Ristar is one of the many retro games that I didn’t know about until I started paying attention to the internet. This was in the mid 2010s, after I had finished college and moved to Washington, D.C. I found myself with more time on my hands than I had before, and I started collecting retroContinue reading “Ristar, A Great Platformer on the Genesis”
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Rocket Knight Adventures: One of the Best Platformers
Rocket Knight Adventures is the first in an odd series of games. It was released into a diluted field of new mascot side scrolling games. In a few ways, it feels like the developers saw Awesome Possum and thought, “Oh, we can do better than that!” Almost like Konami took it as a challenge toContinue reading “Rocket Knight Adventures: One of the Best Platformers”
Dragon Quest IV: Best of the Four NES Games
Dragon Quest IV is my favorite game in the series at this point. Granted, I’ve only played five of the games, so I have a long way to go. When you just look at the other NES RPGs, this one really stands out because of how different it is. This game is more cinematic thanContinue reading “Dragon Quest IV: Best of the Four NES Games”
Gunstar Heroes: One of the Best Genesis games
Gunstar Heroes on the Sega Genesis is one of the games that I’m not sure when I bought. I know that I did because it is in my collection, but no clue how it got there. It is in a similar situation to the pile of Atari Pac-Man games that I own. I also don’tContinue reading “Gunstar Heroes: One of the Best Genesis games”
Which is better? Robotrek or Phantasy Star II
It has been a while since I’ve compared two science fiction games to each other. This time, I’ll be looking at Robotrek and Phantasy Star II. This should be fun because I really like one of these games, and the other is something that I want to like more than I do. Robotrek is aContinue reading “Which is better? Robotrek or Phantasy Star II”
Phantasy Star IV: The Best RPG on the Genesis
Phantasy Star IV is one of my favorite retro RPGs. I like it more than most of the games on the SNES, NES, PS1, and PS2. There isn’t too much that comes close to it. This is a game that I also have a lot of memories of playing with my friends back in theContinue reading “Phantasy Star IV: The Best RPG on the Genesis”
Mindscape’s NCAA Football Game, It is not Great
This is such a strange game. NCAA Football for the Sega Genesis and SNES were both published by Mindscape. These games were released in 1994, and this was a one off game on the home console. This isn’t some in depth experience. It is similar to other college football games that only have a handfulContinue reading “Mindscape’s NCAA Football Game, It is not Great”
The Pirates of Dark Water: A Great Hidden Gem
Pirates of Dark Water is one of my favorite beat’em ups. Interestingly, games based on this property were released on the Genesis and SNES. They are not the same game, and I like one of them much more than the other. I’ll just be going over the SNES game here. This game quickly became oneContinue reading “The Pirates of Dark Water: A Great Hidden Gem”
Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great
Rival Turf! is an odd beat’em up that was butchered in localization. The game had a number of changes that really harmed its overall presentation. The story was gutted from the game. This is the first game in the Rushing Beat series. Outside of Japan, these games don’t appear to be connected in any way.Continue reading “Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great”
A Look at Brawl Brothers on the SNES
Brawl Brothers is a beat’em up from Jaleco. I did review this game a while ago, but for some reason, I didn’t write a blog post for it. That is what I’m going to do today! I played this game a few years ago, and I revisited it for this. Back then, I thought theContinue reading “A Look at Brawl Brothers on the SNES”