Box Art Disparity — Sega Master System Finally Gets It's Due
23 August 2010 8:44 pm |
I know I've been neglecting this console for a while, so hopefully the latest installment of this feature series represents one step towards remedying this problem. What can I say? When you don't grow up with a console—I was an NES boy—it makes it that much harder to step outside your nostalgic comfort zone. The examples below provoke some debate. Which one is better? Outside Japan (on the left) or the Japanese version (on the right)? How do you think the reigonal differences stack up in general? Read more to find out. |
Continuing My PC Engine CD Kick — Four More RPGs Added
18 August 2010 7:06 pm |
My latest favorite retro video game web site is The Brothers Duomazov, which has a very impressive collection of PC Engine game reviews. They're written in an entertaining tone and also include a wonderful breadth of screen shots. Largely thanks to this site, I've discovered four worthy additions to the greatest games list for the PC Engine CD, and I've also added them in the recommended section of the Top 10 RPGs. Unfortunately, due to my inability to read Japanese and the lack of fan translations for these titles, I can't currently give them a proper chance at cracking the actual top 10. |
More Recommended Adventure Games — Top 10 Update
10 August 2010 6:23 pm |
I was kind of rushing to get the Top 10 Adventure Games list out the door before July came to a close, and I knew that I was neglecting my favorite console, the TurboGrafx-16 CD / PC Engine CD. While Sega was obsessed with inane full motion video "games," some incredible digital comics were getting cranked out for the PCE. While Snatcher is the most well-known Digital Comic for this console, here are four other top-notch examples of the genre. For now they're appended to the list of recommended games for Adventures, but after some more playing it's entirely possible that one of them will jump into the top 10. |
The Top 10 Adventure Games — Thank You LucasArts and ICOM!
31 July 2010 11:59 pm |
It's that Top 10 time again. It gives me great pleasure to delve into some games that made a big impression on me back in the day. The first adventure game I ever played was Shadowgate, but the Mac version. Later I was all about Kings Quest V and VI on a more powerful Mac of my own. Eventually I discovered the joys of adventure games on the Sega CD and TurboGrafx-16 CD as well. I can only hope that the mini-comeback we've seen lately for adventure games will continue. You can check out my Top 10 here. |
The Hudson 61 — A Visual Journey Through HuCards for the PC Engine
22 July 2010 9:33 pm |
What is it about sequences and compulsive collectors? They just can't resist. Suckers. Once they see a list, they can't stop until they catch them all. And I'm one of them, doh! Good thing I've stayed away from the Pokemon franchise. Anyway, this story goes something like this: once upon a time, Hudson Soft published 61 HuCards to support its PC Engine, and you can find pictures of all most all of them here. |
Top 10 Tweaks — Double Dragon II, U.N Squadron, Others Enter the Fray
29 June 2010 7:11 pm |
OK, this isn't really about looking at the bazillions of Contra games and comparing their various soundtracks. This site has a focus. I'm willing to say—ahem—in the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, you can't beat the original NES sound of Contra. No doubt, Contra III and Contra: Hard Corps are excellent games, but their soundtracks simply aren't as impressive or memorable, so I bring you the latest musical tribute. Enjoy! |
Between my buddy Chett getting married and Memorial Day weekend, it's been a busy month, but I'm very pleased to finally squeeze in one significant update before we move into June. During the course of research for the Top 10 Racers, I've discovered many titles that I originally overlooked on my greatest games lists for the NES and SNES, including Bump 'N' Jump and Top Gear. If I didn't have so much fun playing all these games, this feature would have been wrapped up a whole lot earlier. Alas, running this site is hard work. Enjoy! |
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Yowzer, it's been about three weeks since my last update. I've been a little busy, but please keep checking back, because this site remains an enduring project; who knows if it will ever be complete to my satisfaction! I know that probably sounds like the typical BS you see from other sites, but I ask you: How many retro video game sites do you follow that are 100% run by one person? (By all means point them out, I'd be happy to expand my list of recommended sites.) As always, you can reach me here.
Moving right along. The Contra series remains one of my all-time favorites, whether it's on the NES, SNES, Genesis, or even the DS. Today, I finally started to add some exta value to my SNES list, and you can now find gameplay shots and a totally rad passive speed run video for Contra III. |
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