Category Archives: Classic Games

Posts about classic video and computer games

Opinion List: My Favorite Console (TV or Handheld System) Games By Platform (lists for each system) & A list of how much I like each console relative to the others I own

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Brian

This post is a purely opinion-based list of my favorite games for each of the consoles I own.  This is only a console list — I will do a PC list separately because it’d be too hard to do them … Continue reading →

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Atari 5200 Game Opinion Summaries – Unpopular or no, I like this system!

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Brian

Table of Contents Background & My Thoughts on Getting the System System History The Controller Astro Chase Berzerk Centipede Defender Dig-Dug Galaxian Joust Missile Command Kangaroo Pac-Man Pengo Pole Position Popeye Qix Space Invaders Star Raiders Super Breakout Super Cobra … Continue reading →

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Pendulous (PC, 1992-1995) Shareware Version 2.4 Review – A Great Simple Strategy Game

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Brian

This is a new review for a game I’ve liked for a long time.  It’s not usually something to play for hours and hours at once, but is great fora game here and there.  The basic graphics don’t matter, the … Continue reading →

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Nintendo 64 Game Opinion Summaries Addition: 26 new summaries

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Brian

So, after a comment asking for more of these for the N64, I decided to do an update to my N64 list, covering the 26 games I have bought since the last update in late 2013.  There are 26 new … Continue reading →

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A couple of updates to posted lists

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Brian

I updated a few lists posted in the past, so here are the updates. Update #1 First, an update to the Futuristic Racing Games: The Complete List list.   This list is, of course, always a work in progress. 7/31/2015 – … Continue reading →

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Zero Wing (TCD): My Levels 9 & 10 Strategy

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Brian

This is a little followup article inspired by a comment I received about my recent Zero Wing review for the Turbografx-16 CD, wondering how I got past level 9 in this difficult game.  Here’s what I did.  This probably won’t … Continue reading →

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Review: Zero Wing (Turbo CD) – A Very Good Shmup, even without CATS

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Brian

This is a new review of a game I just beat yesterday.  It’s a great game that doesn’t get enough respect for its high-quality classic shmup gameplay. Game Data Title: Zero Wing Developer/Publisher: Naxat Soft (licensed from Toaplan, the developer … Continue reading →

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Opinion List: My Favorite Game For Each Platform I Have (No Late Ports Included) & For Each Platform (True Exclusives Only)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Brian

Inspired by this NeoGAF thread, I wrote up this list: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=171036686  First I made the list from the thread, and then second a list of only true exclusives, that is games that are only available on that platform and no … Continue reading →

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List: Capcom Fighting Games – A list of all fighting games published by Capcom

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Brian

Returning to the subject of ‘near-useless lists’… here’s another one!  I made this because I was wondering if Capcom had released more fighting games on the Dreamcast than they have since.  Well, that was true through the ’00s, but thanks … Continue reading →

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Sega Saturn Game Info Box Color Codes & List of if Saturn Shmups Support Saving

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Brian

I made this list back in early 2009, a while after I got a Saturn, because I wanted to know exactly which Saturn shmups save, after learning that Darius Gaiden and In the Hunt don’t.  This version of the list … Continue reading →

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