Super Mario Land review
Mario’s first portable adventure is delightfully strange and surprisingly endearing.
Read MoreDefining the Platformer genre
What is a platforming game? What different types of platformers are out there? Let’s break down the genre to find out.
Read MoreSpider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge review
Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Super Nintendo—what could possibly go wrong? Well, here comes LJN with the answer.
Read MorePac-Man Collection review
For our money, this GBA cart is likely the best Pac-Man compilation out there. And it’s over 20 years old!
Read MoreScott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition review
The cult classic brawler returns from the delisted void!
Read MoreMetroid Fusion review
Even while Prime took things first-person, Fusion proved that 2D Metroid is timeless.
Read MoreWario Blast review
Yeah, it’s basically Bomberman.
Read MoreFinal Fantasy VII is the most important PS1 game
Final Fantasy VII marks a cultural turning point.
Read MoreKunio-kun: The World Classics Collection review
The original bad boy brawler is back on Switch, and he’s brought all his friends.
Read MoreX-Men vs. Street Fighter review
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter. ‘Nuff said.
Read MoreSamurai Shodown (Game Boy) review
A samurai fears nothing, especially not handheld ports.
Read MoreDreamcast was a fighting game powerhouse
If there was a fighting game to be played in 2000, it was on Dreamcast.
Read MoreSuper Castlevania IV review
Much like Dracula himself, Super Castlevania looks amazingly good for its age.
Read MoreKirby's Dream Land review
Despite his inflated ego, Kirby’s first adventure is a bouncy good time.
Read MoreMega Man (Game Boy) review
Mega Man gameplay feels just as good on the Game Boy as it did on the NES. Also, it’s hard.
Read MoreDr. Mario (Game Boy) review
In 1990, Dr. Mario was released simultaneously for the NES and Game Boy. But how does the classic puzzler stack up today?
Read MoreDonkey Kong (Game Boy) review
The Game Boy Donkey Kong is a deceptively large game disguised as a remake, 101 levels of ambitious puzzle/platforming action.
Read MoreX-Men: Mutant Apocalypse review
In November 1994, Capcom released their first X-Men game on the Super Nintendo, a side-scrolling platformer/brawler titled X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse. And damn was it good.
Read MoreX-Men (Genesis) review
Capitalizing on the popularity of the Saturday morning cartoon, Sega released the first decent X-Men game on Genesis in 1993. But just how good was it?
Read MoreThe Amazing Spider-Man review
I was a Marvel Comics kid growing up, and Spider-Man was my first favorite superhero. I have fond memories of The Amazing Spider-Man, but is it worth going back to revisit this 1990 Game Boy “classic”?
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