The Console Wars in the late 90’s were fun times! There were a ton of funny commercials with all the mascots fighting it out – Nintendo had Mario, Sega had Sonic, and Sony had Crash Bandicoot! With all this excitement about the re-release of the Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy being released, I thought it… Read More PSX Review – Crash Bandicoot
When I first got my NES when I was 6, I didn’t realize the Super Mario Bro’s wasn’t the first game with Mario in it. In fact, there had been a couple of games released like the arcade classic Donkey Kong that starred Mario. Today I am goin to talk to you guys about another… Read More NES Review – Mario Bros
When I got back into retro games a couple years ago, I was a big fan of Super Ghouls and Ghosts – it was an amazing puzzle platformer that looked fantastic on the SNES. What I didn’t realize is that the series comes from the arcades, and that there existed another 16-bit game on the… Read More Genesis Review – Ghouls and Ghosts
The introduction of 3D to gaming brought with it some cool twists on classic 2D games. Enter Tetrisphere – the evolution of Tetris into the 3rd dimension! It was thus named because instead of the gameplay taking place on a 2D field (a la classic Tetris), the game revolved around a sphere – leading to… Read More N64 Review – Tetrisphere
Mega Man 4 was the first Mega Man that my brother and I bought together. We played the game extensively and could beat the game easily. Years later, I still enjoy the game but was looking for something new too – enter Mega Man 4 Minus Inifity – possibly the most extensive NES rom hack… Read More NES Review – Mega Man 4 Minus Infinity
Back in the 90’s, I remember seeing a commercial on TV for Kirby’s Dream Land – it immediately made me want to get a Gameboy. Little did I know at the time, but Kirby would go on to become one of Nintendo’s big franchises! The story is a simple one but sets up the series… Read More Game Boy Review – Kirby’s Dream Land
The jump to 3D was challenging for many franchises – but when I finally got my Dreamcast in high school, I loved how fast and awesome Sonic felt in Sonic Adventure! With Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania approaching for Switch (and other consoles) I thought it would be fun to revisit this old favourite. Boy… Read More Dreamcast/Gamecube Review – Sonic Adventure
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