Author: Mongunzoo History has a way of repeating itself. Let me explain. About three years ago, I attended the State Fair with family and my girlfriend. As we rounded the corner, I saw a stand that instantly commanded my attention: Alligator on a stick! My girlfriend was unable…
Author: jrsupermoore Birthed in the arcade in 1988, the Tecmo Bowl series came into its own on the NES with the titular Tecmo Super Bowl in 1991. By default, it is by the acclaim of the NES version that Tecmo Super Bowl is judged. Transitioning to the 16-bit…
Author: Mongunzoo It was winter when I began my journey through the Secret of Mana. I will never forget renting it from the local Mom ‘n Pop and losing myself for hours as I bashed Rabbites, explored beautiful realms, and conversed with a talking cat! My only regret was that…
Author: Mongunzoo Life in the Old West was tough even in the 16-bit era. Sure, Cowboys (and Girls) knew the dangers of outlaws, wildlife, and Indian attacks. But what to do about the occasional robot and android attacks? Welcome to the world of Natsume’s Wild Guns, a…
Author: jrsupermoore NCAA Basketball is one of the legendary traditional sports games of the 16-bit era and it’s all thanks to Mode-7 effects. Other notable Super Nintendo games built on Mode-7 include the racing classics Mario Kart and F-Zero, as well as the sports title NHL Stanley Cup.…
Author: marktheshark There are plenty of top-down shooters on the Super Nintendo, such as Super Smash TV, Firepower 2000, Space Megaforce, etc. However, there are few Super NES games that are as cute or light-hearted as Pocky and Rocky. Pocky and Rocky is a sequel to the arcade…
Author: marktheshark Besides Mario Kart, F-Zero is probably one of Nintendo’s best known racing series with around seven games (not counting the F-Zero X Expansion pack), and an anime series. Even one of the pilots, Captain Falcon, makes an appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series as a…
Author: SuperPhilip My personal favorite Mega Man series of the seven: Classic, X, Legends, Zero, Battle Network, ZX, and Star Force would have to be the Mega Man X series. While it hasn’t been of consistent quality in later installments (particularly X6 and X7), it has delivered a…
Author: Masamune I’m sure there was a time where you decided to play a game that had a bad rap. Either you didn’t believe the game could be bad as people say, or you simply had to experience it yourself. Then as it turns out, the game in…
Author: Mongunzoo Ah, Batman: The Animated Series. My childhood would have been a lesser one without you. There was nothing like getting home from school and tuning into another one of the Dark Knight’s superbly written adventures. It was always amazing. Heck, the intro alone was better than most…