Tag: Retro
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The Game Crater Retro Review: An Introduction
Throughout history, there have been games that have helped define childhoods, taken over the world for a period of time, or even changed the way we view and play video games. We all have memories of playing these retro games. Well, not all of us. As someone whose first proper gaming experiences came later than…
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Do We Really Need Retro Mini Console Remakes?
If you look at my console game collection, you will probably note that most of the games I own are from before the year 2005. Giving off the impression that I couldn’t part with my childhood games. And it’s not an unreasonable guess. All of my various consoles and games were acquired well into my…
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Musings on Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
I have a weird fondness for oddball entries in video game series. The ones that just don’t quite fit in with the rest of the games in a franchise. Their existence fascinates me, as they often have unusual historical reasons for coming into existence. Sometimes, different games get reskinned to be part of a franchise they…
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Musings on Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
When you talk to gamers of my generation, when you ask them about the first video games they played, or the first video games they owned, you’re going to hear a couple names quite frequently. If you were to poll a hundred people born between 1980 and 1990 about some of the most memorably and…
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Musings on the Secret of Mana
“Some of us like chocolate ice cream, some of us like vanilla ice cream, and some of us like strawberry.” The bulk of my gaming memories are from the Nineties through the early 00s. I vividly remember the excitement of the Console Wars from my childhood. I remember people arguing over the merits of the…
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Musings on Sonic and Knuckles
Fans of Sonic the Hedgehog have a notoriously bad reputation for being vocal and disagreeable. You’ve got people who became fans of the series because of the Saturday Morning Cartoon and Archie Comics