Top 10 Retro-Themed Games of 2018
2018 is on its way out the door, and it’s time for us to do what we do best here […]
Retro Console Gaming
Box Art Part IV: Life’s a Struggle™
As the old saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes, in my case, I know
CastleVania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997)
Long time no see, RetroFiends. I had some surgery at the beginning of the month, and let’s just say that
Box Art Pt. 3: The Reckoning
Twice now we have sojourned into the benighted lands beyond. The perpetual twilight realm of “not much of an art
Road Rash (Electronic Arts, 1991)
I am probably the least “cool” person who writes for this website, hands down, but we like to talk about
More Bizarre Box Art
I’ve got good news and bad news, Retrofans. To follow the cliché, I’m going to lead with the bad news,
Haunting Box Art
In some of the older D&D books from the golden days of TSR (namely “1st edition” Advanced D&D), The few
The Joys of Scrutiny and Scorn, vol. 1: Double Dragon 3/III and Battletoads & Double Dragon
I put this off until I was ready to be mad about video games on our website again. I suppose
Super Mario World (Nintendo, 1990)
You really can’t go wrong with some Super Mario action. It’s been clear-as-a-bell true since the poor bastard first
Bushido Blade (Squaresoft/Light Weight, 1997)
There’s something about samurai or ninja themed media, its blend of honor and violence, that makes its appeal both perennial
Retro Gaming: Some of the Weird Stuff
We can’t keep talking about all these consoles and carts that clutter and crowd my creepy crypt out here on
Grab Bag: True Classics
In a time beyond time, when the grit and stone of our video gaming foundations was still somewhat molten and