ice cream is disgusting. One more time just to emphasize this: Strawberry ice cream is disgusting. Strawberries are good. Strawberry ice cream is gross, trivial, and demon inducing. Please. Please don’t buy this, that makes the company want to make more, meaning more of this horrid garbage. If you or someone you love enjoys this stuff, I suggest that you seek an exorcist. 

3. Chocolate chip cookies are amazing, they’re as simple as brownies, and taste heavenly, that is, if they’re chocolate chip cookies and not raisins. There’s really no flaws with these guys

2. Whipped cream is the best food. Creamy, sweet, what else is there to say?

1.  Chocolate Milk is even better; the holy liquid. It’s variable, yes, but Byler’s easily puts choccy milk on top. I wouldn’t count this as a dessert, but it’s just the best.

5 Kids Halloween Movies by Heidi Hoffman 

  1.  Coraline

  2.  Hocus Pocus 

  3.  Ghostbusters 

  4.  Gremlins 

  5.  The Witches

I ranked these specific movies because they are some of the most popular Halloween movies. I suggest that if you are into somewhat scary halloween movies that won’t give you night terrors, these are the most perfect movies for you!

Terrible Dad Jokes by Scott Adkins

Sometimes jokes are so stupid, so terrible, so annoying that people want to punch you, they earn the title of “DAD JOKE!”  Here are some classics:

Doctor: Sir, I have your test results back…

Patient: Did I pass? 

Doctor: You will soon.

Customer: I would like to buy a bagel with cream cheese, please.

Vender: Sorry, we only take cash.

Man: Do you have any kids?

Woman: I have one that’s just under two.

Man: I know what one is, thank you.

Doctor: I got your eye exam results back.

Patient: Can I see them?

Doctor: Probably not.

Patient: My back hurts whenever I wake up in the morning.

Doctor: Then wake up in the afternoon.

Wife: You are officially the cheapest man on earth.

Husband: I’m not buying it.

Wife: Did you just watch me fall and spill laundry all over myself?

Husband: Yes, I watched it all unfold.


Waiter: Comfortable, sir?

Man: No, come for food.


Daughter: Dad, how do I cast spells?

Dad: You just follow the instructions.

Daughter: Which instructions?

Dad: Yes, that’s the one.


Man: Can you help me? I don’t know what room I’m in.

Worker: Don’t worry sir, this room is called “The Lobby.”


Kid: Dad, I’m cold.

Dad: Then just go stand in the corner.

Kid: Why would I do that?

Dad: Because it’s 90 degrees.


Man 1: Why did your wife divorce you?

Man 2: She said I had such a bad sense of direction, I don’t know my lefts and rights.

Man 1: What did you do after she said that.

Man 2: I got so mad, I right.


Man: (Enters restaurant) Are there any available seats?

Waiter: Sorry, you’ll have to wait first.

Man: Ok. Can I take your order, sir?


Man: I’m just so afraid of dark, empty places.

Therapist: A void?

Man: Great advice!


Man: I saw a truck that had four wheels and flies.

Man 2: That’s impossible, sir.

Man: Yes it is, you’ve seen a garbage truck, right?


Kid: Hey Dad, did you know 10+10 and 11+11 equals the same thing?

Dad: No it doesn't!

Kid: Yes it does! 10+10 equals twenty, and 11+11 equals..

Dad: Twenty-two! Wait…


Customer: (Holds up muffin) is this gluten free?

Baker: No, you’ll still have to pay for it.


Man: When’s your birthday?

Woman: March 1st.

Man:(Marches) Okay, now when’s your birthday?

Are .io Games Really Multiplayer? by Ishaan Pareek

We’ve all probably played io games sometime in our life. If you didn’t know what .io games are, they are online multiplayer games that are free to play and relatively easy to learn how to play. The .io extension is the country extension for the British Indian Ocean, but it is used in .io games, and it is a pretty nice break from the common extensions like .com. But did you think that you were playing with actual people? Well, the chances are that the .io game you played had bots. Bots are programmed to act like people playing the game in real life, with some bad at the game and some good. A good example of bots in a .io game is Paper.io 2. You spawn randomly in a map in the ongoing match of bots fighting each other, and you would play like you usually would, thinking you are playing in a multiplayer game. However, as you are dropped into the arena, not every bot is out to get you. Some bots will attack you, some will defend themselves, and some will attack other bots. This is all to make the game incredibly realistic and to make it seem like you are playing in a real server. So why do the game developers do this? There is only one reason: Money. You play an actual multiplayer game on a server, which the game developers have to pay for. When you play an actual multiplayer game, your client, which is a piece of software on your device that translates your controls into binary or some type of computer code, translates your commands and sends the data via your internet or network to a server. All the players do this, and the server collects their information. The server then sends the data via the internet/network to your game, and the game loads what other players are doing and what you are. While there still are .io games that are multiplayer, most of them are just botted servers. Nevertheless, playing .io games is still somewhat fun, even though you are likely playing against AI.

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Inside Out Movie Review - SPOILER REVIEW By Addy Lloyd 

Stars (out of 5): ★★★★★

Inside Out is about a girl named Joy with all her different teenage emotions, and those emotions are portrayed as real characters inside her head in the movie. The four emotions taking up space in Joy’s head are Sadness, Disgust, Anger, and Fear. Each of these characters acts like you’d expect most of the time. 

Many people probably think this is so basic, so why would I give this movie five stars? 

Because when I first watched it, it was tew! Keep in mind this movie came out in 2015. This movie's animation, storytelling, and even voice acting surprised the world, making over $800 million at the box office. 

But this movie was more than just a cash grab because it took over five years to make and Pixar and Disney put their work into it to make it a sad, happy, and even inspiring movie, which for me gives it five stars. It makes me happy when a studio puts this much work into one movie and is proud of it when they're done with it. So what do you think about inside out? 

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Bullet Train by Felix Sawers

Brad Pitt's job in Bullet Train was amazing and in my opinion it was a really fun movie to watch. It had action and humor without making it too dark or too boring. The movie is mostly set inside a bullet train where the main protagonist is Brad Pitt’s character which is introduced as Ladybug since he's so unlucky. The main bad guy is called the White Death. He hired two people with a briefcase full of money to deliver it to him at the end of the Bullet Train. Another important event in the movie is that a character's child gets pushed off a roof and the dad comes into the train to get revenge on the person who did it, who happens to be on the same train. 

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MLB: The Show Coming April 5th by Jude Rhymer 


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MLB The Show is a Major League Baseball video game, and the newest edition is ready for this year’s release. This year MLB: The Show 22 is coming out to stores Tuesday, April 5th. Pre-orders for the digital version began on April 1st. MLB: The Show 22 will have new features, including the new “City Connect” uniforms. Let's dive into it.

Nintendo Switch: MLB: The Show 22 debuted on Xbox last year and is expanding its territories yet again. The game is coming to Nintendo Switch this year, which is a big addition to getting more fans on the game. The only possible problem with this is going to be the lack of internet connection with the switch. The 30 fps (frames per second) could cause lag against Playstation and Xbox players, but other than that, it's a great idea.

New Legends: Every year, MLB: The Show games add new legend players. For example, MLB: The Show 21 added baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez. This year, we are expected to see Randy Johnson, Mike Mussina, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Dontrelle Willis, and Joe Mauer. We’ve been waiting to see Randy Johnson come to the game for a while now, and I bet people are excited to see Joe Mauer and Chase Utley, as well as all the other newcomers added to the game.

New Mechanics: This year, Co-op mode is coming to the game. This makes it so that you can do 2v2 and 3v3 online with friends. They also added a feature where all fielders can make perfect throws using the throwing meter. These new mechanics always seem to impress players, and I can’t wait to see them in game.