Have you ever beaten a game and wondered if you won or if the game simply stopped? That happened to me when I finished A Night on the Farm. It is an adventure horror game with multiple endings. It is a spooky game that has a bunch of collectibles in it. You’ll need to findContinue reading “A Review of A Night on the Farm”
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Digital Blood: A Story about Wizard Video Games
Making a video game based on a movie is a good idea. You get instant name recognition and might get fans of the film to buy the game. The game doesn’t have to be good, but it does have to be playable. As long as the movie has fans, you can exploit the source materialContinue reading “Digital Blood: A Story about Wizard Video Games”
Dear Esther is Wonderful and Majestic, but Short
Dear Esther is a walking simulator/adventure game. This genre minimizes the gameplay and focuses on telling a story. It is a modern adaptation of the classic text and point-and-click adventure games from the 80s. These games are usually shorter and much easier. They also cut out or simplify the puzzles and eliminate the one-hit deaths.Continue reading “Dear Esther is Wonderful and Majestic, but Short”
A Review of Arcade Classic vol. 4 | Defender and Joust
It has been a while since I looked at a Game Boy game. I left off on the Arcade Classics collections. There are four of them, and the last one is probably the worst. This collection has Joust and Defender on it. They were classic arcade games from the early 80s and were the productsContinue reading “A Review of Arcade Classic vol. 4 | Defender and Joust”
A Brief History of Sega on the Atari 2600
I’ve looked at several video game companies that published games on the Atari 2600 over the years. Next up is Sega. I wasn’t expecting to see them as a publisher/developer on Atari’s console. I would’ve expected them to do something similar to Nintendo and license their arcade games to other companies. That isn’t what happened,Continue reading “A Brief History of Sega on the Atari 2600”
WWF Attitude has Wonky Controls and Good Graphics
This is one of the games that I remember renting. My friend Drew and I spent several weekends playing this game. Then Smackdown came out, and we completely forgot about it. It felt like there was a new wrestling game every couple of months back in the late 90s. They all blend together. This oneContinue reading “WWF Attitude has Wonky Controls and Good Graphics”
The Story of the Mattel Intellivision | Book Review
I’m glad that Jamie wrote this book. The Intellivision is a console that I didn’t know much about. The first time I heard about it was on an Angry Video Game Nerd episode, so I didn’t learn much about it besides the basics. It came out at an interesting time. Home consoles were trying toContinue reading “The Story of the Mattel Intellivision | Book Review”
The Short Tale of Xonox and the Double Ender Cartridges
There are some strange-looking cartridges out there. You have the unlicensed games on the NES and the EA-manufactured games on the Genesis. The Atari 2600 has a fair share of them, but I think the Xonox Double-Ender games are the strangest. I wonder if these were the first multi-carts. They’re the earliest ones I’ve seen,Continue reading “The Short Tale of Xonox and the Double Ender Cartridges”
Revisiting WCW Mayhem on the PS1, It’s a Decent Game
I got this game for Christmas back in the 90s. At the time, I didn’t know much about WCW. My friends and I were watching WWF, and I only heard about WCW near the end of the NWO storyline. I did know a few of the wrestlers in this game. However, most of them wereContinue reading “Revisiting WCW Mayhem on the PS1, It’s a Decent Game”
Firewatch Tells a Wonderful Story and is a Beautiful Game
Firewatch is a wonderful game that focuses on telling the player a story. The gameplay is kept to a minimum, and you spend most of your time exploring a park. It is a relaxing game, even though it tries to create tension in the game. The opening sequence can be a bit of a gutContinue reading “Firewatch Tells a Wonderful Story and is a Beautiful Game”