Nowadays I have little interest in military shooters but growing up I couldn’t get enough of it. Commando, Contra, GI Joe, I loved that shit. Cabal was fairly innocuous release back in the day but looking back it was pretty ground breaking. It’s actually kind of funny to think about it but Cabal was a […]Cabal
Nowadays I have little interest in military shooters but growing up I couldn’t get enough of it. Commando, Contra, GI Joe, I loved that shit. Cabal was fairly innocuous release back in the day but looking back it was pretty ground breaking. It’s actually kind of funny to think about it but Cabal was a […]
Once Super Mario 64 revolutionized the industry we all knew, it was only a matter of time until the clones came running. And boy did they! Collectathon 3d adventures replaced the generic 2d mascots of yesteryear and most were just as insipid as Bubsies, Zools, Awesome Possums, and every other furry animal you can imagine. […]
Donkey Kong Country hit the industry with a level of hype not seen since the release of Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Brothers 3. With its revival of a long forgotten gaming icon, tight gameplay, arresting visuals, and oh yeah, the insane graphics no one was prepared and it became a monster hit. And […]
There were many late NES titles that went overlooked as the SNES took the spotlight, some of them classics, some technically brilliant but sorely lacking in gameplay. The racing genre was not one of the most crowded in the NES library and so R.C. Pro Am stood out for its unique viewpoint and tight gameplay. […]
Few games have hit the market with the impact of Donkey Kong Country. By the time 1994 rolled around the Genesis had been on the market for 6 years and the SNES was entering its 4th. It was reasonable to assume most developers knew the limits of both consoles but then the Summer CES came […]
Ah yes, the Battletoads. Initially written off as a lame Ninja Turtles rip off based on the first advertisements any gamer who took the time to sample its greatness found that not only was that misconception far from the truth it might actually be a better game period. Now legendary for its insane difficulty the […]
My memories of RC Pro AM are distinct: one of the first vehicular combat games with a unique perspective and tight gameplay. It could possibly be the best racing game on the NES. However there is one flaw that drags the game down, and while it doesn’t knock it from its top position on the […]
You know secretly I think Rare hated all gamers in the 80s. They created so many classic NES games during that period (the actual number of games they made is somewhere around 60!) that were amazing but ball-bustingly hard. Everyone knows about and has probably had their little gaming heart crushed by Battletoads but the […]
Every so often as I take my daily trips down memory lane with retro video games I come across a game that I initially look back on as a classic. However once the controller is in hand I discover they’re anything but. You could argue that Wizards and Warriors is classic but then my question […]
By now Goldeneye has gone on to become legendary. There were honestly no expectations placed on upon its release; if anything you could say it was expected to be horrible. Movie licensed games on average usually turned out terrible, and Goldeneye had a protracted development schedule, further placing it in the doghouse. But its release […]
