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Retro Review: House of the Dead (Saturn)

Release Date: March 1998 Developer: Sega AM1 R&D Division Publisher: SEGA of America, Inc. Last year, I decided to do a Halloween-themed Retro Review. I took a look at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night because I love the game. But in a twist, I chose to look at the Japanese SEGA Saturn version. The game was different enough compared to the U.S. PlayStation version that it made it a novel revi...[Read More]

Personal Top 5 – Fighting Games

Round 1: FIGHT! It’s been a great couple of years for fighting game fans like me. I’ve been able to gorge myself on quite a few titles. Some have been pretty awesome (Tekken 7 and Injustice 2); one has been absolute balls (Street Fighter V). On the horizon, I have Dragonball FighterZ and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (i.e. what the original game should have been out of the gate…no, I’m not bitt...[Read More]

Retro Review: Missile Command (Arcade)

Release Date: 1980 Developer: Atari Publisher: Atari Ever since Atari’s Computer Space debuted at the Music Operators of America (MOA) Exposition in 1971, the purpose of video games has been to provide enjoyment for players and money for developers. Rare is the video game that is supposed to make players think about the consequences. Rarer still is the game that gives its developer nightmares. Mis...[Read More]

Retro Review: Street Fighter (Arcade)

Release Date: 1987 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom It is rare to see a game that is revolutionary in its gameplay and mechanics yet gets completely overshadowed by its direct sequel. That is exactly the case with Street Fighter. Recently, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior celebrated its 25th anniversary. Capcom’s iconic competitive fighting game was responsible for the fighting-game boom ar...[Read More]

Retro Review: Sinistar (Arcade)

I may have spent my gaming time at home playing the Atari 2600 when I was younger, but I truly cut my gaming teeth in the arcade.  My first arcade game was Gun Fight, an ancient, two-player versus, Western-themed gun fighting game. This was back around 1976. I became hooked on arcades at that very moment, and that addiction has lasted for a very large part of my life. Even today, I will go to a ra...[Read More]

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