Music Reviews: Sonic Boom

Music Reviews: Sonic Boom

No, it’s not an ode to Street Fighter II’s Guile, but rather a focused compilation of Sonic the Hedgehog melodies created by Spencer Nilsen, a music composer, arranger, and producer best known for his work on first-party Sega CD games. Yet Sonic Boom, which...
Music Reviews: Sonic Boom

Classic Import: PULSEMAN

Simply put, there’s no reason Pulseman shouldn’t have been released in America. This 1994 Mega Drive import (developed by future Pokemon designers Game Freak and published by Sega) has it all: beautiful graphics, inventive design, and intense action. Yet...
Donkey Kong: A Decade Later

Donkey Kong: A Decade Later

Ten years ago this month, Nintendo released the simply titled Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. At the time, it didn’t seem like much of a mile- stone, but it has since become the gold standard of how to update a classic game without losing the soul of the original....