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Street Fighter Alpha: Generations review

July 17, 2026 by Lucas Kelleher in Movies & TV, retrospective

Here comes another Street Fighter Alpha anime, this time delivering a more intimate story, with more interesting action. It’s also really short.

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July 17, 2026 /Lucas Kelleher
Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha, anime, martial arts, Manga Entertainment
Movies & TV, retrospective
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Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation review

July 09, 2026 by Lucas Kelleher in Movies & TV, retrospective

Now we have Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, an OVA from 2000 that tended to be overrated by anime fans at the time of its release.

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July 09, 2026 /Lucas Kelleher
Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha, anime, martial arts, Manga Entertainment
Movies & TV, retrospective
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Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie review

June 26, 2026 by Lucas Kelleher in Movies & TV, retrospective

It’s time to re-watch Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. One of our favorites, and truly the greatest video game film adaption of all time.

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June 26, 2026 /Lucas Kelleher
Street Fighter, anime, martial arts, Manga Entertainment
Movies & TV, retrospective
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Street Fighter (1994) review

June 19, 2026 by Lucas Kelleher in Movies & TV, retrospective

Video game movies tend to be judged harshly, and oftentimes rightly so. But was the 1994 live-action Street Fighter film—the one with Van Damme and Raul Julia—really that bad?

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June 19, 2026 /Lucas Kelleher
Street Fighter, Van Damme, Raul Julia, martial arts
Movies & TV, retrospective
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Metal Gear Solid review

October 31, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Metal Gear Solid is one of the single coolest things ever created. It’s got cyborg ninja, it’s got a giant mech, it’s got a reluctant protagonist named Snake. Hard to get much cooler than this.

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October 31, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Metal Gear Solid, PS1, Switch, stealth games, Stealth Holy Trinity
game reviews, retrospective
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Super Mario Land review

May 09, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Mario’s first portable adventure is delightfully strange and surprisingly endearing.

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May 09, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Super Mario Land, Game Boy, Super Mario, Gunpei Yokoi
game reviews, retrospective
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Defining the Platformer genre

March 04, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in opinion, retrospective, academic study

What is a platforming game? What different types of platformers are out there? Let’s break down the genre to find out.

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March 04, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
platformer, genre, Prince of Persia
opinion, retrospective, academic study
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Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge review

May 09, 2023 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Super Nintendo—what could possibly go wrong? Well, here comes LJN with the answer.

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May 09, 2023 /Lucas Kelleher
Spider-Man, X-Men, SNES, LJN, Gambit
game reviews, retrospective
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Pac-Man Collection review

September 07, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

For our money, this GBA cart is likely the best Pac-Man compilation out there. And it’s over 20 years old!

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September 07, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Namco, Game Boy Advance, Pac-Man, compilations
game reviews, retrospective
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition review

November 23, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

The cult classic brawler returns from the delisted void!

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November 23, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Scott Pilgrim, beat'em up, Switch, Indie games
game reviews, retrospective
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Metroid Fusion review

November 15, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Even while Prime took things first-person, Fusion proved that 2D Metroid is timeless.

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November 15, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Game Boy Advance, metroidvania
game reviews, retrospective
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Wario Blast review

April 12, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Yeah, it’s basically Bomberman.

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April 12, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Bomberman, Wario, Wario Blast, Game Boy, crossover
game reviews, retrospective
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Final Fantasy VII is the most important PS1 game

December 15, 2020 by Lucas Kelleher in retrospective, game reviews

Final Fantasy VII marks a cultural turning point.

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December 15, 2020 /Lucas Kelleher
Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII, PlayStation, PS1
retrospective, game reviews
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Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection review

August 13, 2020 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

The original bad boy brawler is back on Switch, and he’s brought all his friends.

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August 13, 2020 /Lucas Kelleher
Kunio, River City Ransom, Double Dragon, Switch, beat'em up, Super Dodgeball, Crash 'n the Boys, Import games, compilations
game reviews, retrospective
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X-Men vs. Street Fighter review

August 04, 2020 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

X-Men Vs. Street Fighter. ‘Nuff said.

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August 04, 2020 /Lucas Kelleher
X-Men, Street Fighter, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Capcom, Arcade, crossover, Marvel, Arcade1Up, Fighting Games, Gambit
game reviews, retrospective
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Samurai Shodown (Game Boy) review

March 16, 2020 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

A samurai fears nothing, especially not handheld ports.

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March 16, 2020 /Lucas Kelleher
Samurai Shodown, Game Boy, SNK, Takara, Fighting Games
game reviews, retrospective
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Dreamcast was a fighting game powerhouse

December 19, 2019 by Lucas Kelleher in retrospective, opinion

If there was a fighting game to be played in 2000, it was on Dreamcast.

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December 19, 2019 /Lucas Kelleher
Fighting Games, Dreamcast, Sega, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Dead Or Alive, Project Justice, Shenmue
retrospective, opinion
2 Comments

Super Castlevania IV review

October 25, 2018 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Much like Dracula himself, Super Castlevania looks amazingly good for its age.

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October 25, 2018 /Lucas Kelleher
Castlevania, SNES, Konami, Super Castlevania IV, Dracula
game reviews, retrospective
2 Comments

Kirby's Dream Land review

October 08, 2018 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Despite his inflated ego, Kirby’s first adventure is a bouncy good time.

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October 08, 2018 /Lucas Kelleher
Kirby, Kirby's Dream Land, Game Boy, HAL Laboratory, platformer
game reviews, retrospective
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Mega Man (Game Boy) review

October 01, 2018 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Mega Man gameplay feels just as good on the Game Boy as it did on the NES. Also, it’s hard.

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October 01, 2018 /Lucas Kelleher
Game Boy, Dr. Wily's Revenge, Capcom, Mega Man
game reviews, retrospective
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