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Review – Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (Master System)
The education system failed me. Perhaps I can be redeemed by Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?. The Sega Master System version, specifically. This one distinguishes itself in one very important way: it forces you to dodge bullets. Probably not the best thing to teach children, but what do I know?
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Book Cudgel – Worlds of Power: Bases Loaded II: Second Season
If you're like me, you might be wondering how Bases Loaded II: Second Season, a baseball game about baseball, could be adapted to a children's book. Well, the same as any normal baseball novel, I suppose. But the surprising part is that it's far better than a story about a killer robot.
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Review – China Gate
Technos might be better known for the Double Dragon and Kunio-Kun games, but they've gone weirder with their beat-'em-ups. China Gate is a 1988 arcade game about the cast of Journey to the West fighting Oompa Loompas and Danny DeVito. I may be stretching things a bit with my interpretation.
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The Switch 2 is coming! And these games might be there for launch
Many are gearing up for 2025 to be the worst year of their lives, but for a number of wide-eyed nerds out there, the pending announcement of a new Nintendo console has latched onto their future orientation like a benign parasite, taking up any space where pessimism would otherwise reside.
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Review – ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth
The third entry in the ToeJam & Earl series doesn't exactly have the best reputation. It called to me, though. Panic in Funkotron turned out to be exactly what I needed at that time, so I feel like I owe ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth a chance, at the very least.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
I don't recall if the buzz around the series was dying down by the time we hit Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. The market was certainly beginning to flood. But regardless of public perception, Neversoft was somehow able to take the same formula and make it even more fun.
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Book Cudgel – Worlds of Power: Mega Man 2
The first entry in a possibly ongoing series of articles looking at video game novelizations. To start off, we're looking at Scholastics young reader adaptation of Mega Man 2, a game that leaves some possibilities for storytelling. However, the author here seems to have taken most things literally and taken liberties in weird ways.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2X
Before Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD and before Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, there was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X. I'm finally getting around to trying this Xbox exclusive, to compare it to what came after. What I've learned is that I expected too much, but at least it's THPS2.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is such an unusual influential game. What could have been an attempt at emulating the sport became an insult to physics and one of the most entertaining games at the time. Years later, it's finally received a worthwhile remake and not the travesty that was the last remake.
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Review – Clock Tower: Rewind
It's nice to have an official release of Clock Tower. I was hyped, but slept on its initial re-release. Having circled back around, I can finally scratch this classic Japanese horror title off my list. I really hate writing these excerpts because I don't know what information will get you to click.
