Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Kart Double Dash has one of the biggest mixed receptions of all time. Either you love it or hate it. Trying to bring new ideas to the racing genre is hard, especially for kart racers. You’re driving around in...
Month: November 2019
Shadow Hearts
Developer: Sacnoth Publisher: Midway Release: 12/12/01 Genre: RPG One of my biggest disappointments with the RPG genre has always been its steadfast reliance on either a fantasy or sci-fi setting. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Final...
Crazy Taxi
For as much as I love arcade games they are not usually my go to. Most arcade games are refined experiences, built to offer short gameplay sessions that take your money as fast as possible. And while their home ports...
Bomberman 64
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Nintendo Release: 11/30/97 Genre: Action The Bomberman series has always been hailed as great because of its raucous multiplayer. But while the multiplayer antics have kept it in high esteem the single player ha...
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile is one of the most unique RPGs ever released. It has nothing to do with its setting; plenty of games crib from Norse mythology. No, Valkyrie Profile innovates by having a unique structure. It breaks the traditional convention...
Burning Rangers
The last days of a console are usually filled with technically impressive games that no one thought possible on the hardware. From Donkey Kong Country to the Last of Us, some of the best games ever were released in the...
Rendering Ranger R2
Rendering Ranger R2 is one of the most incredible games of the 16-bit era and you’ve never heard of it. There are a number of reasons for that. It never left Japan, unfortunately. It had a small print run, making...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Hyperstone Heist
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/11/92 Genre: Beat em up Konami took their sweet time coming to the Genesis but when they did it was full steam ahead. Nearly all of their top IP would hit the system in a...
Syd Mead’s Terraforming
Developer: Right Stuff Corp. Publisher: NEC Released: 1993 Genre: Shooter One of the greatest drawbacks of the Turbo Grafx-16’s failure is that we weren’t exposed to the breadth of its library. In Japan the PC Engine CD has a robust.....
Gargoyle’s Quest 2
I was not much of a handheld gamer growing up. Money was tight and the choice between buying more games for the console I owned and a handheld was an easy one. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t have serious...