A Blast from the Past! Donkey Kong Country

by Todd Friedman | Jan 13, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

In 1994 the first Donkey Kong Country came out on the Super NES. The game focuses on Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong, who must recover their stolen bananas from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. Each level is uniquely themed and consists of varying tasks such as...

iiRcade Review – Gunforce

by Todd Friedman | Dec 26, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews

Gunforce is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in 1991. This shoot em up game is perfect for the iiRcade hardware. It gives the true arcade feel as if you owned the game from the 1990’s. GunForce is a multi-national army...

iiRcade Review – Stadium Hero ’96

by Todd Friedman | Dec 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews

Stadium Hero ’96 was produced by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan in 1996.An excellent baseball game from Data East. The marquee has a “MLC” logo. MLC stands for “Mother Less Cassette”. This arcade baseball game lets players select fictional teams...

iiRcade Review – Mayham Brawlers by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Oct 17, 2021 | 2010s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews

Whoa. What a cool looking game. Taking the comic book story lines to beat em’ up action is a perfect combination in my opinion. The color and detail on this game are perfect. It was really well done when it was designed and looks and sounds perfect on the...

iiRcade Review – Knights and Guns by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Oct 13, 2021 | 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, iiRcade, Reviews

Wow. What a fantastic looking shoot ’em up game for the iiRcade. Also available on the Nintendo Switch, Knights and Guns is a lot more fin on an arcade style platform and the iiRcade handles it perfectly. The appreciation of details and sound are amazing on this...

SNK VS. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review (Steam/PC)

by Mike Mertes | Oct 11, 2021 | 1990s, Arcade, Reviews

While many say that Marvel VS Capcom is the ultimate experience in fighting game crossovers, I have to disagree. As someone who frequented the arcades regularly, I spent plenty of time split between my favorite Capcom fighters like Street Fighter Alpha 2 and SNK...