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The NES had Some Pretty Good Shmups
Despite hardware limitations, the NES was a haven for some fantastic scrolling shoot-em-ups. For its time and even by today’s standards, the NES is one of the most versatile game consoles ever created. For the most part, action/adventure platformers were the meat and potatoes of the NES library, but there was no shortage of RPGs,…
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PS1 Game prices are out of control – but for some, it’s the perfect time to buy
Prices of video games have been on the rise over the last year, but you don’t need me to tell you that. Just take a look at all of the articles posted here at Ghettogamer.net and you’ll see prices have been skyrocketing since the start of the pandemic. Now, the more extreme prices of some…
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Top 5 Game Developers of the 1990s
This perennially popular decade will likely go down as the “Good Ole’ Days” of gaming. Whether it featured the greatest amount high-quality games is of course up for debate, but I don’t think anyone can deny that it was the most inventive and seminal era in the industry. There were dozens of studios that stood…
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Retro Review: Gyruss for NES
Gyruss is like the bastard love child of Galaga and Tempest, set to the music of Bach. Weird.
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Switch Online SNES games that did not make the cut
When Nintendo announced the Switch Online SNES games, I was… well, I was expecting more.
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Honest Review – The Adventures of Bayou Billy on NES
But is there more to Bayou Billy than the insane difficulty? Is it worth picking up at all? I had never played it until this week, and it’s time to give this swamp-crawl a try, and an honest review. So let’s check it out!
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Contra Rogue Corps was Doomed by Nostalgia
Konami can’t manufacture our childhood gaming memories, but I still think they missed an opportunity to create something that fans would agree to love. Something that at least scratches the same itch as the original games, and at least acknowledges the greatness of those classics.
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Spooky Retro Games I’m playing this October
This list includes things I’ve already got, and a few things that I’ve neglected to pick up, but definitely want to try this month. And this is just the start of my creepy October list!
