Monthly Archives: September 2014

Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken (Turbo CD) – A Weird and Flawed, but Decent, Platformer

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Brian

I wrote this this January.  Somehow I thought I’d posted it here, but somehow I hadn’t.  Problem corrected!  I made some minor tweaks and improvements to the article, but little was changed; it is fairly recent.  I covered this game … Continue reading →

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Review: Frogger 2 (Game Boy Color) – Maybe Even Better than the Console Version?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Brian

Sorry for the delay between posts.  I should have had something sooner, there are some more old reviews to post before I move on to posting up those often incomplete lists of mine.  As for this game, it’s a pretty … Continue reading →

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Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) Review – A Fantastic Port of a Great Classic!

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Brian

I wrote the original version of this review in 2011. Great game, I love it. I added some bits to the review here and there, but most of it is the original text. Title: Donkey Kong Country Released: 2000 (worldwide) … Continue reading →

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Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (Game Boy Color) Review – This is the best Bionic Commando game ever!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Brian

In this review expanded from a review I wrote in ’05, I review the great GBC classic Bionic Commando: Elite Forces. I got this game in 2000, because I’d remembered really liking the NES Bionic Commando game at my older … Continue reading →

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Crack Down (Genesis) Review – Topdown Cover-Based Shooting Fun

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Brian

Back to older reviews now. This review is from ’09, and surely is shorter than one I’d write now, but it’s not too bad. Maybe I should rewrite the review to remove the somewhat odd split-impressions layout, but it works … Continue reading →

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The Quest for the Rings (Odyssey 2) Review & Gameplay Description

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Brian

This is a new, long review of an old but very fascinating game! Title: The Quest for the Rings Released: 1981 (US, EU, SA) Developed by Magnavox and published by Magnavox in the US and their parent company Phillips in … Continue reading →

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Frogger 2: Swampy’s Revenge (DC) Review – Good Classic Arcade Action

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Brian

Another review from 2012! This is a good game, and the review was mostly good as-is too. I did improve a few parts and get new screenshots, but that’s about it. Title: Frogger 2: Swampy’s Revenge Developer: Blitz Games Publisher: … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Guardian (Wii & PS2) Review – A Good Kiki Kaikai-Style Shooting Game from Star Fish

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Brian

I wrote this review a couple of years ago. I’ve now updated it for posting here; it was already good, but it’s better now, as always! This is a pretty good classic run & gun game for the Wii! Absolutely … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Gamecube

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Brian

This is a new list. It’s my longest game opinion summaries/short reviews article yet, and yeah, it’s pretty long. I guess I’ve gotten more verbose than I was five years ago when I started on the PS1 and 32X lists… … Continue reading →

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