Imformation: Review Date: July 16, 2021 Release Date: November 23, 1998 Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: My brother comes by one day with some strategy guides. One of them was for the legendary game, Ocarina of Time. I didn’t pay much attention at that point, but then he forgot to… Continue reading Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Yoshi’s Story
Information: Review Date: July 11, 2021 Release Date: March 10, 1998 Platform: Nintendo 64 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: I don’t know what happened to the Super Mario series. It got infected with the same virus that eventually hit the Final Fantasy series. Instead of continuing with the platformers that made the… Continue reading Yoshi’s Story
Yoshi’s Island
Game Data: Review Date: June 25, 2021 Release Date: October 4, 1995 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: It looks like Nintendo was cranking up the marketing garbage again. The title of this game is technically “Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.” Anyone that has actually played the game, though, knows… Continue reading Yoshi’s Island
Mega Man 7
Game Data: Review Date: June 24, 2021 Release Date: September 30, 1995 Platform: SNES Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Linear Platformer Description: Mega Man blah blah blah Dr. Wily blah blah blah….. Positives: The stages are fairer and less full of unfair traps and things that are impossible to see coming. The bosses, with the… Continue reading Mega Man 7
Final Fantasy VI
Game Data: Review Date: June 16, 2021 Release Date: October 11, 1994 Platform: SNES Publisher: Square Developer: Square Genre: RPG Anecdotes: When I told my brother I was thinking of trying Final Fantasy, THIS was the game he recommended I play first. He had good things to say about the game, which, naturally, made me… Continue reading Final Fantasy VI
Super Metroid
Game Data: Review Date: June 14, 2021 (revised April 27, 2022) Release Date: April 18, 1994 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Nonlinear Platformer By the time of Super Metroid’s release, I was losing interest in video games due to being 17 years old and wanting to see parts of the world beyond my… Continue reading Super Metroid
Link’s Awakening
Game Data: Review Date: June 4, 2021 Release Date: August 1, 1993 Platform: Game Boy/Game Boy Color Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: Like Metroid and Kid Icarus, Zelda finally made it over to the Game Boy. Unlike the Metroid series, though, Zelda’s Game Boy entry came after the SNES iteration. This meant that… Continue reading Link’s Awakening
Mega Man 5
Game Data: Review Date: May 29, 2021 Release Date: December 1, 1992 Platform: NES Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: It seems that whenever I look at the rankings of the NES Mega Man titles, they always seem heavily biased toward the first half. Games 4, 5, and 6 are automatically placed at… Continue reading Mega Man 5
Adventure Island 3
Game Data: Review Date: May 25, 2021 Release Date: September 1, 1992 Platform: NES Developer: Hudsonsoft Publisher: Hudsonsoft Genre: Linear Platformer Description: A half naked guy still is trying to hop around on all sorts of terrain. Anyone’s that’s played the first two games will have a pretty good idea of how to handle the… Continue reading Adventure Island 3
Super Mario Kart
Review Date: May 24, 2021 Release Date: September 1, 1992 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Anecdotes: One night in 1996, my aunt and uncle decided to have a pig roast party. They had nearly all of the family there, plus a good portion of their block. Obviously, I already knew all of my cousins… Continue reading Super Mario Kart