Review Date: October 29, 2021 Release Date: October 8, 2021 Platform: Nintendo Switch Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Mercury Steam Genre: Open Platformer Yeah, I know; I wanted to review a different game every day this year. Unfortunately, as the games got longer as I came across the newer ones, I had realized that I just didn’t… Continue reading Metroid Dread
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Information: Review Date: July 8, 2021 Release Date: October 2, 1997 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: When I studied up on the Castlevania series, a clear trend emerged. Fans divided the series into two subgroups: the earlier, stage based games, which were standard platformers like Super Mario or Ghosts ‘N… Continue reading Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Super Mario 64
Information: Review Date: July 4, 2021 Release Date: September 29, 1996 Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: Super Mario finally picks up the third dimension in its platformers. This was a game my little cousins all enjoyed, but I never had it and never played it. I did occasionally watch… Continue reading Super Mario 64
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
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Game Data: Review Date: June 11, 2021 Release Date: February 2, 1994 Platform: Sega Genesis Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Genre: Linear Platformer Description: This continues the Sonic tradition and plays just like the previous games. Positives: Thank God they added a save system! This was long overdue and should have happened two games ago. It’s… Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Game Data: Review Date: June 7, 2021 Release Date: October 29, 1993 Platform: Some system I never heard of, called TurboGrafx-16 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: First off, let me apologize to Castlevania fans for skipping Bloodlines. For some reason, I made a mistake doing the research and I thought Bloodlines, Dracula… Continue reading Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Final Fantasy V
Game Data: Review Date: May 30, 2021 Release Date: December 6, 1992 Platform: SNES, sort of Publisher: Square Developer: Square Genre: RPG Description: Ex-Death was set loose again to wreak havoc on the world. A new team of warriors is given the task of putting him away for good. As usual, I’ll list the characters… Continue reading Final Fantasy V
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
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Game Data: Review Date: May 28, 2021 Release Date: November 24, 1992 Platform: Sega Genesis Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Genre: Linear Platformer Description: Sonic and Tails are zooming around various settings trying to get from one end to the other. Along the way, there are various puzzles and speed boosters. Positives: It appears the platforming… Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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