by Marcus Albers | Aug 12, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
I’ve been a fan of games based on the Rogue formula for quite some time. It probably stems from my love for the dungeon crawls in RPGs like Phantasy Star and Eye of the Beholder. For the uninitiated, the basic formula for a Rogue game, or...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2026 | Console/Handheld, Gaming
The Pokeriomokykla editorial team covers platforms the way a serious player scrutinizes any new tool: does the interface hold up before a single session begins, and are the controls genuinely usable before hours are invested? That test is exactly what iiSU passes....
by William Schwartz | Aug 9, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
Technically speaking the box sold by Homebrew Factory just says Yap, but the original game by CeL does have the full subtitle, which is also a lot easier to search for. Bit of a weird name for a hero. I do like his character design though. He’s like...
by Marcus Albers | Aug 5, 2026 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
The Sega Master System was available in North America from 1986 to 1992. During that time, it was never able to best the juggernaut that was the Nintendo Entertainment System, but it put up a valiant fight. Games like Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, and the...
by William Schwartz | Aug 5, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews
By Charlotte Reber’s own admission, Dragon Age II is a somewhat counterintuitive choice for a Boss Fight book. After all, Dragon Age: Origins is the main famous, well-regarded game of the series, a fantasy epic role-playing game in the Bioware house style...
by William Schwartz | Aug 2, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews
If you’ve never heard of the original Xibalba, that’s not too surprising. The 2014 browser game from Phobos Lab is a weird little artifact of its era, a chonky retro styled Doom clone premised around the Mayan underworld. The blocky aesthetic exists...