by Todd Friedman | Jan 13, 2022 | 1990s, Console/PC/Handheld, Home Consoles, 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...
by Ben Magnet | Oct 30, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
Playing through all the 2D Metroid games was something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. While Metroid Fusion always haunted me as a game I never got to beat (until recently) the series always piqued my interest. Who doesn’t want to be a badass bounty...
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 | Mar 24, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Home Consoles, Opinions
Being able to customize your things is really cool. Putting your own personal stamp or improving something you love can be a good thing, however it can also devalue the item if you want to sell it later down the line. What may seem priceless and worth hundreds of...
by Jason Russell | May 18, 2020 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Home Consoles, Lists, Magazine, The Story Of...
Two Great Trends That Trend Great Together As the popularity of the versus fighting grew in the early to mid 90s, it didn’t take long for developers and publishers to see the appeal in coupling the genre with licensed properties to capitalize on two trends...