Introduction This is the fifth book from Jamie Lendino that I’ve read. While not the best book from those five, I think it is pretty good! Like his other books, numerous games are covered, and many probably don’t need to be here. While reading this, I kept thinking about specific games I remember playing inContinue reading “Starflight by Jamie Lendino a wonderful look at DOS games | Book Review”
Tag Archives: Paul Werkema
Advance Wars: One of the best GBA games | Yokoi Corner
The Wars series is one of Nintendo’s more interesting series of games. These are turn-based strategy games that are more cartoonish than other strategy games. They also work exceptionally well on consoles and handhelds. Advance Wars was my first experience with the series. For some reason, Nintendo didn’t bring the earlier entries to North America.Continue reading “Advance Wars: One of the best GBA games | Yokoi Corner”
Shadowkeep by Alan Dean Foster | The first video game novelization | Book Review
Shadowkeep by Alan Dean Foster is the first computer game to be novelized. It’s based on the 1984 first-person RPG for the Apple II. The book takes a few liberties with the source material that I think makes the book able to stand on its own. Not everyone would have heard of the game beforeContinue reading “Shadowkeep by Alan Dean Foster | The first video game novelization | Book Review”
Superman on Game Boy is Odd | Yokoi Corner
Have you ever wondered what would happen if the developers of Superman on the N64 made a Game Boy game? Well, it would be just as terrible, but for different reasons. Superman on the Game Boy is about what you would expect. It is a side-scrolling game with you playing a stupid version of theContinue reading “Superman on Game Boy is Odd | Yokoi Corner”
GoldenEye by Alyse Knorr, One of the Best books from Boss Fight Books | Book Review
GoldenEye is one of the games that I remember most for its multiplayer mode. The game was huge in the late 90s and was one of the games that my friends and I constantly played. Before reading this book, I didn’t know much about the game’s development or the James Bond video games. Alyse doesContinue reading “GoldenEye by Alyse Knorr, One of the Best books from Boss Fight Books | Book Review”
Koei’s NES Games Retrospective
Koei is a fascinating company! Established in 1978, it made many fantastic and strange games. At least weird for me as I only know them for their historical simulation and Dynasty Warriors games. When I look at their library now, I see the franchises that sparked my interest in history and storytelling. I remember findingContinue reading “Koei’s NES Games Retrospective”
Yoshi is fun but lacks a lot | Yokoi Corner
Yoshi is an interesting puzzle game. It is a match-two game that uses enemies from the Mario Bros games as its game pieces. It is a nice take on the falling block genre of games. This isn’t as good as Tetris, Dr. Mario, or even Yoshi’s Cookie. However, Yoshi is a fun little game thatContinue reading “Yoshi is fun but lacks a lot | Yokoi Corner”
The Disappointing Wizards and Warriors X | Yokoi Corner
Wizards and Warriors is one of those games that is either a classic or a forgettable rental from the early 90s. I remember renting the first game when I was little and collecting the second game in high school. I had no idea that there was a Game Boy game. I was looking forward toContinue reading “The Disappointing Wizards and Warriors X | Yokoi Corner”
The Best Worlds of Power book | Bionic Commando | Book Review
This was the best book in the Worlds of Power series. Bionic Commando is an entertaining story that tries to cram the video game into it. It also added many abilities to the bionic arm, making the story more interesting.ng There is some weird stuff that I can only describe as video game tropes inContinue reading “The Best Worlds of Power book | Bionic Commando | Book Review”
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening | Yokoi Corner
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is one of the best retro games. I think it is probably the best game on the original Game Boy. I have many memories of playing this game while on car trips and traveling to wrestling meets. This was one of the games that I borrowed from a friendContinue reading “The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening | Yokoi Corner”