Author Archives: Cassidy

Cassidy is the curator of a bad video game hall of fame. Whether you interpret that as "a hall of fame dedicated to bad video games" or as "a sub-par hall of fame for video games" is entirely up to you. Goes by "They / Them" pronouns.

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Spirit of Speed 1937

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Cassidy

“I’ve Got the Need for Spirit of Speed!”

LJN mounted a brief comeback in the year 2000 to publish a period racing game on Sega’s Dreamcast, before just as quickly falling back out of view. Did Spirit of Speed crash and burn, or was it perhaps unfairly disqualified?

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Indiepocalypse #29: I Treat you Special, ’cause You Rally Special

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Cassidy

Our monthly feature highlighting oddball and obscure  games for @PIZZAPRANKS‘ Indiepocalypse rides again! This month sees 1988’s Paris-Dakar Rally Special! for Nintendo’s Famicom speeding onto the scene; and presenting us a gauntlet of grueling driving, maze-solving,  on-foot platforming, and even encounters against …

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Video Game History Hour: The Zeebo

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Cassidy

Well, here’s something cool I somehow managed to sneak my way into: On the back of my latest work with Stop Skeletons From Fighting to help produce their video on the Zeebo games console, Derek and I were invited to …

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Resident Evil Survivor

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Cassidy

“It’s Gonna Be the Death of Me. Gun Survivor, Gun Survivor.”

Resident Evil‘s first spin-off title went off the rails, to deliver a rail shooter-inspired FPS survival horror hybrid. But did its “ghost developer” Tose still manage to deliver satisfying zombie-shooting action?

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Indiepocalypse #27: Resident Evils, Dressed in Black

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Cassidy

Our monthly feature highlighting the merits of forgotten and misbegotten  games for @PIZZAPRANKS‘ Indiepocalypse returns! This month brings us… Resident Evil 2?! Is this another April Fool’s gag? Nah: We’re just talking about its Tiger Game.com conversion. Doing so gives us the …

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The Graveyard

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Cassidy

“You Know They Tell Me The Graveyard Is a Low Down, Dirty Place.”

A leisurely stroll through a quiet cemetery carries potentially deadly consequence… for those willing to spend an additional $4.99 to unlock it as a feature. Sit and listen as the tale of Tales of Tales is told in full.

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HG101: Die Hard

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Cassidy

By good fortune, I had the opportunity to pen a pair of articles for Hardcore Gaming 101 on the subject of  Die Hard‘s early video game adaptations; covering installments on DOS, Commodore 64, and – of course – its apparently …

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SSFF: Zeebo – Brazil’s Bizarre Delisted Console | Past-Mortem

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Cassidy

Boy howdy, this one’s been in the oven for a hot minute! But between having written the initial script draft and now watching the final product; I’m proud to say that this latest video is probably one of my proudest …

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Indiepocalypse #26: The Jaws of Life

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Cassidy

Our monthly feature extrapolating neat ideas from oft-maligned games for @PIZZAPRANKS‘ Indiepocalypse returns! As you may remember, our last feature covered Friday the 13th on NES: The 8-bit approximation of a popular movie license, brought to us by the fine folk …

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Homie Rollerz

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Cassidy

“I Got the World Around My Finger With My Homies, Y’all.”

In which we explore the Homies toy trend of the early aughts, the controversies it ignited, and the infamous Nintendo DS kart racer spun off from it. There’s more to these little plastic guys than meets the eye.

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