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    The State of Castlevania(Post)

    There aren’t many out there who would argue against Castlevania being one of the most revered names in all of gaming. It’s history is as varied as it is deep, but the franchise has found itself in a b

    Creating a Game Room: Part 14 - At Long Last, SHELVES(Post)

    The final stretch has begun!It’s been a little over a year since I’ve written one of these entries, and well, it’s been a little over a year since I’ve done anything of note with my collection. If you

    These Seriously Haven't Been Ported Yet?(Post)

    Taking another trip to Port TownPorts. The video game industry lives off of them. Sure, original games are great, and they make up the bulk of what people love about playing video games, but replaying

    A Plea For Hand Drawn Mario(Post)

    Mario Needs His Style Back Being of a certain age (ie. old), I’ve watched the Super Mario franchise change a lot over the years. From his humble beginnings as the star of Donkey Kong, through his bl

    Creating a Game Room: Part 8 – A Nice Place to Sit(Post)

    I didn’t think it would happen this soon, but we finally got a chance to go out and buy new living room furniture! And as I said in my last Game Room post, that was the lynch pin in helping this whole

    Quest for the Unholy Triforce: Part 3(Post)

    With all 3 Zelda games in hand, it was finally time to test this sucker out. The first game I tried was Link: Faces of Evil, because that was the one I had the most history with. Let me say this right

    The Puzzling Decisions of Square(Post)

    A Very Confusing Square Baffling choices by certain companies aren’t all that surprising. Konami is doing something awful? Of course they are. Nintendo is making a new game made out of cardboard? Su

    The Franchise Report: Hudson-Soft(Post)

    Welcome to The Franchise Report, where we take a look at a 3rd party game publisher and see how their biggest franchises are doing these days. Today we look at Hudson Soft, a once near-titan leve

    Happy Anniversary, Indeed!(Post)

    I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!I wrote a whole piece about Castlevania Legacy Collections and now they’re a real thing! Okay, I didn’t actually have anything to do with it. And they’re called Anniversary Collec

    Same Game, Different Name(Post)

    When games start life as other gamesI’ve been on a bit of a Ninja Gaiden kick lately. The original NES games are among my favorite games on the platform. Well, the first two are. I’m not really a fan

    A 3rd Party Poster Party(Post)

    When discussing retro video game promotional posters, as so many people so often do, it’s easy to think back to the classic Nintendo and Sega ones. They welcomed you to the next level, and told you

    The Franchise Report: Capcom(Post)

    Welcome to The Franchise Report, where we take a look at a 3rd party game developer and see how their biggest franchises are doing these days. We continue this tie with Capcom. They've got a ton of

    The Dangers of Vanity Vinyl(Post)

    Video Games and Record Players I’ve landed in a sort of weird area of video game collecting, video game music on vinyl. I love VGM, and I love listening to records. So it just makes sense, right?

    Stone Age Gaming: Limited Run Ninja Gaiden Soundtrack Vinyl Box Set Unboxing(Post)

    If you're a fan of the Ninja Gaiden NES games, the music probably has something to do with it. The phenomenal sound design in these classic games has become legendary, and now said music has

    A Virtual Boy Story(Post)

    (Originally published in 2017) Console launches are very special events, and Nintendo console launches for many are particularly so. With the launch of the Nintendo Switch on the horizon, I’ve de

    Building the Ultimate Tetris(Post)

    We seem to be in something of a golden age for Tetris games. I didn’t play Tetris Effect, but I’m told it’s beyond amazing. Puyo Puyo Tetris is an incredibly solid and feature-filled game, and it’s av

    A Nintendo Switch Story(Post)

    (Originally published in 2017) I told myself I wasn't going to write about the Switch launch, having spent an entire month writing about Nintendo launches, but this one was just too different to

    Folders on Switch are an UNMITIGATED DISASTER!?!(Post)

    Nintendo adds folders to Switch in THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE!?! 5 years later, Nintendo finally added folders to the Switch UI, and people are FURIOUS. Me? The folders make me extremely happy, but it t

    Stone Age Gaming: Favorite Gaming Bits of 2022(Post)

    2022 was a wild year for gaming, and I had a blast with a ton of different stuff. From pink cars to paternal radishes, to stray cats to alien bugs, here are some of my favorite gaming bits of 2022.

    What's Missing on NES Part IV - The Expensive Stuff(Post)

    Of all the things to potentially like about the Nintendo Switch Online NES app (or whatever you call the darn thing. This is the 4th one of these articles and I can never remember the official wording

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