Category Archives: Reviews

Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis) Review – The Flaws of a Still-Good Sequel to a Classic

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Brian

Title: Rolling Thunder 3 Platform: Sega Genesis Developer & Publisher: Namco Release: 1993 (US-exclusive title) Rolling Thunder is a side-scrolling action series from Namco.  The original Rolling Thunder released in arcades in the late ’80s, and it was amazing!  The … Continue reading →

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Avenger (Turbo CD) Review – Under Defeat’s under-rated, and great, TCD spiritual predecessor

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Brian

Title: Avenger Platform: Turbo CD (PC Engine CD) Developer: Telenet Japan Publisher: Laser Soft Release: December 7, 1990 (Japan only) Intro The Turbo CD is a great, and important, console.  Designed by Hudson and sold by NEC, it was the … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: TurboGrafx (Turbo) CD / PC Engine CD – An Amazing System!

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Brian

System History — The TurboGrafx-CD, also known as the PC Engine CD, was the first ever home gaming platform that used CD-based media. The only even remotely similar predecessor is the Japan-only MSX Laserdisc drive from the mid ’80s, but … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries & System Review: Magnavox Odyssey 2, my first 2nd gen system. Especially featuring UFO! and Turtles!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Brian

  I got a Magnavox Odyssey 2 in August 2012. I only have seventeen carts, with 21 games on them total, but it’s a start at least. It’s an interesting system; I’d never had a working second gen machine before … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Sega CD (Mega CD) – The Genesis’s Good Addon

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Brian

Platform Summary and History — Ah, the Sega CD, Sega’s first disc-based platform. The Sega CD was released in late 1991 in Japan, fall 1992 in the US, and 1993 in Europe. The system attaches to the Sega Genesis, and, … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Nintendo 64

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Brian

The Nintendo 64 is my favorite console ever, and has an incredible library of great games. I got my first N64 back in September 1999, and quickly came to love it. The system is one of the best-looking consoles ever, … Continue reading →

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System and Game Opinion Summaries: Atari 7800 (& 2600 Games): 3rd-Gen Console, 2nd-Gen Games?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Brian

The Atari 7800: My Thoughts & System Overview I’d never owned an Atari system before, and had barely ever played one, but that changed when I got an Atari 7800 back in April. It’s an interesting system to have… and … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Super Nintendo (SNES)

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Brian

In the ’90s, I only had PC and Game Boy/GB Color for gaming, until I got an N64 in late ’99. I later got a GC, but I’d missed a lot, and eventually I wanted to go back and get … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Game Boy

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Brian

This is a new name for my series of short (one to three paragraphs each) reviews of all the games I own for a system.  This one is one of my personal favorite videogame systems ever. Note: This thread is … Continue reading →

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Gauntlet Legends and Dark Legacy Appreciation and Version Comparison: Remembering Some of the Best Action-RPGs Ever Made

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Brian

As an aside before I begin, in fact the first Gauntlet game with some of the hallmarks of Gauntlet Legends — saving your character, character levels, a quest with an ending, themed areas to play through with bosses at the … Continue reading →

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