Paperboy 2 on the SNES is a Good Arcade game

Paperboy 2 was released in 1991, and depending on the version of the game you’re looking at, it was developed and published by a different company. This game wasn’t in the arcades, but it has many similarities to an arcade game. I’ll be looking at the SNES version, which was published by Mindscape. There wereContinue reading “Paperboy 2 on the SNES is a Good Arcade game”

Mr. Do! A Great Arcade to SNES port

Mr. Do! was released in the arcades by Universal, not the film company, in 1982. It was a conversion kit, which was a cheaper way for companies to sell arcade games, and let arcade owners repurpose an older and less profitable game. It ended up selling over 30,000 units, which is very good for anContinue reading “Mr. Do! A Great Arcade to SNES port”

True Lies on the SNES, One of the Better LJN Games

True Lies is one of the few SNES games that I remember renting. I didn’t own the system when I was a kid, and the only one who did was my friend Drew. We were best friends back in the day, and sometimes rented games when we hung out on the weekend. Most of themContinue reading “True Lies on the SNES, One of the Better LJN Games”

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”

King of Monsters is too Short to be Great

King of Monsters is an arcade game released by SNK in 1991. In this game, you play as a giant monster and fight other monsters in an arena. It sounds much better than it really is, especially if you were stuck with one of the home console ports. Takara handled the console ports of thisContinue reading “King of Monsters is too Short to be Great”

The Best Retro Wrestling Games

Since I’ve reviewed wrestling games on the NES, Game Boy, SNES, Genesis, PS1, N64, and Dreamcast, I decided to list the games I enjoyed the most. This isn’t a best of list, it is simply the games I enjoyed more than the others, or was surprised by. I had never played many of these gamesContinue reading “The Best Retro Wrestling Games”

WCW Games Ranked from Worst to Best

I’ve already played all the WCW games I’m aware of. There are thirteen games across the NES, SNES, PS1, N64, and Game Boy. Some of these are among the worst games I’ve ever played, while others are very good. I’m going to go over some of the reviews for these games that stood out. IContinue reading “WCW Games Ranked from Worst to Best”

Tecmo’s Secret of the Stars: Could’ve been Great, but is Disappointing

I had never heard of this game before. Tecmo Secret of the Stars is a unique RPG for the SNES, and I like it a lot! When I was a kid, I don’t remember anyone talking about this game, and I think it is as good as the best RPGs on the console. I findContinue reading “Tecmo’s Secret of the Stars: Could’ve been Great, but is Disappointing”

The 7th Saga has Beautiful Graphics and Frustrating Gameplay

The 7th Saga is one of the many video games I tried to get into when looking for ROMs in the 1990s. Much like Paladin’s Quest, I would try to play the game, not understand it, and play something else. This time, I’m going to give it a serious try. There are some great thingsContinue reading “The 7th Saga has Beautiful Graphics and Frustrating Gameplay”