I find myself playing more indie games as I get older. They appeal more to me than AAA games or games from larger publishers like EA, Capcom, Sony, or Microsoft. Indie developers tend to be making the games that I enjoy playing. Many of them use graphics and gameplay that I find more enjoyable. ItContinue reading “Best Games from Indie Developers”
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WCW’s NES Game is a Hidden Gem
Did you know there was a WCW game on the NES? You probably knew about it, but this was my first time playing it. WCW was the more reality-based wrestling promotion in the 80s and early 90s, for the most part. They did have some cartoon characters, but they weren’t taken all that seriously. TheContinue reading “WCW’s NES Game is a Hidden Gem”
Minesweeper by Kyle Orland | A Deep Dive into a Simple Game
Minesweeper is one of those games that you might forget about, especially since it was given away for free in the 90s. If you bought a computer with Windows, you would get a copy of the game. This is a game that I didn’t know much about the history behind it. It was a versionContinue reading “Minesweeper by Kyle Orland | A Deep Dive into a Simple Game”
The Best Wrestling Game on the NES
Pro Wrestling is the best wrestling game on the NES. It has the best roster of wrestlers, and in many ways, it is ahead of the other wrestling games. The game isn’t saddled with a licensed property, like WWF or WCW, so it could be its own thing. However, it was given a generic nameContinue reading “The Best Wrestling Game on the NES”
Heavy Barrel, A Shoot’em Up Hidden Gem
Run and Gun shooters are a somewhat forgotten subgenre of shooters. You don’t see too many modern games emulating this style of gameplay. When I think of this group of games, I think about Commando and Contra. Heavy Barrel is one of the games that I didn’t know about until I started collecting video games.Continue reading “Heavy Barrel, A Shoot’em Up Hidden Gem”
The Lawsuit Over Street Fighter II and Fighter’s History
Have you ever wondered why some mechanics get repeated in video games? How can one company make a clone of a popular game, and nothing happens? It is an interesting story that includes several lawsuits. Like many things in the history of video games, it starts with Atari but gets more interesting in the lateContinue reading “The Lawsuit Over Street Fighter II and Fighter’s History”
Monsters in the Grass: A First Generation Pokemon Retrospective
Pokemon is one of those franchises that became a cultural phenomenon for a few years. It came to North America at just the right time when anime was getting popular, RPGs were becoming extremely popular, and even trading card games (TCG) were catching on. Pokemon had everything needed to become a media empire. I gotContinue reading “Monsters in the Grass: A First Generation Pokemon Retrospective”
Best Shoot’em Ups on the SNES
Shooters, Shoot’em ups, or Shmups were a staple of the 80s and 90s. Many of the arcade games from this period were brought to the home console. Some made improvements to the arcade design, while most were straight ports of the arcade games. The SNES isn’t the system I associate with the genre. Even inContinue reading “Best Shoot’em Ups on the SNES”
A Great Horror Strategy Simulation Game | Review of Judgment
Judgment is an apocalypse survival simulator that plays similarly to Rimworld and Prison Architect. It revolves around building a settlement and exploring the overworld map. It also has a good story. There is a lot to like in this game. While you can enjoy the story, you don’t need to; it can be played inContinue reading “A Great Horror Strategy Simulation Game | Review of Judgment”
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | This is what I think the Metaverse will look like
Having the metaverse being a vision of Hell is somewhat comical to me. I think it is very fitting that this version of something so unnecessary would only be useful as a place to psychologically torture people who hurt someone’s feelings. I hadn’t heard of this game before reading the book, and now I kindContinue reading “Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | This is what I think the Metaverse will look like”