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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…

  • PS3 Prices Have Officially Exploded (and they’re not done)

    PS3 Prices Have Officially Exploded (and they’re not done)

    The Playstation 3 has been my favorite console lately. Yes, I know I’m late as hell to that party, but that’s kind of how I do. About a year ago I made it my mission (or really, more of a side-quest) to start collecting for the PS3 before prices shot through the roof.  Well, guess…

  • Are Emulators Illegal for Retro Gaming?

    Are Emulators Illegal for Retro Gaming?

    Many retro gamers have asked the question: Are emulators illegal?  The answer is no; you can download them without a problem. Don’t get excited, though. The emulators are legal, but they are kind of useless on their own. So, if you were looking to get your hands on some free classic games while following the letter…

  • Starburst Slots: Reviewing the Most Popular Slots Game

    Starburst Slots: Reviewing the Most Popular Slots Game

    The UK gambling industry is booming, with the Gambling Commission reporting revenue of £14.3 billion in the year from October 2018 to September 2019. Statistics also show that the largest sector of the market by far is online gambling, which accounts for over 38% of the entire market share. The most popular form of online…

  • Mario 35 is Dead. Fill the Void with these Switch Retro Games.

    Mario 35 is Dead. Fill the Void with these Switch Retro Games.

    The Nintendo Gods giveth, and the Nintendo Gods taketh away. And apparently the Nintendo Gods hateth money, because a lot of people were enjoying Super Mario 35 and were willing to pay to play. Myself included. The good news is that Super Mario 35 was just one of Nintendo’s nostalgic offerings, albeit a good one.…

  • Breaking Down Ridiculous N64 Prices in 2021

    Breaking Down Ridiculous N64 Prices in 2021

    So I may have been writing too much lately about the state of the classic gaming market. But can you blame me? Over the course of this year, Playstation 3 prices have gone through the roof, we’ve seen Playstation 2 game prices explode, with Wii U and PS Vita games on the verge of a…

  • Affordable Alternatives to Overrated (Overpriced) SNES Games

    Affordable Alternatives to Overrated (Overpriced) SNES Games

    I’m not sure there’s any more divisive statement in the retro game collecting community than “This is the MOST OVERRATED SNES game (or insert whatever console you want to fight about) ever!” Of course, we’re all entitled to our little opinions. But let’s face it: When you’re dealing with retro collectors, pretty much any absolute…

  • PS3 “Holy Grails” to Collect Now

    PS3 “Holy Grails” to Collect Now

    My own tradition when it comes to buying game consoles is to wait for the next one to come out, then get all the games I wanted for the last generation. Dirt cheap! And not to toot my own horn, but it’s a strategy that’s served me well for many years and sort of defined…

  • The Best Retro Casino Games

    The Best Retro Casino Games

    We live in an age where new entertainment is always in demand. New television shows, new movies, new video games, new books; the only problem is, after a while, there isn’t anything ‘new’ left! But this isn’t a problem for casino games developers. The industry isn’t like the video game industry, it doesn’t need new…

  • Isn’t it time you grew up and stopped playing games? 

    Isn’t it time you grew up and stopped playing games? 

    This is the question I asked myself at the age of 25, I’d finished university, I was in a relationship, just bought my first house and moved out of the parental home, it was time to grow up and stop playing video games, the year was 2000 and I’d just thrown a Commodore Amiga into…

  • Massively Underrated Pokémon Types

    Massively Underrated Pokémon Types

    My criteria for this list is fairly flexible, as I’m not focusing solely on strength of types. It will play a part in the choices, but strength output and defensive stats are not the only factors—there’s also the impact of design, and overall impact on the world.  For instance: Electric Pokémon are relatively high on…

  • Final Fantasy 7 Compilation Coming to Mobile with Ever Crisis

    Final Fantasy 7 Compilation Coming to Mobile with Ever Crisis

    Off the release of the highly anticipated and wildly successful Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Square Enix has jumped back into the idea of 7 as a franchise. With the announcement of Ever Crisis, a retelling of the compilation of FF7 media that was released in the 2004-2007 period, the company seems to be putting all…

  • 10 Bizarre DOS Games That You Need to Try

    10 Bizarre DOS Games That You Need to Try

    Today I want to talk about bizarre DOS games. I didn’t actually own a computer until I was in my teens, so the DOS generation passed me by. In fact, most computer games did. Admittedly, there are tons of bizarre games out there, not just in DOS, but DOS games did provide a certain unintentional…