Black Friday: The Game (PC)
While many holidays have been criticized for being too consumerist, there is only one day on the calendar that really
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Despotism 3k (PC)
In a post-apocalyptic sci-fi future, mankind has brought itself to ruin. A small bunch of humans survived, only to be
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OutRun 2019 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
It’s always interesting when the current year catches up with a work of futuristic fiction. Comparing how far we have
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Urbanix (PSP)
Qix is a satisfying old arcade game focused around area control. By boxing in more and more of the play
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Stinger (NES)
Some genres just never found traction in the United States, as seems to be the case with the cute ’em
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Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy (GBA)
Pokémon Snap captured the hearts of many by taking players on a photo safari of its recognizable and diverse monsters,
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WWF Betrayal (Game Boy Color)
When a person sees the World Wrestling Federation logo on a video game, it would be quite safe to assume
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Pokémon Crystal Version (Game Boy Color)
Pokémon is a series that is, quite appropriately, constantly evolving as it continues, refining the mechanics of its battle system
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Pilotwings (SNES)
While Pilotwings may seem like a pretty straightforward flight simulator on the surface, the reasons for its existence become much
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JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword (Switch)
Game length is certainly an important factor to consider when a video game is viewed purely as a product, but
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Creature in the Well (Xbox One)
While pinball mechanics are simple and enjoyable on their own, games like Yoku’s Island Express show the interesting potential they
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Forgetful Dictator (PC)
When I was a kid, I conceived of a game where I’d use a map of the world as the
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I Spy Universe (DS)
While the Where’s Waldo? books were likely my first encounter with picture-based search-and-find style activities, I am inclined to believe
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Beats (PSP)
When MP3 players came into vogue, Sony seemed to be making a big push to bill the PSP as an
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The Haunted Hoard: Halloween (Atari 2600)
Wizard Video Games tried to bring horror cinema to the Atari 2600 with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but despite the
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The Haunted Hoard: Costume Quest 2 (Xbox One)
Sequel escalation is always interesting to see, the desire to raise the stakes in a follow-up title sometimes taking something
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The Haunted Hoard: Kid Dracula (Game Boy)
The Castlevania series has explored many genres and styles, but no other game feels as starkly different from the rest
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The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xbox 360)
Out of all the video game genres currently on the market, Metroidvanias might be the one hardest to decipher for
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The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES)
There was a bit of an odd trend with sequels in the NES era where a hugely successful title would
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The Haunted Hoard: Run Ghost Run (PSP)
Plenty of early arcade hits have seen numerous imitators, the likes of Pong, Space Invaders, and Pac-Man having many copycats
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The Haunted Hoard: Fran Bow (PC)
Fran Bow is a game that features blood-caked walls in a mental institution, a child’s head exploding, and the sight
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