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  • One Man’s Quest to Review Every 16-Bit Game

    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…

  • 16 Underrated NES Games

    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,…

  • Final Fantasy vs Dragon Warrior pt 1: A deep dive into JRPGs for the NES

    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.

  • The 15 Best Sega Dreamcast RPGs

    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…

  • Why the Diablo II Remaster is Bound to Disappoint

    Why the Diablo II Remaster is Bound to Disappoint

    Now, there are rumors that a Diablo II remaster is on the way, and I honestly don’t think Blizzard should bother.

  • Review: Fusion Wired Gaming Headset from PowerA

    Review: Fusion Wired Gaming Headset from PowerA

    PowerA does a fine job packing their products. Especially compared to some other headsets I’ve seen at this price point. The box arrived in all its green glory, with the headset packed in a fitted-plastic tray with a cover to prevent chafing during shipment. The microphone was fitted into a slot on the tray, as…

  • Endzone: A World Apart Review

    Endzone: A World Apart Review

    Following an apocalyptic nuclear incident, the few surviving humans are forced to live in underground facilities called “endzones.” The game takes place 150 years later, as humans are emerging from the endzones and back onto the surface to begin… well, you know: city-building.

  • Dragon Warrior Monsters: How A Top Game Boy Color RPG Went Practically Unnoticed

    Dragon Warrior Monsters: How A Top Game Boy Color RPG Went Practically Unnoticed

    Dragon Warrior Monsters (DWM) is a Game Boy Color RPG that had all the makings of a masterpiece, but it never got the international success of similar titles. Why? Well, it was going head to head with the juggernaut that is Pokémon.

  • Alien Scumbags brings 8 bits of carnage to Steam

    Alien Scumbags brings 8 bits of carnage to Steam

    Monster Finger Games has mashed up your favorite franchises into a horror parody platformer. Alien Scumbags packs an impressive amount of content into a shiny little package. It’s a 2D, 8-bit platformer with cheeky nods to classic action, horror, and sci fi franchises like DOOM, Duke Nukem, Halo (the main protagonist is Master Chef), Aliens,…

  • A Biased Opinion on Spider Man 2018 (PS4)

    A Biased Opinion on Spider Man 2018 (PS4)

    “With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility” Those who follow me on Twitter have probably seen my posts about this game and how much I love it. I can’t hide the bias I have for Spider-Man and Spider-Man games but I will try to remain objective. Spider-Man was released in 2018 by Insomiac games. The game…

  • Why Final Fantasy VIII is NOT One of the Top PS1 RPGs

    Why Final Fantasy VIII is NOT One of the Top PS1 RPGs

    FFVIII isn’t on the top of most PS1 RPG lists, but it probably should be. Here’s why. It’s easy to label Final Fantasy VIII as divisive when comparing it to other PS1 RPGs. Some people believe that it belongs on the short-list for the best RPG on the system, while others think it doesn’t even…

  • Dogurai for PS4 – Game Boy aesthetics in a tough platformer

    Dogurai for PS4 – Game Boy aesthetics in a tough platformer

    If Mega Man and Ninja Gaiden had a pet together… it would be Dogurai on PS4, Steam, and Switch Looking for a retro-style platforming game that is reminiscent of old Gameboy boy games? Dogurai is here to slice through the competition. The game has eight stages with countless enemies to hack and slash you way…

  • Why A Final Fantasy VI Remake Should Have Happened First

    Why A Final Fantasy VI Remake Should Have Happened First

    …or why a Final Fantasy 3 remake should have, if you prefer North American numbers. The Final Fantasy VII Remake has been released, and it’s safe to say that the critical reception has been good. Still, I can’t help but think what could have been if they had chosen instead to create a Final Fantasy…

  • Grow a Cannabis Empire in Blaze Revolutions

    Grow a Cannabis Empire in Blaze Revolutions

    Grow your empire. Then smoke it? Here’s our Blaze Revolutions review. I don’t know how you spent your 4/20 this 2020, but I spent it growing my marijuana empire in the new stealth/tycoon hybrid Blaze Revolution on Steam. Does that sound like a real thing? A stealth/tycoon hybrid? I’ve never heard of such a thing,…

  • Recover Memories and Redeem Dementia in Ether One (PS4)

    Recover Memories and Redeem Dementia in Ether One (PS4)

    Tackle the topic of dementia head-on in an emotional walking simulator/collect-em-up on PS4 and Steam.

  • 52 Best Super Nintendo Games that are Still Cheap

    52 Best Super Nintendo Games that are Still Cheap

    We ransacked the entire catalog of SNES games to find the best play value to grow your retro collection. (April 2020)