I feel some classic game concepts haven’t really stood up to the test of time very well. Whereas your Maze games or SHMUPs from the classic 8-bit days still have something of a charm to them, the old Breakout, block breaking style of gameplay...
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August 18, 2009
Super Star Wars (SNES) Review
As I write this I can't help but be overwhelmed with awe. For one thing I am a fan of retro gaming, for another I am a proud enthusiast of the George Lucas classic. In 1992 Super Star Wars was unleashed upon the world. Echoes of the hit trilogy ...
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October 29, 2007
Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (SNES) Review
Something struck me as odd when I first started playing Super Probotector on the Virtual Console. It was hard. Damn hard!
I don't remember the game being so difficult when I played it all those years ago on the SNES, in fact, I remember the difficul...
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April 13, 2007
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Review
If there are two persistent memories from my Super Nintendo years they are: One, Bubsy and his crazy adventures to collect balls of wool; and two, the three Donkey Kong titles that, while nothing short of Mario clones, gave the platformer genre a fres...
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January 28, 2007
Mario Kart 64 (N64) Review
A few weeks ago during their self proclaimed Virtual Console drought, gamers were asking when the next Nintendo 64 game would come out and more importantly, which one would it be. We didnt have to wait much longer with the arrival of Mario Kart 64, wh...
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January 6, 2007
Super Mario Brothers (NES) Review
Goombas and Koopas. Piranhas and turtle shells. Mushrooms and flowers. Ring a bell? Thanks to the 1987 cult phenomenon hit, Super Mario Bros, those names and many more have become the trademark of video games for three generations, most notable of whi...
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January 2, 2007
Bomberman ’93 (TurboGrafx-16) Review
Bomberman 93 is a barrel of fun, as long as there isnt a fuse attached to this barrel. Released on the TurboGrafx, this game never saw Aussie shores and doesn't quite equal up to the brilliance of the Super Bomberman titles but this game remains true...
