Here’s a fantastic little beat’em up you can play in your web browser right now. Let’s go!
Solid Snake is back!…At least, he is for the first hour or so. And then some skinny blonde kid takes the lead.
World Cup 2026 is here! What’s the right game to get you into the footballing mood? Well, have you played Despelote?
We’re back again to review more Playdate games you can buy on Catalog. So grab that little yellow square and let’s get cranking!
A bitesize homage to Link’s Awakening, Castaway is charming little adventure you can complete in a single sitting.
Metroid Prime is back after an incredibly long hiatus, and everyone is beyond hyped for Samus’s latest first-person adventure. But was Prime 4 worth the wait?
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.
Sega’s iconic ninja is back! And with Lizardcube at the helm, Joe Musashi’s revival might be the series’ best game yet.
Pound for pound, I don’t think you’ll find a better video game out there today, especially not for a mere 25 bucks. UFO 50 is a masterpiece.
We’re reviewing every game in Playdate Season 2 and this is Part 2. Has the yellow square handheld cranked out another hit? Or will this be a Playdate season 2 little, 2 late?
We’re so super pumped that the Playdate got a Season 2, we’re reviewing every game in the bundle. This is Part 1 of our Playdate Season 2 review spectacular. Let’s get cranking!
A little 2D stealth game about escaping a Nazi prison using only your wits and a makeshift dagger.
The original maze chase and pitfall digging “trap'em up” video game, available for convenient play on the go. Can you dig it?
A PS1 classic, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins is the best ninja game of all time. Or at least it was, when it was released over 20 years ago.
Let’s check out a few Playdate games you can buy on Catalog, plus a few games you can sideload to boot.
It’s a documentary you can actually play! Digital Eclipse appears to have perfected the interactive documentary video game.
These games are absolute classics, sure. But this collection is about as lazy as it gets.
Murtop feels like a mashup of Dig Dug and Bomberman, except you play as a bomb-pooping rabbit. Fun times!
A 2D cinematic platformer in the style of Prince of Persia or Flashback, Lunark could very well represent the pinnacle execution of the genre. Also features cat people.
The best sports game series of all time returns with Mario Strikers: Battle League! But can it live up to the hype?
Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Super Nintendo—what could possibly go wrong? Well, here comes LJN with the answer.
A Playstation without discs is not a real PlayStation. We’re approaching the end of an era.
When we first reviewed Duolingo as game, I was a little too kind to the app. Let’s rectify that, shall we?
What makes a good addition to a Fighter Game roster? What makes a bad one? And why are all the fighting game aficionados suddenly talking about Cristiano Ronaldo?
The draw to play a fighting game with Magneto isn’t to do eight-way dashes, it’s to play as Magneto. You can’t just replace him with a knockoff character, even if that knockoff has all the same functions.
According to the terms of most video game EULAs, you do not actually own the software you have already purchased. You merely own a license to use it.
Why would anyone choose physical media over digital? Why let antiquated physical formats interfere with a purely digital future?
What is a platforming game? What different types of platformers are out there? Let’s break down the genre to find out.
Video games have some great music, sure. But what are the best video game soundtracks to work out to?
There is a lot to play in 2023: a new Zelda, a new Street Fighter, a new Final Fantasy. But amongst the hype machine heavy hitters, let’s not overlook the many cool indie games coming out this year.
Is The Last of Us really the greatest story ever told in video games? No, not really. But then what video game story could be considered the best?
The legendary N64 shooter resurfaces after a 26 year slumber to demand you sign up for a subscription service or two.
A new localization port of a Super Famicom beat’em up we never got in the west, River City Girls Zero brings 16-bit brawling to the Nintendo Switch.
“Free-to-play” is a euphemism which cloaks the dark and sinister hidden cost which games like these do in fact charge you, even if they’re not asking for cash money up front the old fashioned way.
Nintendo aims to exploit your N64 nostalgia to the fullest with their insanely overpriced Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
The Brothers discuss game difficulty and tolerating frustration in games you love…or hate.
I know we’d said your online persona is more real than you are, but is that even possible?
The learning curve has always been a core issue with Street Fighter, although I think it used to be much more balanced.
That person on Facebook, that professional on LinkedIn: they aren’t the real you. Yet they're realer than you can be.
While some epic video game scores receive lots of praise, several amazing game soundtracks get little to no attention.
Nintendo has filed a patent for what appears to be a new game console, and the device has no disk drive. What does this mean for the future of Nintendo games? My guess: exclusively digital distribution.
For six weeks, a cast covered my right hand, making all aspects of my life considerably more challenging. Even playing video games.
Analogue isn’t the only game in town. FunnyPlaying has their own FPGA Game Boy Color kit, and it’s way more affordable. The only catch is that you have to assemble it yourself.
Nintendo celebrated 35 years of The Legend of Zelda by releasing a special Game & Watch handheld. But is this odd little collectible worth picking up?
Having X-Men vs. Street Fighter playable at home, in all its arcade glory, is a 90’s kid’s dream come true.
If you’re looking the most convenient way to play your library of Game Boy games on the go, this is probably it.
Our tips for mastering Zelda: Breath of the Wild's surprisingly robust camp cooking simulator.
In our first “How To Play” piece, the Kelleher Bros. show you the ropes and give you the basic techniques for playing Mario Kart.
Here is a Top Ten List of some of the very best, and my personal favorite, games to play on Board Game Arena.
“Free-to-play” is a euphemism which cloaks the dark and sinister hidden cost which games like these do in fact charge you, even if they’re not asking for cash money up front the old fashioned way.
Trickery Dickery Dock... this combo’s on a clock! Senior Cardboard Analyst, Kevin Kelleher, explains how this ruthless 2-card, turn 2 combo is breaking Standard.
After 25 years+ of service, your Sega Dreamcast could use a bit of maintenance. So let’s make it as rad as possible.
Analogue isn’t the only game in town. FunnyPlaying has their own FPGA Game Boy Color kit, and it’s way more affordable. The only catch is that you have to assemble it yourself.
Here comes one last Street Fighter movie that you don’t probably don’t remember. It’s a surprisingly faithful adaption of Akuma’s origin story, this time done in live-action.
So you thought the 1994 live-action Street Fighter movie with Van Damme and Raul Julia was bad? Well, buckle up kid—you haven’t seen anything yet.
A 65-minute anime that serves as a prequel to the events of the Street Fighter IV video game, The Ties That Bind was included as Collector’s Edition bonus. It was then immediately forgotten.
Here comes another Street Fighter Alpha anime, this time delivering a more intimate story, with more interesting action. It’s also really short.
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.
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.
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?
There are so many podcasts out there—perhaps too many!—but which ones are worth listening to? Luke provides an updated list of his top picks.
Reviving a beloved Saturday morning cartoon 30 years later really should not work at all. And yet, this show rules!
If you’re looking for spoken audio for your earbuds, Lucas has a few recommendations for you.
Smart, funny, and quirky as hell, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is the 2015 indie sleeper-hit you might have missed.
The true fear of mutation is not what mutants might do to you, but what their existence means to your place in world.
If you remember the halcyon days of 16-bit videogame consoles, you will likely find Console Wars by Blake J. Harris quite engaging. If not, there’s no reason to read it.
There is a lot to play in 2023: a new Zelda, a new Street Fighter, a new Final Fantasy. But amongst the hype machine heavy hitters, let’s not overlook the many cool indie games coming out this year.
The legendary N64 shooter resurfaces after a 26 year slumber to demand you sign up for a subscription service or two.
Nintendo aims to exploit your N64 nostalgia to the fullest with their insanely overpriced Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Ten years ago today, I stepped off the plane in Tokyo and began a journey that meant so much to me, I’d later chronicle it in my book: Shakotan Blue.
Capcom has announced a compilation of 32 arcade hits coming to the Nintendo Switch in Feb 2021.
Nintendo has filed a patent for what appears to be a new game console, and the device has no disk drive. What does this mean for the future of Nintendo games? My guess: exclusively digital distribution.
Now that Nintendo is making games for smartphones, have handheld games run their course? And are all home consoles next?!
Harassment and increasingly violent threats made towards prominent woman in video games just hit the front page of the New York Times.
Agent 64: Spies Never Die represents the fusion of GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark, laser-focused on recapturing that N64 shooter magic.