Category Archives: Classic Games

Posts about classic video and computer games

Rolling Thunder 2 Review (Sega Genesis) – Exceptional Action-Platforming

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Brian

  Introduction Title: Rolling Thunder 2 Platform: Sega Genesis Released: 1991 (1990 in arcades) Developer & Publisher: Namco I have previously reviewed Rolling Thunders 1 and 3, so for some time now I have meant to also review this middle … Continue reading →

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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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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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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries – Intro and Part 1

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Brian

I want to keep moving and start on something new, now that the Genesis list is done, so I decided to finally do this list that I have been thinking of writing for at least a year now. Platformers were … Continue reading →

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