Phantasy Star III always felt a little off to me. It was the second game in the series that I remember playing, and I remember not liking it as much as the fourth game. When I went back to play the game a few years ago, I found it to be a very good RPGContinue reading “Phantasy Star III: The Wonderful Black Sheep of the Series”
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Which is Better? Dragon Quest II vs Sweet Home
Much like when I compared Sweet Home with Dragon Quest, these two games are very different. Dragon Quest II is a vast improvement over the first game in its series, even if it still has issues. Sweet Home didn’t have a sequel, and it is a unique RPG for the time it was released. DespiteContinue reading “Which is Better? Dragon Quest II vs Sweet Home”
Sweet Home: Capcom’s Great Horror RPG on the Famicom
Sweet Home was released in 1989 and didn’t leave Japan. It is a horror RPG, and was one of the games that inspired Resident Evil. It was mostly unplayable for people outside of Japan for most of the 1990s, unless you found a translated ROM online or imported the Famicom cartridge. Thanks to the internet,Continue reading “Sweet Home: Capcom’s Great Horror RPG on the Famicom”
Nightmare on Elm Street: One of the Better LJN Games
I have very few memories of Nightmare on Elm Street for the NES. This is one of the many games that LJN published, and it is one of their better games. Like several other games from LJN, it is an ambitious game with some cool ideas. None of which was fully realized. Unlike Friday theContinue reading “Nightmare on Elm Street: One of the Better LJN Games”
A Look Back at Castlevania on the NES
Castlevania was one of the first horror themed games that I played. It was very different than any other game on the NES that I had played up to that point. Seeing ghouls, skeletons, and gorgon heads was a little crazy for me as a little kid. This is one of the games that I’veContinue reading “A Look Back at Castlevania on the NES”
Haunting on the Sega Genesis: A Wonderful Horror Game
Haunting: Staring Polterguy is one of the unique games that Electronic Arts used to publish back in the 1990s. It was released on the Sega Genesis and isn’t like anything else you would see on the home console. It is a very fun horror game where you play as a ghost. This is a gameContinue reading “Haunting on the Sega Genesis: A Wonderful Horror Game”
Silent Hill: One of the Best Survival Horror Games on the PS1
I didn’t get into the Silent Hill series until the second game’s release. My friend Drew talked about the first game, but I don’t remember playing until I started collecting retro games. I also don’t remember if we rented the first game like we did with Resident Evil 2. I played this game several yearsContinue reading “Silent Hill: One of the Best Survival Horror Games on the PS1”
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, Creepy Survival Horror Game
The Resident Evil series has been taken in some odd directions in recent years. I remember being a little confused by the inclusion of other monsters, because I remember it as being a game about avoiding zombies and solving puzzles. This is what happens when you only play a few games in the series andContinue reading “Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, Creepy Survival Horror Game”
Werewolf on the NES, Terrible Gameplay but Great Graphics
Werewolf: The Last Warrior is an action platformer from Data East. The name was changed to Super Werewolf Chronicle Warwolf when it was released in Japan. I couldn’t find any information on what it was called in Europe, so if you know, please let me know. This is one of the rare NES games thatContinue reading “Werewolf on the NES, Terrible Gameplay but Great Graphics”
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? An Awful LJN and Rare game
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of those NES games that my friends and I wanted to like, but never managed to finish. My friend Eric owned it, and he claimed to know what to do and how to beat the game. He might’ve, but we never managed to play the game long enough toContinue reading “Who Framed Roger Rabbit? An Awful LJN and Rare game”