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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…

  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is already dead to me

    World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is already dead to me

    “World of Warcraft: Shadowlands,” will be released before the end of this endless year, bringing players of the 16-year-old MMO to Azeroth’s realm of death. Players will meet the spirits of heroes and villains long departed from the world of the living, pursue after Sylvanas Windrunner as she continues to be pushed harder than Roman…

  • Grueling Careers that Video Games Made Fun

    Grueling Careers that Video Games Made Fun

    As a kid, it didn’t even occur to me that some of the games I was playing were based on real careers. Now, I look at a game and marvel at the fact that video games can make even the most mundane tasks fun. At least, that’s what people claim to be having when they’re…

  • PS3 Games to Collect Now (Prices are Already Rising)

    PS3 Games to Collect Now (Prices are Already Rising)

    If you’ve been searching the Google for articles on this topic, you’ve no doubt come across several that discuss the “rarest and most expensive PS3 games.” That’s not what we’re doing here.This post aims to find lower-cost PS3 games that are likely to become collectable over the next few years.

  • Remembering some of the worst Playstation 1 Games

    Remembering some of the worst Playstation 1 Games

    Today, the gaming world is moving at a healthy place. From the rise of esports to the growth of gamers streaming online, the offerings in this space have never been so good. Retro gaming is making a comeback too, alongside newer, more sophisticated releases on more technologically advanced consoles. The options are endless. We’re used…

  • Buy these Wii U and Vita games before prices skyrocket!

    Buy these Wii U and Vita games before prices skyrocket!

    Gamesradar called it “one of the deepest, most engrossing RPGs in history” and “its best incarnation is on the PS Vita.” It was their number-one best PS Vita game. The Persona series is incredibly popular among gamers, and with this being released on a less-popular system it’s all but assured to have a smaller run.…

  • The Price of PS2 Games is Exploding

    The Price of PS2 Games is Exploding

    . The price of PS2 games is exploding before our very eyes, and if you want some of these games, you’d better get them now before they get any more expensive.

  • Not Everyone Loves Animal Crossing’s Summer Update

    Not Everyone Loves Animal Crossing’s Summer Update

    Nintendo spiced up island life this July by adding a brand-new area to explore right off your own island’s coast. Like so many others stuck in quarantine this year, I found myself in dire need of a distraction, and since I was already in the market for a new console, I treated myself to a…

  • Why Phantasy Star III is Better Than You Remember

    Why Phantasy Star III is Better Than You Remember

    I believe Phantasy Star III deserves more praise for the unique elements it brought to gaming back in 1990. I’m not just saying this out of a sense of fanboy nostalgia, either. There’s none of that for this title.

  • Every Legend of Zelda Game, Ranked by Sales

    Every Legend of Zelda Game, Ranked by Sales

    Nintendo’s follow-up to Phantom Hourglass probably sold poorly because… well, because it was the follow-up to Phantom Hourglass. You know what they say: fool me once, shame on you. Or whatever. Point being: Legend of Zelda fans were not excited to revisit the format of Phantom Hourglass. And like so many other Zelda fans, I…

  • The Final Fantasy Fighting Game/RPG You Missed on PS1- Ehrgeiz!

    The Final Fantasy Fighting Game/RPG You Missed on PS1- Ehrgeiz!

    What do you call it when you take a fighting game, slap an RPG on it, give it a healthy dose of anger-inducing mini games, and release it to the public? Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring. 

  • Why Super Mario 64 Still Holds Up Today – A Retrospective Review

    Why Super Mario 64 Still Holds Up Today – A Retrospective Review

    The camera can sometimes get in the way of what you’re doing. Another thing that I noticed during my recent playthrough was that some of the levels were actually very small in size. Maybe they seemed bigger when I was younger, guess that’s the Mandela effect for you.

  • Why is Retro Gaming on the Nintendo Switch Such a Hit?

    Why is Retro Gaming on the Nintendo Switch Such a Hit?

    …nothing can beat playing the original, 8-bit Legend of Zelda. Games like that, or Super Mario or Metroid or many of the others, having grown into such successful franchises with such loving fanbases, have enormous sentimental value to millions of adults in the gaming world.