# Some Banger Video Essays for Your Viewing Pleasure – Nintendo Hero, PostMesmeric, and PGReviews If you couldn't tell this morning, I've been catching up on link posts. It's been a hectic month and I needed a good morning blogging session. These video essays from my pals should enter your queue for the weekend. ### [What Drives Me to Explore in Video Games?](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yg7RBqRqNsY) by Nintendo Hero <div class=iframe-container> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yg7RBqRqNsY?si=4qZ46OLGjVAMYeh6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> Nintendo Hero ponders throughout this one. I like that there is no concrete conclusion. It's more just thinking about exploration and the mechanics that make it enticing. When he mentioned *Mini Ninjas* as his first game he spent loads of time exploring in, that's when I felt truly old. 🫠 ### [I'll Always Love Sonic 3 & Knuckles](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uF9UcXcREio) by PostMesmeric <div class=iframe-container> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uF9UcXcREio?si=juLDVDk8TkgYESdg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> Post absolutely crushes this analysis of *Sonic 3 & Knuckles*. Intricate, detailed, and thoughtful from start to finish—both the game and the essay. ### [Mario Kart World is really cool and I love it.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xRpFBbEiSqg) by PGReviews <div class=iframe-container> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xRpFBbEiSqg?si=4NIXuS8-JxIbqQE4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> *Mario Kart World* is awesome. I might be out of loop with the online community and scene, but this game is imaginative and invigorating. PGReviews has great points and shows me just how much I have to learn about movement in this game still.