Does it matter if somebody is CHEATING? Actually, yes, it does. It mattered a lot to a young gamer once upon a time with a Game Genie….
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There can be a dark side to any fandom, even Breath of Fire. If you can relate to dealing with toxicity, enduring endless hot takes, squabbling over ships while hoping for a better future, this post is for you…
What caused the death of Breath of Fire? Is it truly dead? In defense of Capcom’s unique tactical survival RPG Dragon Quarter. Plus… the death throes of BoF6.
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Capcom’s Breath of Fire RPG series and share a special celebratory fan video!
Mario represents our highest ideals and hopes of being a hero, but he seems more attainable to us than most other examples. We’re all Mario. It’s-a me? It’s a you!
Can you love Super Mario without actually loving Super Mario games? Writer Mystraker explores that question.
If you like puzzles, want a new NES game, and are willing to put up with stiff cursor controls, NEScape! is a room worth visiting.
By now you’ve heard the praise for Chained Echoes, much of it well-deserved. Here’s the full story on its highs, lows, and complexities.
Judgment Day is here for this NES Classic! In this Op-Ed, we examine the R-Rated merits of Regular Nintendo’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
CrossCode evokes the visuals of the 16-bit era, fusing them with a touching story and lighting-fast combat in our 1st full critique of 2023.
Resident Evil 6, though critically maligned, is polished and enjoyable as a budget handheld title on the Nintendo Switch.
One of our resident Resident Evil reviewers reviews Resident Evil 2 remake, really! Included are some differences between the versions.
Impaler is more than the sum of its familiar parts, equally an experience more than worthy of its affordable entrance fee.
Having trouble shopping for the gamer in your life? Check out our helpful Gamer Gift Guide for gift ideas this Christmas!
A double whammy of music and RPG goodness awaits in NIS Classics Volume 3, two games you’ve might’ve missed the first time around.
Retro games as God intended. Exploring the artwork of classic games through a modern lens, Pixel Photography feat. Illusion of Gaia!
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is a retro delight featuring vegetables, drama, and point-and-click action.
The SEGA Astro City Mini V packs a punch when it comes to vertical shmups but is it simply too little too late?
Video Game Fables stands tall among the RPG juggernauts it parodies as a charming, lighthearted, and perfectly paced adventure
I don’t like Ghosts ‘n Goblins. I think it is objectively bad. That said, I come back to it every single year.
Your swords, please. Choose your Jedi’s path in this enjoyable lightsaber brawler based on the film of the same title.
Every SNES RPG… can one play them all without going insane? Announcing a secret project and a new stream challenge!
On this Breath of Fire II podcast, how Capcom’s classic Super NES JRPG proved to be such a formative title in our education and career.
On this Monster Hunter Tri podcast: a triumph of video game preservation restoring lost content from the 2013 online server shutdown.
If you want a multi-protagonist narrative that fully fleshes out the characters, Live A Live may not be the game for you.
Classic developer and publisher Sunsoft returns with an announcement for 3 retro games seeing brand new releases.
SEGA Genesis Mini 2 comes packed with Sega CD and Genesis nostalgia. Has an inflated retro market made $99 minis viable?
On this Marvel vs Capcom 2 podcast, our 3 picks, your 3 picks, and the psychology behind those picks and how we play fighting games.
On this Harvest Moon podcast, the fate of the old series, getting career inspiration from video games, and the 1st farm sim ever!
A randomized single-screen permadeath shmup roguelike with a stalker enemy, top-down overworld, and RPG elements,…