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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…

July 8, 2024
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,…

May 20, 2024
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.

May 10, 2024
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…

January 26, 2021
5 Weird new abilities in Pokemon Sword and Shield, and how they might work in competitive

Ever thought about diving into the competitive scene of… Pokemon? Believe it or not, the online competitive community in Pokemon has been alive and thriving since 2011, reaching new heights with brand new installments debuting November of this year, Pokemon Sword and Shield.

September 13, 2019
Retro Review – Super Mario World, SNES

Super Mario World mesmerized me from the moment I played it in 1992 (Europe). With its bright visuals, catchy music and great gameplay, it was everything I didn’t even know I wanted from a Mario game.

September 12, 2019
Blasphemous – Launch Trailer Reaction

So here’s a giant bleeding baby tearing Conehead’s limbs off. And–I can’t stress this enough–Nintendo once refused to allow blood in Mortal Kombat.

September 11, 2019
The People vs. GameStop

They rely on their customers to supply games to keep their stores running. If you don’t like the price GameStop offers for buying your games, don’t sell your games there!

September 10, 2019
Secret of Mana composer has a new 16-bit album that might blow your mind.

Hiroki Kikuta, the iconic composer behind Secret of Mana, Trials of Mana, Soul Calibur V, Shining Blade, and many other games, quietly released a 16-bit epic called The Unbreakable Unity: Memory of Nostalgic S-NES Sound on Bandcamp. The Unbreakable Unity by Hiroki Kikuta This “album” consists of one epic track, clocking in at just under…

September 6, 2019
What’s up with the SNES games for Nintendo Switch Online?

…and other observations and lukewarm takes from Nintendo Direct Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct broadcast left all us fans with a LOT to think about. Doom 64 for Nintendo Switch For me, the announcement that Doom 64 is coming to the Switch on November 22 was the greatest moment of my whole life. The birth of my…

September 5, 2019
SNES Pro Controller for Switch, PC, and Android – Hardware Review

It’s all the buttons and stuff you need to play the latest games, but packed into the familiar and compact form of a classic SNES controller.

September 4, 2019
Ghetto Gamer Magazine

I wanted to create Ghetto Gamer Magazine, an homage to my favorite publication of all time, Nintendo Power. I spent a few months looking into it and decided – like pretty much every other print magazine – that the cost and effort just weren’t worth it.

September 3, 2019
Mekabolt Review

The physics and controls are stiff and can lead to a lot of cheap deaths. Add to that the fact that all hazards are insta-kill and it can get frustrating in short order.

September 2, 2019
Astral Chain – Delivering the Verdict

I’ve been burned before, where I spend full price on a new release, only to be disappointed. So naturally I’m checking out every Astral Chain review and listening hard to what the community has to say about it.

August 31, 2019
My Most Wanted Games – Nintendo Switch 2019

The much-hyped Astral Chain is one of my most anticipated games for Nintendo Switch 2019. Tons of people are talking and excited about it. But I probably won’t get it. Why?

August 30, 2019
Timespinner Review | 2-Minute Reviews

A quick video review of this quality Metroidvania, available on Steam, Switch, and XBox One.

August 29, 2019

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