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Memories of Shining Force
So the year was 1995. For Christmas that year my mother had given both my brother and I the gift of the Sega Channel. Sega Channel was 50 games on demand that you could download and play unlimited. The games would rotate out each month. Think of it as similar to Xbox Game Pass or Playstation NOW subscription services. My Introduction to RPGs One game that had caught my eye was a game I hadn’t heard of before, Shining Force. I have no idea why it captured me in, but it did. Was it the music earworming into my brain? The characters? The rather odd dialog due to translation issues?…
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5 Wild Pieces of Video Game Box Art
I remember back in the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System when I went to my local video game rental store to rent a video game for the weekend. I didn’t have much to go by other than the eye catching box art. Nowadays, we have the internet which between content creators, media sites, and videos, we can learn everything there is to know. So the box art had to be wild in order for regular people like me to possibly take a chance on the game. Needless to say, here is some wild video game box art from over the years. Street Sports Baseball (Commodore 64) This guy looks…
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Visiting the PSP Today
So the year for me is 2005. At that time I was personally working 50 hours a week, going to school 8 hours a week, and in the middle of my engagement to my future wife where we spent a lot of free time with each other. It was an exciting time in my life and one I do not regret. Having said that, I may have missed out on a few aspects of my nerdom. One of which was gaming. The passed by the entire Sony Playstation Portable or PSP. After getting a job with more free time, school being a thing of the past, and my wife and…
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Nate’s RetroPlays Reviews Space Harrier on Sega 32X
Space Harrier for the Sega 32X console is a port of a classic arcade third person 3D shooter. Originally developed by Sega...
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Dreamcast: Games You Need In Your Library
The Sega Dreamcast was a video game console that many argue it was ahead of its time. The Dreamcast was definitely widely underappreciated. It has been almost 20 years since its release and the game library has held held up rather well. I took to Twitter and asked everyone what is the one Dreamcast game that every one’s Dreamcast collection should have. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 For me, Marvel vs Capcom 2 is the quintessential Dreamcast game. While the game was also released for PS2, Xbox, and later digitally on Xbox 360 and PS3, the best version of this game still has to be the Sega Dreamcast version. The fighting…
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Let’s Get Spooky on the Nintendo Switch!
The Nintendo Switch eShop is a literal gold mine of gaming goodness. And since Halloween is right around the corner, lets run down a list of really awesome Switch games to get us into the spooky 'trick or treat' sort of mood!
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5 Poor Video Game Tattoo Choices
Some might say that the human body is a temple, and you must decorate it. Sure, one way is with tattoos. I personally see nothing wrong with one or many tattoos. Just know that that if they are permanent, think of the message you are going to send to people for the rest of your life when you get one is all I’m saying. Some cringe at video game tattoos in general. That isn’t me. I think that’s awesome. However… Thus, here are some very poor video game tattoo choices…. Speaking of Sending the Wrong Message Fallout is one of my favorite video games and I think it would be…
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Nate’s RetroPlays Reviews Montezuma’s Revenge
Montezuma’s Revenge Featuring Panama Joe is a platforming game created in 1984 and released on numerous systems around that time. It showed up on nearly every console and PC platform of the time, including...
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Nate’s RetroPlays Reviews Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is the 2nd game in the Shinobi series that was released on the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive for other parts of the world). It was developed and published by Sega in 1990 and has been re-released numerous times, including on the Wii’s Virtual Console and various collections for numerous different consoles. It is a 2D side-scrolling action game where the player takes up the role of a ninja with a white dog as a companion to help you throughout the game. Gameplay Gameplay and mechanics are largely the same as the arcade game Shadow Dancer, which this game is loosely based upon. Unlike…
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Delusional eBay Video Game Listings
I love the hunt for good deals on video games on the internet. Many blame scalpers and the increased interest in retro games for there not being any more good deals. However, if you are savvy enough, you can still find a good deal. However, some of these sales listings online, especially on eBay, make me think “Well, this person is extremely optimistic.” I mean, what are they thinking? Here are some of the listings I couldn’t believe when I saw them. NBA Live 95 Sealed for 1K Pro: It is a 25 year old game.Pro: It is sealedCon: It is an annual sports game Con: It is also pretty…
