Retro

Mario is dead. Okay, not really but Mario 35 is gone. So what’s next for Nintendo Switch Online members? Well…how about Pac-man 99?! Pac-man 99 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch tomorrow at 6 PM PST according to Nintendo of America’s twitter. It will be a Nintendo Switch Online exclusive game like Mario 35 and Tetris 99. It will also have paid off-line DLC much like Tetris 99. The DLC will be available at launch. So what do I…

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World is a remake a classic platformer and its coming to the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and STEAM this year. Check out the newest trailer and information below. According to a recent press release we received, the Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World “will be available for €39.99” in the UK and “include the original Monster World IV”. The retail version will be coming out “Q2/2021 for North America, Europe and Australia.” As for the…

There is a tipping point — different for every gamer — where the juice just isn’t worth the squeeze in a game. I reached that point in Yacht Games’ newly released Cyber Shadow a little more than halfway through.   The game demands precise platforming and measured combat, harshly punishing even slight errors. There is so much to like about the game, but after running through the same section 20 30 40 times, I broke. I turned off the game…

GRAVEN is an immersive, dark fantasy first person adventure with a late-90s graphical aesthetic

Last night, Nintendo updated the Switch. Most of the time, the updates add very little but this time we got a pretty big update! The most noticeable change is a new addition to the Switch menu: a red icon amongst the other icons like the News channel and the photo collection. What do this new icon do? What do I think of it? Let’s talk about it! The newest addition to the Nintendo Switch’s menu is a Nintendo Switch Online…

The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny is a retro Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game. If you liked the Neo Geo Pocket Color and this game, you’ll like this. If you don’t know what a Neo Geo Pocket Color is or you’re only vaguely familiar…well…here’s a review! The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny is a retro Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game. It has not been updated. Its graphics and gameplay are as they always have been. The game is…

I’ve been watching a lot of Youtube Video Game Channels lately. I especially love hearing about retro video games, but even new stuff is cool too. So without further ado, here are my top 5 youtube video game channels! Oh and if you don’t want to read it, there’s a youtube video with me reading all this (though you’ll miss the youtube links if you don’t read too. heh). Just a note that everyone should include! This is my opinion…

In what feels like a lifetime ago, but really wasn’t too long ago, I bought the Kingdom Hearts: Story So Far collection. I had to have it. I beat Kingdom Hearts 3, loved it, and felt like I wanted to replay the other games. And off and on I have been playing them some. Recently, I got back to playing Kingdom Hearts 2. I’m not very far yet but I wanted to get all nostalgic about the game and talk…

Back in the Super Nintendo days, I picked up a game called Super Mario All Stars which collected all three orignal Super Mario Bros games plus the Lost Levels. I was so excited to play it and I loved it. And now the collection is on the Nintendo Switch online service. So how is it? Nintendo added the Super Mario All-Stars collection to the Nintendo Switch Online service today as part of the Mario 35th anniversary celebration. I’ve played it…

Usually we don’t talk about anything Netflix or tv related here on GamesReviewscom. We are all about games! As it happens though, High Score on Netflix is all about games too. Let us tell you about it and why you should be watching it. High Score is a documentary on Netflix about…video games! Surprise! I mean, really, what else did you think it would be about? So what makes High Score so interesting that we had to write about it?…