Zoey Handley
Zoey made up for her mundane childhood by playing video games. Now she won't shut up about them. Her eclectic tastes have worried many. Don't come to close, or she'll shove some weird indie or retro game in your face. It's better to not make eye contact. Cross the street if you see her coming.
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Review – Medal of Honor (PS1)
Medal of Honor had humble enough beginnings, but it was the flash point for the entire WW2 subgenre of FPS. Anyone who lived through the aughts remembers that there was a new one about every two weeks. But let's go back to those humble beginnings.
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Review – The Goonies 2
R The Goonies actually "good enough?" More importantly R The Goonies 2 good enough? Most importantly, R this review of the Goonies 2 good enough? Gosh, I hope you get the reference I'm trying to make. Otherwise, this sucks.
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Happy’s Humble Burgatory might be the game that convinces me to play with others
Scythe Studios (formerly Scythe Dev Team) and Tinybuild have unveiled the next game in Scythe’s line of burger horror, Happy’s Humble Burgatory. This follows Happy’s Humble Burger Barn and Happy’s Humble Burger Farm. It launches July 16, 2026. As in the previous game, Happy’s Humble Burgatory has you manning the grill at a fast food joint while horror happens. You’re…
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Review – Wax Heads
I can smell that fresh vinyl already. Wax Heads puts you behind the counter at a record shop. Can you make the recommendations? Can you handle the drama? Can you rise above? Probably! It's not really a game you can fail at.
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Review – MOLE
Sometimes you just want to crawl into a hole, and that's what MOLE is all about. Except it's a spooky hole. One that talks to people and makes them feel bad things. Navigate your giant drill deep into the Earth and tell it to stop.
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Review – Operation Night Strikers
What happens when you take four very arcade games away from the arcade? You get a compilation of ports of four very arcade games. Operation: Wolf, Operation: Thunderbolt, Night Striker, and Space Gun come together for some reason in Operation Night Strikers.
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Review – R-Type Dimensions III
R-Type is a series with remarkable consistency. You can ask a group of fans what their favourite title is and almost every entry will be represented. For me, it’s R-Type III: The Third Lightning, but that might be because I love the SNES. Also, I’ve only played the first three games. Released in 1993 on SNES, R-Type III was the…
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Review – Star Fox 64
Ooo, Star Fox 64. A landmark title for the N64. There's a reason that Nintendo keeps going back to remake it for newer consoles. Actually, there are numerous reasons, but most strikingly, it's because they apparently don't have anyone who can write an actually new space opera. But also because it's a great little rail shooter that is hard to…
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Atari is considering a modern Lynx reproduction, but the cost isn’t there yet
I recently had a conversation with Atari’s Director of Sales and Marketing, David Lowey. Before long, we got into the subject of Atari’s re-entry into hardware and cartridge production. As the Atari Lynx is something that I have a soft spot for, I had to ask if there were any plans for it. According to him, Atari is very interested,…
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Review – Lucky & Wild
Mixing driving with lightguns is so obvious it's surprising that Lucky & Wild is one of the few full-body arcade games to do it. But did it do the concept justice or squander its amazing idea?
