Contra as a series are games my brother and I have played since the beginning of our video game days. We never owned any of them, but would borrow them from friends or rent them from game stores. Contra 3 – the first iteration of the series on 16-bit consoles – is an awesome run and gun… Read More SNES Review – Contra 3: The Alien Wars
Tetris is a classic puzzle game – probably one of the best puzzle game ever made. Originally programmed in Russia, it eventually kickstarted the Game Boy, and has been released on just about every system ever since. I have played many versions, but the best version I ever played was on the Nintendo DS back… Read More DS Review – Tetris DS
The first time I played Kick Master was when I was about 7 or 8. My friend Amanda had a copy of it and I traded her one of my games with her for a week. I though the game was cool and had amazing cover art, but I couldn’t get past the second boss!… Read More NES Review – Kick Master
The Legend of Zelda – what an amazing series! The first one I ever played was the original on the NES, the reason why I bought the Super Nintendo was for A Link to the Past, but the Gamecube (and now Wii U version) Wind Waker captures a game in the series that stands out… Read More Gamecube / Wii U Review – Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
The Golden Axe series is synonymous with the Sega Genesis back in the 90’s. It was one of the blockbuster beatem’up series that brought the arcade experience into the home. While I liked the first one, I find that the second one really refined it on so many levels, improved the graphics, and has slight tweaks that just… Read More Genesis Review – Golden Axe 2
Blades of Steel! I got this game for Christmas when I got my original Nintendo when I was six years old! My twin bro and I played the heck out of it. While I never really followed hockey that closely (and still don’t to this day), since Blades of Steel, I have enjoyed the odd video… Read More NES Review – Blades of Steel
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