Category Archives: Classic Games

Posts about classic video and computer games

Sega CD games and “Bit Rot”: A worse problem than on other disc-based platforms? Why is this?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Brian

Sorry for the lack of updates, but here’s something important. Hopefully I can get back to a more regular (at least weekly) update schedule after this. Introduction I know that this has been mentioned plenty of times around the internet, … Continue reading →

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Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Nights (TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine) Review – A Surprisingly Good Platformer

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Brian

I played and finished this game recently, and wrote up a short-ish review of my thoughts.  I’ve expanded it a bit here, but it’s shorter than most of my full reviews.  Hopefully it’s a good review.  This game is obscure, … Continue reading →

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TI 99/4A Function Key Listing

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Brian

This is just a little list I made based on looking online for this information, after failing to find a link online showing the order of the function keys for anyone like me who has a TI 99/4A computer (Texas … Continue reading →

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List: Hudson & NEC’s 3rd & 4th-Gen Platformers: Watching Hudson Shift Platformers from TG16 to Nintendo

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Brian

I love platformers, so I was wondering, why did Hudson give up on platformers on their own console?  And just how bad was this switch, anyway?  So, here’s a list of all Hudson platformers on 3rd and 4th generation consoles, … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Rush 2049 Version Comparison: Nintendo 64 & Dreamcast, The Differences and My Preferred Version

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Brian

San Francisco Rush 2049, developed by Atari Games and published by Midway, released in late 2000 for the N64 and Dreamcast.  It is my favorite game ever made in which you drive a vehicle.  I got the game for Nintendo … Continue reading →

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NCS Masaya Games List: Their Background and Games By Genre, 1987-2000

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Brian

Introduction & About NCS Masaya That is, all of NCS Masaya’s games from their start until the original NCS Masaya died in late 1999, and also Bandai’s two WonderSwan games from early 2000 that use Masaya licenses.  NCS Masaya was … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder (NES) Strategies

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Brian

This post has a few clarifications from the review that I will edit in, but mostly is focused on some strategies for how to get past harder parts of the final part of the game, Story 4.  These strategies will … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder (NES) Review – One of the ’80’s Best Games!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Brian

I just finished this game yesterday and wrote this up today.  Sorry about the delay on finishing the formatting improvements for the PS1 summaries list, but I will do that soon.  Playing Rolling Thunder took precedence!  It’s an amazing game, … Continue reading →

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TurboGrafx-16 & PC Engine (HuCard and CD) Save and Save Backup Unit Information & Incomplete Compatible Games List

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Brian

Note: The one thing missing from this list is a complete list of Japanese titles with system save. All US-released games with system save ARE listed below, though, so it is complete for the US region. All types of backup … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Playstation (Part 2)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Brian

Okay… after months of work, here’s a huge update to this list! 108 new summaries. Update 3/26/15: Added images of the games I liked more games in this update, links to gameplay videos on Youtube for the better and more … Continue reading →

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