Category Archives: Reviews

Review: W-Ring: The Double Rings (TG16) – A Good but Obscure Shmup

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Brian

Platform: TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine (Japan Only Release) Year: 1990 Publisher/Developer: Naxat Soft Single Player Only   Introduction W-Ring is a great shmup for the Turbografx from Naxat Soft, one of the stronger third-party supporters of the platform on both … 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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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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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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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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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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Game Opinion Summaries: Playstation (Part 1)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Brian

This is an improved version of a list I first posted on several forums back in late 2012. For some reason I never posted it here; not sure why. I’ve been working hard on a second PS1 list that will … Continue reading →

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