by Ben Magnet | Sep 19, 2021 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine, Opinions
As lovers of retro video games we love nostalgia. We love it when we sit down with our comfort games, play through them like we did when we were younger, then move on to the next game. Yet there are some games that, for whatever reason, we couldn’t beat at a...
by Ben Magnet | Sep 1, 2021 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
In recent months news stories have circulated all over the internet on old retro games being sold for millions upon millions of dollars. I first found out about this when news broke that a sealed Super Mario 64 game sold for over 1.5 million. The news struck me as...
by Ben Magnet | Aug 24, 2021 | 1990s, 2010s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles, Opinions
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES as we’ll refer to it here, is quite possibly one of the most important systems ever made. Now it didn’t bring the American video game market back from the brink like its predecessor did but it’s impact...
by Ben Magnet | Aug 15, 2021 | Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
When it comes to reviewing retro video games, a lot of the same things can and have been said over and over again. “The game is a masterpiece”, “It was ahead of its time”, “Will we ever see a game like this again?” I can go on and...
by Ben Magnet | Aug 3, 2021 | Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
I finally did it, after a year of playing it I finally got all 120 stars in Super Mario 64. The sole reason I bought 3D All-Stars was to play this game. A game that I missed out on when I did have a N64 and a game that many of my friends would say is a masterpiece...
by Mike Mertes | Jul 29, 2021 | 1980s, Opinions, Reviews
Blaster Master Zero 3 has officially been released today to digital game e-shops, and I’m already eagerly tearing into my copy on the Nintendo Switch. Since it first launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I’ve been a big fan of the Blaster Master...
