Lunar Journey

  • 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…

  • Top 5 First-Person Shooters on the Nintendo 64

    Top 5 First-Person Shooters on the Nintendo 64

    We’ve declared these the top 5 fps games on the N64 and we’re sticking to our guns. Originally released in 1996, the Nintendo 64 is easily one of the best video game consoles of all time. If you were gaming in the 90s and early 2000s, there’s a good chance you were gripping that weird…

  • Murdered: Soul Suspect Review – Deadly Disappointment

    Murdered: Soul Suspect Review – Deadly Disappointment

    Murdered: Soul Suspect is a 3rd person adventure/puzzle game with stealth elements. It was developed by Airtight Games and published by Square Enix and was released for a variety of consoles as well as PC. I love detective stories. So when I heard there was a game where you play as the ghost of a…

  • Switch Online SNES games that did not make the cut

    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.

  • NES games with split personalities

    NES games with split personalities

    These multitasking titles can smash together completely different genres to make a uniquely blended experience. Does it usually work? Results vary, especially in the 8-bit era. So, let’s take a look at some notable multi-genre NES games.

  • The Ultimate Guide to Collecting Retro Games

    The Ultimate Guide to Collecting Retro Games

    just about anywhere you search for retro games, you’ll get smacked upside the eyeballs by massive retro collections that take up entire rooms. That’s cool. Really cool, actually. But it’s probably not something you can achieve overnight. And honestly, it’s not really practical for most people.

  • Mighty No. 9 “Mega” Review

    Mighty No. 9 “Mega” Review

    I will say one amazing thing this game has going for it is a 3 hour credits sequence. So there’s that.

  • Honest Review – The Adventures of Bayou Billy on NES

    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!

  • Pathway Review – Nazi Zombies in the Desert

    Pathway Review – Nazi Zombies in the Desert

    Pathway on the PC, developed by Robotality and published by Chucklefish is really a unique spin on the turn-based squad strategy genre, with full fanfare given to the Indiana Jones universe, from the enemies and locations, to the epic soundtrack.

  • Three ways Link’s Awakening breaks Zelda tradition

    Three ways Link’s Awakening breaks Zelda tradition

    The Legend of Zelda series has re-invented itself time and time again. When you think about it, change is one of the landmark aspects of the massively popular franchise.

  • Into the Dead II – Nintendo Switch Review

    Into the Dead II – Nintendo Switch Review

    Into the Dead II for Switch is different. It’s… (gasp) a mobile game! So the real question is: Does Into the Dead II for Switch justify its $35 price tag? Maybe.

  • Nanotale – Typing Chronicles now in Early Access

    Nanotale – Typing Chronicles now in Early Access

    Nanotale – Typing Chronicles is a fantasy adventure set deep in a moody forest with all sorts of interesting inhabitants. These inhabitants include lots of friendly NPCs…

  • GG’s Top 5 NES Games for Under 10 Bucks

    GG’s Top 5 NES Games for Under 10 Bucks

    The idea behind that video sums up the whole premise of The Ghetto Gamer: How to get started retro gaming and expand your collection without wasting money! The video was also a great excuse to share a few favorite retro games that may have been overlooked.