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IB

by Allison | July 30, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

“If possible, go into it without looking at any information and play it as you see fit.” Advice from the developer, Kouri. Spoilers! Ib, developed by Kouri and released originally in February of 2012, is a cult-classic RPG Maker horror game. The steam version as well...

Pac-Man

by Todd | December 12, 2022 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

If you don't know what Pac-Man is... do you even game, bro? This one is an arcade port that Nom Nom Noms as well as you might expect.

Swords and Serpents

by Todd | September 16, 2022 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

I mostly got this game cause I like RPG's and I loved the cover art. Sadly, that art was nowhere to be seen in the actual game (which is fair for an 8 bit game). Luckily the dungeon crawler RPG aspect made up for it. I may be pushing it a bit giving it a 9/10 but it...

Maniac Mansion

by Todd | June 3, 2022 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

Perfect score if you get the version where Sid can put a hamster in the microwave. Almost perfect score if you play the censored version. Either way this game is incredible and we haven't seen it's like since it was made. The...

Championship Bowling

by Todd | March 16, 2022 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

Terrible. F.

Kirby’s Adventure

by Todd | December 17, 2021 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

This is a great example of what Retro Gaming should be. Old school platformer. Unique mechanics. Fun graphics and a cohesive world. For a game that relies on sucking to succeed, it surprisingly doesn't. Worth buying an old NES and cart just to play it.

RC Pro-Am

by Todd | September 18, 2021 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

This game is jam packed with 32 tracks of fun for... 1 player. Ok, so maybe it would have been better as a multiplayer, but as far as racing games go on the ol' NES this one is great. I particularly like being able to upgrade your car. It can get difficult after the...

Yoshi

by Todd | June 23, 2021 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

I'll be damned. Another Yoshi game before the SNES. I guess I was under a rock during my childhood. I swear Yoshi didn't exist before I used him as a SPAS (Sacrificial Pit Avoidance System). But someone sent me this game and proved me wrong after seeing the Yoshi's...

Millipede

by Todd | March 11, 2021 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

Listen kids, most of you wouldn't know what end of an NES cart to blow into if it was in a back alley offering you $20. So I really don't think you'll understand what it means that they took an arcade game and smushed it down to work on on 8-bit game system. If you do...

Skate or Die

by Todd | December 13, 2020 | NES, Retro Games | 0 Comments

Can't really say why this one gets 3/10. I guess as a nod to my friends who liked it growing up. I'd probably just call it Skate or Why? As in, "Why in the ever loving fuck am I playing this?" I didn't like it as a kid but decided to give it another shot. Still don't...

Yoshi’s Cookie

Jun 13, 2016 | NES, Retro Games

For a retro puzzle game, it's not bad. At least it's not another Tetris clone. There are better ways to spend your time though. The cookie shifting can be a little confusing at first. Really the magic for me was seeing Yoshi in an NES game. My first time seeing Yoshi...

Learn 2 Fly (for iOS)

Mar 28, 2016 | iOS, Reviews

There’s always that one sibling who is never quite as good as his brother or sister. One is the star quarterback and manages to get straight A’s while the other is lucky not to spill ketchup on himself during lunch period and walk around with lettuce in his teeth the...

Final Fantasy (for IOS)

Feb 1, 2016 | iOS, Reviews

This is the best game ever. Well... the original Final Fantasy for the NES is tied with the original Legend of Zelda for the best games ever. Honestly, I'm biased since I wasted a good chunk of my childhood on both of those games. So feel free to disagree with the...

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