Posts Tagged ‘Retro’

Odallus: The Dark Call (Xbox One) Review

December 24, 2019

Just like Oniken, Digerati and Joymasher released Odallus: The Dark Call, a new 8-bit NES style action platformer with some light RPG elements. Playing similarly to Castlevania 3, players take control of a father looking to take revenge with a big sword [...]

by squallsnake

7.0

Oniken: Unstoppable Edition (Xbox One) Review

December 23, 2019

What can easily be mistaken for a legit lost NES game, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition on Xbox One plays similarly to action classics like Ninja Gaiden, Contra, or Shinobi. This is an authentic old-school experience right down to the limited 8-bit color [...]

by squallsnake

A thought on Re-releases, Remasters, and the Retro

September 24, 2019

Nostalgia is, no doubt, one of the driving forces of modern gaming. Quite a lot of the most noteworthy games in recent years have drawn from this in some way. Classic characters star in new adventures, and spiritual successors can carry a legacy forward [...]

by Stan

The TurboGrafx-16 Mini is good but here’s how it can be better – questions and con...

July 22, 2019

During E3 2019, Konami shockingly revealed that they will be releasing a TurboGrafx-16 Mini console in lieu of Nintendo’s success with the NES and SNES Classic. Now that the full game line up has been revealed, I have a few questions and suggestions on [...]

by squallsnake

MyGamer Visual Cast – Finding Light (PC)

October 25, 2018

Finding Light is a new retro styled RPG that looks a lot like the Final Fantasy Legend games on the original Gameboy. Gillman hates this game and old looking games but Zack loves it. Despite Gillman’s anger and hatred, Zack still enjoys the [...]

by squallsnake

MyGamer Visual Cast Awesome Blast! New Kings Quest! Episodes!

August 5, 2015

Gillman and Zack return to their roots, and by that I mean talking about things in a vagueness that should be reserved for political fundraisers and people on heavy drugs. Zack kind of remembers that games like this came out, while Gillman is more than [...]

by gillman

9.5

amiibo Tap Nintendo’s Greatest Bits Wii U Review

June 23, 2015

Gamestop Now Selling Retro Games

June 22, 2015

Starting today, Gamestop is back to selling old video games. Their retro library currently lists several games from NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PSOne, and Dreamcast. The selection of games available are some of the most notable each system has to offer at [...]

by squallsnake

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