Links Awakeing
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Timespinner Review | 2-Minute Reviews
A quick video review of this quality Metroidvania, available on Steam, Switch, and XBox One.