Retro Round Up is a… uh, semi-regular feature (I’m bad at sticking to a schedule,) that takes a look at what’s new in the world of old games. This week: I lament over the wasted awesome-ness of the 3DS Virtual Console’s Game Gear emulator, and talk …
Retro Round-Up is a regular feature that takes a look at what’s new in the world of old games. This week: why backwards compatibility matters (despite Microsoft’s claims otherwise,) Fatal Frame 2’s removal from PSN, and the usual run-down of this week’s retro re-releases.
Retro Round Up is a regular feature that takes a look at what’s new in the world of old games. This week I’ll discuss the reception that Final Fantasy X HD and DuckTales HD have received since they were announced, and ask the question: what do …
Retro Round Up is a regular feature that takes a look at what’s new in the world of old games. Since the Wii U’s Virtual Console service launched this week, I thought it’d be pertinent to take a look back at how the original Wii’s Virtual …
Retro Round-Up is a regular feature that takes a look at what’s new in the world of old games. The original Starcraft turns fifteen in just a few days, so now seemed like as good of a time as any to take a look back on …
2012 marked the 20th or 25th anniversaries for lots of big franchises: Nintendo’s Kirby turned 20, Capcom’s beloved but oft-neglected Mega Man turned 25, as did Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy franchise. You can find plenty of retrospectives and features on these series’ big anniversaries online, but there …
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Mega Man for the Famicom, and I thought I’d mark the occasion with a look back at some highlights (and low lights) from the Blue Bomber’s history, ranging all the way from his 8 and …
Retro Round-Up is a regular feature posted weekly monthly whenever I feel like it that takes a look at retro games and the culture that’s sprung up around them. In this article, I’ll take a look at the sad legacy of forgotten and unloved mascot platformers.
Long before Sony made the mistake of trying to sell a system at $599, SNK created the 24-bit Neo Geo AES home console and tried to sell it for $650. Keep in mind that was back in the early 90’s, so if you adjust for inflation …
Retro Round-Up is a weekly article (which I never get around to posting on time, sorry,) where I take a look at the world of retro games. This week, I’ll take a look at Nintendo’s line-up for their “8-bit Summer” campaign on the 3DS e-shop, and …
Retro Round-Up is a weekly article (that’s a few days late this week, sorry) that takes a look at the world of retro gaming. This week, I talk about one of my all time favorite games, the pioneering Dreamcast classic Phantasy Star Online, its history, and …
Retro Round-Up is a weekly feature that looks at the world of retro gaming. This week, I take a look at the line-up for Nintendo’s recently announced Kirby’s Dream Collection for the Wii, and talk about the games that should have been featured in Kirby’s big …
