Retro

Gimmick!, released in Scandinavia as Mr. Gimmick, is a platform video game developed and published by Sunsoft, and originally released in Japan for the NES in 1992. The story follows a small green yōkai named Yumetaro who was mistakenly gifted as a toy to a young girl. After the girl’s toys come to life and whisk the girl away to another dimension, Yumetaro gives chase to save her. Playing as Yumetaro, the player must maneuver through a variety of levels,…

Risky Woods is an older action platformer that’s been released on the Xbox Series. Is it any fun? Here is our review of Risky Woods! In Risky Woods, you play as young warrior who has to go rescue some monks from evil monsters. The story is ok and not really that important. The gameplay is what takes the main focus. The player will jump to other platforms and attack enemies. The controls are simple and yet the game can be…

Limited Run Games had a showcase today and..it was awesome! Check it out below and then come back here for our thoughts on the revealed games. Do you like Jurassic Park? Do you like Castlevania? Tomba? Clock Tower? Gargoyles?! GEX?! If you’re a fan of retro games, then you’ll absolutely love today’s Limited Run Games Showcase. The Jurassic Park collection is pretty exciting, though yes its great to see Castlevania Advance Collection get a physical release. Also the return of…

Bitwave Games, a modern retro game studio and part of Embracer Freemode, is delighted to announce the long-awaited NES™ platformer Gimmick! Special Edition is available for digital download today. A legendary title from SUNSOFT, masters of the NES™ platformer, Gimmick! has achieved near mythical status thanks to its impressive visuals, incredibly addictive physics-based gameplay and limited release status. Originally arriving in 1992, late in the lifecycle of the NES™, Gimmick! was only available across Japan and Scandinavia, securing its ...

Yesterday, we received a review code for Pikmin 2. After playing it a little bit, here our first thoughts on this port on the Gamecube game. Pikmin 1 and 2 came out on the Nintendo Switch on Wednesday. Yesterday, we received a review code to check out the second game. How is this port of the Gamecube classic so far? Well, Pikmin 2 0n the Switch is just a port of the Gamecube game. The visuals look very similar to…

For A Vast Future, an upcoming indie rpg, will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 12th. Check out the announcement trailer and our thoughts below. For A Vast Future will come out on May 12th for the Nintendo Switch. The game looks fantastic! Wow. This indie rpg looks like a Gameboy turn-based game, though it has far more detail than what we saw back then. The turn-based battle system reminds of us Phantasy Star a little bit, while…

Limited Run Games announced today that there will be a 30th Anniversary Retro Collection of Jurassic Park games. No details yet, but we have speculation. Let’s get into it! Limited Run Games announced a Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary Retro Collection today. No other details were announced, but they did have a picture of the two SNES games, along with an NES one and two Gameboy games. So it would seem that those games would be included in the collection. Will…

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are on the Nintendo Switch now! And, guess what, we’re reviewing them. Thank you Square Enix for providing us with a review code for these games. So what do we think of the Pixel Remasters so far? There have been so many different versions of Final Fantasy 1-6. I had played some of the games on the NES/SNES, but it wasn’t until the PlayStation 1 that I played them a lot. Those versions just had…

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is out right now for the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch! Check out the launch trailer and our thoughts on the games. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is out now for the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The Pixel Remasters are Final Fantasy 1-6. They have been visually upgraded some and new features have been added, like no random encounters, experience boosting, and more. The best game released is Final Fantasy 6. That game is classic. Though…

Nintendo Switch Online often has Game Trials and most of the time, they are for third party games or indies. The next upcoming Game Trial will be a very unexpected one. Star Wars: Republic Commando will be the next game trial! Check out the details below, along with a trailer for the game. Star Wars: Republic Commando will be the next game trial for Nintendo Switch Online. Starting on April 20th at 10 am PT to April 26th at 11:59pm,…