Tag Archives: ★★★☆☆

Fight Club

“I Did It All for the Fight Club.”

A fighting game based on Fight Club almost sounds like it makes sense. Until you think about it for, like, more than two seconds? Clearly, nobody associated with the production of this game had that kind of time to spare.

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Ikki (NES)

“Oh Ikki, What a Pity, You Don’t Understand.”

We travel back to feudal Japan in search of what is considered to be the world’s first kusogē. Needess to say, we don’t find much there, so we fast-forward a bit to 1985 instead.

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Haunted Castle

“Haunted Castle in the Sky.”

We return once again to Dracula’s demon castle with whip in hand and a chest full of hearts. But have we finally come upon a curse too powerful for the Vampire Killer?

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Sonic Labyrinth

“Sonic, Your Child Is Falling and the Labyrinth Is Calling.”

Because what we’ve all truly been waiting to see from Sonic is a slow, meandering, maze exploration game.

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Arthur’s Quest: Battle for the Kingdom

“In Thy Battle for the Kingdom Come, Arthur is Done.”

Could this vintage ValuSoft release be a cool bargain, or is its cruelty matched only by Morgan LeFay herself? A classic GameSpot review may have given us a pretty good clue.

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Bad Street Brawler

“Bad Street Brawler’s Baadasssss Song.”

The Power Glove-promoting punch ’em up gets put on trial. Plus, a walk down the street that lead to this game coming to the NES.

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Radar Scope

“Off the Radar Scope.”

A look at one of Nintendo’s earliest failures in the games industry. But was it really a failure? Includes a brief overview of Nintendo’s other early video game output, and the helping hands provided by Ikegami Tsushinki.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

“In Defense of E.T. on Atari.”

In our first article, we attempt to clear up the myriad misconceptions that surround the infamous 1982 release, and determine who is truly to blame for Atari’s sad fate.

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