Category: Game Reviews
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
As opposed to the Zelda games I’ve reviewed previously on the blog, this was my first playthrough of Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. Nostalgia goggles can definitely have an impact when playing through retro games, so it’s always interesting to come at an older game with a completely fresh set of eyes, free from…
Mega Man 6 (NES)
(Review archived from April 20, 2023*) Ah Mega Man 6, the Blue Bomber’s swan song on the 8-bit system that brought him into our living rooms. Our boy was growing up. Upon the U.S. release date of Mega Man 6 however (November 5, 1993), what ‘growing up’ really meant for Mega Man is that we…
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (PC/Steam)
(Review archived from April 15, 2023) Shovel Knight is one of the finest examples of what I’d consider to be ‘the golden age of modern retro-style games,’ a period of time I’d loosely bound as being between the years of 2010 and 2015. These days you practically can’t even skip a loose Super Metroid cart…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
(Review archived from April 13, 2023) The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade title was hot in arcades during the time in my life when I was the exact target demographic for arcade patronage. Coupled with the fact that it tapped into the cultural zeitgeist of rampant turtle-mania at the very pinnacle of the phenomenon, it’s…
Ninja Gaiden Shadow (GB)
(Review archived from April 8, 2023) Ninja Gaiden is another in a long line of popular 8-bit franchises to have tested the waters with a Game Boy release. My past experience with Game Boy franchise installments has been rather excellent! Legend of Zelda made an incredibly solid transition to Nintendo’s portable system. Mega Man retained…
Super Mario Bros. 2 (FDS)
(Review archived from April 5, 2023) I had previously played (and reviewed) Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels as it appeared on Super Mario Bros. Allstars for SNES, but I had never played the original Super Mario Bros. 2 release for Famicom Disk System. So much of what I said about the Allstars version applies…
Medal of Honor: Underground (PS1)
(Review archived from April 2, 2023) I have a soft spot for the ubiquitous WWII FPS for largely the same reason (among others) that I enjoy the Assassin’s Creed series; the gamification of historical events is something that appeals to me. And it tends to work both ways really. Having some fore-knowledge of the historical…
The Scheme (PC-88)
(Review archived from March 30, 2023) I’m always on the hunt for quality system exclusives, and because I’m the type of nerd who tends to enjoy such things, the more obscure they are, the better. Being as the PC-88 is itself a bit of an obscure early home computer in the West (albeit quite popular…
Fantasy Zone (SMS)
(Review archived from March 28, 2023) Pixy Stix: paper tubes filled with what is essentially fruit flavored sugar. This insidious sugar-based narcotic disguised as children’s candy was basically a rocket ship to the stratosphere of sugar highs. These things always felt like they were on the ‘hardcore’ side of candy consumption to me, ingested by…
