'Donkey Kong Country Returns'

Donkey Kong Country Returns

When I got Super Nintendo at the tender age of 11, I had to play Donkey Kong Country because it was the only game I had. It turned out to be a lot of fun, but so frustratingly hard that I grew to be a bit of a potty mouth. More than 14 years later, Donkey Kong Country Returns (released in November on Wii) brings back old memories of exciting platforming gameplay - and some stress-induced vulgarities.

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Scott Naumann and friend in Five Card MurderComedy

Double Wider: Murder at the Chitlin County Fair and Five Card Murder

The Lodge Hotel and Skellington Manor

Friday, December 10, and Friday, December 17, 6:30 p.m.

 

When I first heard that Five Card Murder - the latest interactive comedy by the Quad Cities' It's a Mystery troupe - concerned a killing that takes place during a poker game, I thought it sounded like an ideal setup for big, juicy laughs. Then, a couple weeks later, some friends emptied my pockets in a poker game of our own. Now I'm just feeling enormous empathy for the killer.

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