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One Man’s Quest to Review Every 16-Bit Game
I’ve played, reviewed, and documented my thoughts about every single game that was released in North America during the 16-bit era. Crazy, right? That’s 716 Super Nintendo, 704 Sega Genesis, and 95 TurboGrafx-16 games, for a grand total of 1,515 fourth-generation titles. Obviously, this begs two questions: Why would you do such a thing? My…
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Collecting retro Nintendo doesn’t have to be expensive, actually.
Greedy doodoo-heads seem determined to make my favorite hobby unaffordable. It’s been a little while since DKOldies started popping off on social media, but their legacy of severely overpriced retro games still lives on. For now, at least. Astute readers already know where I’m headed. Yes, this post exists in large part to promote the…
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16 Underrated NES Games
The Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most successful and most enduring video game consoles ever invented. Following the North American console crash, the NES emerged not only as the dominating force in home gaming, but as a pop culture icon so ubiquitous as to be almost unmatched in its ubiquitatious ubiquitosity! Mario, Metroid,…
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Final Fantasy vs Dragon Warrior pt 1: A deep dive into JRPGs for the NES
…in the Japanese version…a woman offers to sell puff-puff – a Japanese onomatopoeia for a girl rubbing her breasts in someone’s face, or juggling her own breasts. In the North American version, the woman sells tomatoes.
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The 15 Best Sega Dreamcast RPGs
Sega’s systems have had plenty of great RPGs, but like Rodney Dangerfield, they get no respect. Sega Dreamcast was a very intriguing system that never lived up to its full potential. Despite having internet connectivity and good graphics, the Dreamcast lacked the sales to keep up with the competition. Remember, the system suffered from the…
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Buy these Wii U and Vita games before prices skyrocket!
Gamesradar called it “one of the deepest, most engrossing RPGs in history” and “its best incarnation is on the PS Vita.” It was their number-one best PS Vita game. The Persona series is incredibly popular among gamers, and with this being released on a less-popular system it’s all but assured to have a smaller run.…
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The Price of PS2 Games is Exploding
. The price of PS2 games is exploding before our very eyes, and if you want some of these games, you’d better get them now before they get any more expensive.
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Not Everyone Loves Animal Crossing’s Summer Update
Nintendo spiced up island life this July by adding a brand-new area to explore right off your own island’s coast. Like so many others stuck in quarantine this year, I found myself in dire need of a distraction, and since I was already in the market for a new console, I treated myself to a…
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Why Phantasy Star III is Better Than You Remember
I believe Phantasy Star III deserves more praise for the unique elements it brought to gaming back in 1990. I’m not just saying this out of a sense of fanboy nostalgia, either. There’s none of that for this title.
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Every Legend of Zelda Game, Ranked by Sales
Nintendo’s follow-up to Phantom Hourglass probably sold poorly because… well, because it was the follow-up to Phantom Hourglass. You know what they say: fool me once, shame on you. Or whatever. Point being: Legend of Zelda fans were not excited to revisit the format of Phantom Hourglass. And like so many other Zelda fans, I…
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The Final Fantasy Fighting Game/RPG You Missed on PS1- Ehrgeiz!
What do you call it when you take a fighting game, slap an RPG on it, give it a healthy dose of anger-inducing mini games, and release it to the public? Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring.
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Why Super Mario 64 Still Holds Up Today – A Retrospective Review
The camera can sometimes get in the way of what you’re doing. Another thing that I noticed during my recent playthrough was that some of the levels were actually very small in size. Maybe they seemed bigger when I was younger, guess that’s the Mandela effect for you.
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Why is Retro Gaming on the Nintendo Switch Such a Hit?
…nothing can beat playing the original, 8-bit Legend of Zelda. Games like that, or Super Mario or Metroid or many of the others, having grown into such successful franchises with such loving fanbases, have enormous sentimental value to millions of adults in the gaming world.
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Opinion: Publishers Won’t Quit Until Mobile Gaming is Legitimate
Mobile gaming—for better or worse (I’m guessing worse)—is the future. But make no mistake. Publishers are determined to make the mobile-pocalypse real.
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Former Nintendo Power Employee Spills the Beans
I worked at Nintendo Power during the second half of 1996 and for the last three months they gave me Player’s Pulse. That was definitely the highlight of my time on staff. I got to pick letters to include, write responses to those letters, and pick the envelope art that was displayed on those pages.
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Beginner’s Guide for Magic: the Gathering Arena
Let guest writer Jesse Cramer be your Demonic Tutor in the fantastic world of MTG: Arena. If you’ve shied away from Magic: the Gathering because physical card games aren’t for you, it’s time to rethink your hesitation. This beginner’s guide for Magic: the Gathering Arena will give you every detail about playing the world’s most…
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Deus Ex 20th Anniversary Album Announced
Today Seattle-based Materia Collective announced Conspiravision: Deus Ex Remixed, an upcoming album featuring remixes by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos, composers for the original Deus Ex soundtrack.