Tag Archives: ★★★☆☆

Mazer

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Cassidy

“Live Those Dreams, Scheme Those Schemes. Got to Hit Me With Your Mazer Beams.”

American Laser Games built an arcade empire on the top of LaserDisc technology. But when the market collapsed, they staged a last-minute pivot to more traditional fare. Could they survive the transition from the Old West into an alien future?

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The Ring: Terror’s Realm

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Cassidy

“I Fell Into a Burning Ring of Terror.”

The curse of Sadako Yamamura comes to Sega’s Dreamcast, in one of the most maligned survival horror titles of all time. We finally solve the mystery of its strange narrative — seemingly unrelated to the larger Ring franchise.

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Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Cassidy

“Roulette Blast a Roddin’, Reptile Rhythm Voodoo, Journey to the West and…?”

The quest to adapt Journey to the West to the Family Computer was fraught with its own set of hardships, as a first-time publisher and recently-pivoted developer embarked on their very own pilgrimage of game production. Did they achieve enlightenment, or fall into digitized despair?

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Urban Yeti!

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Cassidy

“I Don’t Think You’re Ready for this Yeti.”

What do you get when you combine a mock cult, Dolemite, surfboarding, and multiple failed distribution deals? Why, a Game Boy Advance cartridge about cryptids, obviously! The story of what is possibly the GBA library’s oddest entry, and the industry history of the folk responsible.

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Spelunker (NES)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Cassidy

“That Old Spelunker’s Golden.”

In one of the Famicom’s most infamous kusogē, slight falls spell fatality for an unfortunate spelunker. Does “The Weakest Action Hero in the History of Video Games” truly earn his distinction, or have the rumors of his many deaths been an exaggeration?

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Dark Castle (Genesis)

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Cassidy

“Building up High My Dark Castle Walls.”

We venture forth into the depths of the Dark Castle, to unearth the 16-bit cartridge which spelled doom for a classic computer franchise’s legacy. But do the tales of its tarnished reputation ring true?

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Captain Novolin

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Cassidy

“Captain Novolin and the Attack of the Talking Tootsie Rolls.”

When the world needs a hero, Captain Novolin answers the call. The world then proceeds to collectively pretend that they’re driving through a tunnel, and can’t hear what the Captain is saying. Such is the power of the world’s “first diabetic superhero!”

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Shaq Fu

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Cassidy

“Shaq Fu Take Note, ‘Cause I Stand and Deliver.”

Just in time for A Legend Reborn, it’s our comprehensive review of the original game, the circumstances that lead to its development, and the lasting legacy that inspired a follow-up twenty-five years later.

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Snake’s Revenge

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Cassidy

“Three Cheers for Snake’s Revenge.”

Declassifying Solid Snake’s mission to save the world from a truly Kockamamie scheme, all while suffering the yellowing skin symptoms of jaundice. What went wrong in North America’s sequel to Metal Gear?

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Castlevania Judgment

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Cassidy

“History Passes the Final Castlevania Judgment.”

Warriors of the Light and Creatures of the Night gather to do battle with motion controls in hand. But is it a Castlevania game worth fighting for?

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