This is a game that I don’t remember playing as a kid. There is a decent chance that my friends rented it, but I don’t remember playing Bill and Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure. It is, of course, a movie based video game published by LJN. I’m going into this one with little to noContinue reading “Bill & Ted’ Excellent Video Game Adventure is Terrible”
Tag Archives: Retro Games
PS II vs DQ II, One of the Best and a Great Sequel
Phantasy Star II and Dragon Quest II are two very good RPGs. Since I’m following these series in order, there will be a few instances where a Genesis or SNES game will be compared to an NES game. This is going to be a problem for the Dragon Quest Series because it had four gamesContinue reading “PS II vs DQ II, One of the Best and a Great Sequel”
Better than You Might Think, Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th on the NES is a strange game, but it can be quite a bit of fun! It is one of the better games that LJN published due to its uniqueness. In some ways, it is a survival horror game where you have to defeat Jason Voorhees, the killer from most of theContinue reading “Better than You Might Think, Friday the 13th”
Wolverine: Better than The X-Men, but still Bad
I’m going to dive back into LJN’s collection of superhero games on the NES. I’ve already looked at their awful X-Men game, so I’ll be looking at their Wolverine game. There was a low bar for this game to clear, and it managed not to trip as it stepped over it. This game was releasedContinue reading “Wolverine: Better than The X-Men, but still Bad”
Phantasy Star I vs. II, Which is Better?
The first two Phantasy Star games are very good, and saw the developers make a few changes to the gameplay. The stories are different, and the setting is the same for the most part. The games take place 1,000 years apart, so I can understand some significant changes to the solar system in which theContinue reading “Phantasy Star I vs. II, Which is Better?”
Phantasy Star II is One of the Best RPGs
Phantasy Star II is one of the best RPGs on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It took me a while to really get into this game because I didn’t know what to do when I first played it. I played this series out of order, starting with the fourth game and eventually playing the second andContinue reading “Phantasy Star II is One of the Best RPGs”
King’s Knight was a Great Idea, but Ultimately Disappointing
King’s Knight was made by Square in 1986 and released in North America in 1989. The game has been rereleased several times over the years, and is a very strange game. It is a vertical scrolling shooter, and it kind of acts like an RPG at times. This is a very strange game. It isContinue reading “King’s Knight was a Great Idea, but Ultimately Disappointing”
Tecmo Bowl, Fantastic in Arcade, Great on the NES
I looked at the Tecmo Bowl series a while ago and wrote about how it changed from an arcade game to more of a simulation, similar to Madden and other NFL games. I wanted to take some time to look closer at the first game on the NES and write about some of my memoriesContinue reading “Tecmo Bowl, Fantastic in Arcade, Great on the NES”
Two Awesome RPGs: DQ II vs Destiny of an Emperor
Dragon Quest II and Destiny of an Emperor are very different games. They are graphically similar to each other, but the gameplay, setting, and story are rather different. They do have similar quests, which is nice. In both games, you go on an adventure to assemble your party. It is different in both games, andContinue reading “Two Awesome RPGs: DQ II vs Destiny of an Emperor”
A Good but not Great LJN Game, Town & Country II
If you were wondering how someone could make a sequel to T&C Surf Designs, then this is your answer. The developers took Thrilla the Gorilla and made a side scroller where you have to skateboard and surf your way through a series of levels. In some ways, it’s as if they took everything “cool” fromContinue reading “A Good but not Great LJN Game, Town & Country II”