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Review – Street Rod
My dad probably would have loved Street Rod if we had it on our old DOS Shell/Windows 3.1 machine. Now, he's just going to have to live vicariously through me as I live out the '60s car culture dream. Unfortunately, said dream doesn't include a 427 cu. in. engine.
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Review – Final Fight
I tend to paradoxically refer to my memory as both a steel trap and completely unreliable. I actually have no idea how my recollection compares to other people; how can anyone? However, let me give you an example of the former claim. Somewhere in the foggy depths of my youth, I remember the first time I played Final Fight. It…
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Review – RoboCop (NES)
Movie licensed games have always, always been hit or miss, children. Usually miss. As such, unless I’ve heard otherwise, I normally avoid them. Unfortunately, they remain some of the most affordable retro games on the market. Unless you’re Wayne’s World or Die Hard or Godzilla 2. The point is, a lot of them have worked their way into my library,…
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Review – Duck Tales (NES)
I have a pretty outstanding memory when it comes to video games. It reaches all the way back as far as my memory goes. In those far, misty regions of my brain is the distinct memory of playing Duck Tales on the NES with my cousins. I remember being fascinated by the concept of “short cuts” in the Transylvania stage…
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Review – Monster Party
It doesn’t feel like I’ve been collecting retro games for that long, but I guess it has been a little over 10 years. Those were the days. It seemed like there was an unending supply of gems to discover hidden behind every rock. These days, it feels like I’ve only got sports games left to collect Monster Party was one…
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Review – Earthbound Beginnings
It’s tough to be a fan of Earthbound. The series has been almost aggressively neglected by Nintendo, despite having an incredibly dedicated fanbase. Ask any fan how long they’ve been waiting for an official Mother 3 localization, and with eyes that still twinkle with hope, they’ll probably tell you some multitude of years. It’s been, over a decade since Mother…
