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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…

  • Magazine Retro Feature – Xexyz!

    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…

  • Galarian Farfetch’d?? (Who’s That Pokemon?)

    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

  • 5 Weird new abilities in Pokemon Sword and Shield, and how they might work in competitive

    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.

  • Retro Review – Super Mario World, SNES

    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.

  • Blasphemous – Launch Trailer Reaction

    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.

  • The People vs. GameStop

    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!

  • Secret of Mana composer has a new 16-bit album that might blow your mind.

    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…

  • What’s up with the SNES games for Nintendo Switch Online?

    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…

  • SNES Pro Controller for Switch, PC, and Android – Hardware Review

    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.

  • Ghetto Gamer Magazine

    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.

  • Mekabolt Review

    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.

  • Astral Chain – Delivering the Verdict

    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.