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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 8: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 5)

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Brian

… So, yeah, this update was long coming; after finishing the Rush 2049 review I was pretty busy for a while and didn’t get anything done towards this next update of my PC Game Opinion Summaries list, which I am … Continue reading →

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Review: San Francisco Rush 2049 (ARC/N64/DC), The Greatest Racing Game Ever Made

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Brian

So, because it was the Olympics, I was watching that a lot… on my HDTV, at least.  Often at the same time, I was also playing a lot of this game again for the first time in a  while on … Continue reading →

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Review: Dragon Egg! (TG16) – A Good but Rushed Platformer

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Brian

I’ll get back to my PC Platformers list soon, but I had to do this review first… Platform: PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) Year: Released 9/27/1991 Developer/Publisher: NCS Masaya Title: Dragon Egg! Introduction & Story Dragon Egg! is a cartoony platformer NCS … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 7: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 4)

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Brian

A week and a half for only seven summaries?  Well, some of these are fairly long and detailed, that takes some time.  This update includes a couple of really good games and some with issues, so it’s a nice mix.  … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 6: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 3)

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Brian

So, two weeks for what really is only seven summaries. Well, that’s what happens when I don’t do anything at all towards the next update for a whole week after finishing the last one… oh well. I did have this … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 5: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 2)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Brian

This time, 9 full summaries, plus a very little bit on the first four Keen games, mentioning the few differences from the physical releases. Titles Covered in this Update — Capsized (2011) Closure (2012) Commander Keen Episode I: Marooned on … Continue reading →

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E3 2016: My Thoughts On the Conferences, Gameplay and Gender in Zelda, and Nintendo’s Show

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Brian

I do have a pretty-much-finished 6-game update to the PC Game Opinion Summaries list done, but as last week was E3, I’ll be posting this now instead, and that later and with some additions. So, E3 2016 was last week, … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 4: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 1)

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Brian

… I really need to cut the number of games per update so that I can get these done more often, it’s been almost two weeks again. That said, E3 excitement has distracted me a lot for sure, and indeed … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 3: Physical 3d Games

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Brian

So, only six summaries this time, despite it being almost two weeks. Ah well. This update covers all six PC 3d platformers I have physical copies of, not counting Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness because I decided to go with … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 2 – Physical 2d Games (concluded)

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Brian

Sorry again for the couple of weeks of downtime.  My site’s hosting issues should have been addressed now, and it should be up long-term from now on! While the site was down, I completed two updates to my PC Platformers … Continue reading →

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