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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
10 NES Games that Totally Exist!

I was going to make this a “NES hidden gems” post, but I feel like the NES library is pretty much revealed AF and the “hidden” gem thing is becoming cliche. These games are 30+ years old and many of them may have…

September 24, 2019
Top 5 Revealed Tracks from Pokemon Sword and Shield

We only know so much of Galar region, with mere months left to go before we can finally experience the games. Here are five of my favorite tracks from Pokemon Sword and Shield revealed thus far!

September 24, 2019
Link’s Awakening for the Switch is great. I guess.

The new addition to the Zelda fam, Link’s Awakening for the Nintendo Switch, checks aaaalllll the boxes to be a great game. But… that’s kind of where my problem with Link’s Awakening arises.

September 22, 2019
I was wrong about Sirfetch’d. Will we get another variant for Pokemon Shield?

Not long after my post went live on the internet the truth and all would shortly be revealed. Sure enough, Sirfetch’d was unveiled, and thence, the precious time I spent on research–all gone to the wind.

September 20, 2019
Re: My Petition to Remake Zelda II

I certainly know that Zelda II has its issues. It is far from perfect. I know I am Error. So are you. It’s cryptic (like Zelda I) and the story is convoluted. It’s difficult. It is very unlike the other Zelda games.

September 19, 2019
5 Retro Remakes we Really, Really Need

Zelda II, nerds. How’s that for a hot take? Zelda II gets too much hate from them same youngsters I was complaining about at the top of this post (seems like a long time ago). And I’m not sure why. Like PUBG, Zelda II basically parachutes you into the middle of a big map with…

September 18, 2019
Review – Dragon Ball Xenoverse (light spoilers)

I, like many people, am a huge fan of the Dragon Ball series. The characters are great, the stories are interesting and the action is intense. The games are great as well, although the market seems a bit oversaturated at this point.

September 17, 2019
Magazine Retro Feature – Xexyz!

An in-depth look at a game that time forgot Don’t be mad at yourself if you haven’t heard of Xexyz for the NES. Even though it’s from Hudson Soft in the peak of their prime (1988 in Japan, 1990 in US) and it’s totally badass. In fact, if you’re even just familiar with the name…

September 16, 2019
Galarian Farfetch’d?? (Who’s That Pokemon?)

So, a lot of people have been talking online about something weird that Gamefreak did recently. The curious and highly popular gaming company is known for having a pretty good grip

September 14, 2019
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

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