Video Game Reviews, Articles
What is it? Donkey Kong 3 is a platformer-shooter developed and published by Nintendo in 1983, and was eventually ported to the NES in 1986. As Stanley the bugman, the player’s goal is to fire a bug spray vertically at…
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What is it? Super Mario Kart is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo in ???. In the Mario and his friends compete together in a series of go-kart races across various locations within the Mushroom Kingdom. Platform(s) SNES,…
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What is it? Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is a platformer developed and published by Nintendo in 1986. The iconic Italian plumber must save the monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom from the evil King Koopa in a brand new…
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Of all the genres on Steam, possibly one of the most oversaturated is the broad genre of “retro”. As time goes on it’s become easier and easier to make a “Retraux” game, as TVTropes puts it, and these days it’s…
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What is it? Duke Nukem II is a 2D platformer developed and published by Apogee Software. Our hero is abducted by the Rigelatins during a talk show, in hopes of harvesting his brain. Not one for giving up, Duke breaks…
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What is it? Duke Nukem (otherwise known as ‘Duke Nukum’) is a 2D platformer developed and published by Apogee Software. The mad, cybernetic scientist Dr. Proton is planning on taking over the world with an army of robots. Duke sets…
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Many consider the eighties a golden era for arcade games, with titles like Pac-Man and Outrun gobbling up pocket money like crazy. Series like these have received their fair share of reboots and remakes, too. It was in 1982 when…
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What is it? Raptor: Call of the Shadows – 2015 Edition is a vertical scrolling-shooter originally developed by Cygnus Studios and published by Apogee in 1994. It was re-released in 2015 by DotEmu with additional features. As a mercenary, you…
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Retro-inspired side-scrollers are plentiful, and may as well be over-saturating the market. Games like Shovel Knight & The Messenger are but two stand-out examples of top-notch titles that boasts both great gameplay, pixel-art visuals and chiptune sound design. Aggelos, developed…
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What is it? Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a third-person shooter developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. The titular maverick cop is back in the NYPD after being falsely accused of killing his…
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What is it? Harvester is a point-and-click game developed by DigiFX Studio and originally published by Virgin Interactive. It was released on PC by Night Dive Studios in 2014. Waking up in the 1950s town of Harvest as the amnesia-stricken…
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What is it? WarioWare Inc. Mega Microgames is a minigame-compilation title developed and published by Nintendo. Mario’s arch-rival Wario discovers a brand new way to make money, and that’s by making video games. Eager at first, he realizes it’s no…
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What is it? Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour is a 2016 port of 3D Realms’ acclaimed first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D. This is the most up-to-date, commercially-available version of the game, developed by Nerve Interactive and published by…
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What is it? Max Payne is a third-person shooter developed by Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms and published by Rockstar. The titular anti-hero is a cop who lost his wife and baby when his home was raided by crazed…
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What is it? Quake is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996. An army of monsters are invading the human realm via Earth’s teleportation technology. As a lone soldier named Ranger, you must…
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