The Legend of Zelda has returned to its original game’s overhead view looking down on your hero Link as he sword slashes, discovers secrets and uses new items to defeat bosses and traverse both worlds of light and dark. This … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES Review
It was a hectic work week of programming for me down at the code mine. I couldn’t really sink that much time into games, so I stuck with quick games that don’t take much time or effort into completing. Games … Continue reading My Week in Games [3/6/2015 – 3/12/2015] Two Worlds, FTL, Contra 3, Donkey Kong Country and more
Mario has a land and a world, several in fact, but Donkey Kong has his own country. In the early 90s there were two mainstream brands of platformer. Mario and Sonic. It was difficult for anyone else to compete or … Continue reading Donkey Kong Country SNES Review
F-Zero is the futuristic single-player racing game that not only kick started a franchise but a console. Way back in 1991 it was one of the five games in the Super Nintendo’s launch line up. It became the standard for … Continue reading F-Zero SNES Review
Any child from the 80s will remember Robocop and the Terminator. They’re both science fiction action movies from the not too distant future. Robocop is a man that has become a machine, while the Terminator is a machine that has … Continue reading Robocop vs. The Terminator SNES Review
Rare was riding high with first party publishing deals for Nintendo and games like Donkey Kong Country that had digitized graphics. They had fresh ideas and brought high technology graphics to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. With their momentum, why … Continue reading Killer Instinct SNES Review
I love this game even 15 years later! This is an awesome beat-em up game with everyone’s favorite four turtles, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael. The game starts when the turtles are vacationing on a beach, the evil Shredder comes and steals Manhattan Island. The turtles go back into action, brawling baddies on the beach and then surfboarding back to NYC (first 2 levels). If you’ve played TMNT the Arcade Game, its the same system, just with more diverse fun. The graphics and gameplay are taken straight from the previous TMNT Arcade Game (NES port). New moves include throws, and … Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project NESReview
This is a compilation of Capcom arcade games. I was pretty disappointed when I discovered it’s not the home games like I grew up with this. These are just the arcade games and having Nintendo ports of Commando and Bionic Commando would have been great. This compilation might contain $5,000 worth of quarter eating fun (like the box says), but not even the online leader boards will keep you coming back for more than nostalgia. A lot of the games feel very stale and clunky by today’s standards. 1942 – A top down arcade shooter, blow up planes, its a … Continue reading Capcom Classics Collection XBox Review
Nintendo decided to skip Super Mario 3, and go for 96 level Super Mario World, in the second installment of Mario on Gameboy Advance. On the surface, Super Mario Advance 2 is a port of Super Mario World for the … Continue reading Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance Review
Super Mario World is the fourth installment of the beloved Super Mario Brothers franchise. It was the pack in title for the Super Nintendo at some point and its protagonist Mario continues to be the strongest mascot for video games … Continue reading Super Mario World SNES Review
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