Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus (NES) Review
by When I saw an incredibly cheap NES game titled Dynowarz with a huge dinosaur on the cover, I knew that I had to pick this …
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A Look Back at Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn)
by Today, Panzer Dragoon Saga is mainly known for the exorbitant price an NTSC-U copy commands in collector circles. Unfortunately, this has led most discussions around …
How Tom Mason’s Dinosaurs for Hire Became a Video Game
If you grew up with a Sega Genesis, you might have had the chance to play Tom Mason’s Dinosaurs for Hire, a shoot-em-up game featuring …
Sonic Advance (GBA) Review: Sonic’s Nintendo Debut
Sega and Nintendo had been rivals, but Sonic was finally coming to Nintendo hardware with the debut of Sonic Advance for the Game Boy Advance, …
Ape Escape Was the Best 3D Platformer of Its Time
Ape Escape is better than every 3D platformer of its time by almost every measure, and that includes video game giants like Super Mario 64 …
10 Retro Video Game Ads That Wouldn’t Be Allowed Today
Retro video game ads seem like they come from an alternate universe with completely different standards of acceptability. Obviously, the world has changed a lot …
Wipeout XL (PS1) Review: The Definitive Peak of Futuristic Racing
Wipeout XL (released as Wipeout 2097 in Europe) is a blistering, anti-gravity racing masterpiece and the second installment in Psygnosis’s futuristic franchise. If you’ve never …
What’s the Controversy With Polymega?
If you’re like me and wired into retro video game news through all your social media channels, then you’ve heard folks discussing or dissing the …
Was Super Mario 64 a STOLEN Idea From Argonaut Games?
The Nintendo 64 was late to the fifth generation of video game consoles, but it was released alongside Super Mario 64, which is widely considered …
Dinosaurs for Hire (Sega Genesis) Review
Dinosaurs for Hire is commonly described as a Contra clone for the Sega Genesis, and that’s not entirely off the mark. After all, it’s a …