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Creepy Brawlers Review – Does This Game Get a Knockout With Its Good Graphics and Music?
Checking out a second sports title on the Mega Cat Studios Collection 1 for Evercade, we have a NES boxing title that features a B-movie monster theme! Can the graphics and music knock out the competition?
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Space Harrier II Reviews – How Was SEGA’s 2nd Arcade-Inspired Launch Title for the Mega Drive? Two Versions Compared!
It’s clear that one of SEGA’s goals with the Mega Drive was to make home console releases as similar to their arcade counterparts as possible. Because of this, what better way to introduce the world to their latest console than to develop sequels to their sprite scaling arcade games?
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Ice Climber Review – Sure, This Is a Cute Vertical Platformer, but It’s Also Really Frustrating!
Continuing our journey through early Famicom and NES titles, we now approach a different kind of Platformer. This one being vertically oriented where the player starts at the bottom of the screen and jumps up multiple floors to the top of a mountain.
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Super Bug Review – This Was a Popular Driving Game in 1977, but What’s It Like Today?
In the early years of gaming, developers were still trying to discover just what kinds of titles would be appealing to the public. One common theme was car racing and driving. An example of the latter was Kee Games’ Super Bug.
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Wizard of Wor Review – A Maze Game, but With a Little Action and a Sci-Fi Feel to It?
The early 1980’s saw a slew of new arcade games with maze exploration and chasing mechanics. One example was Wizard of Wor, which gave players a gun to shoot their enemies, and also featured synthesized voices. How was it?
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Balloon Fight Review – A Cute and Kid-Friendly Take On Early Single-Screen Action Games!
The early years of the NES had a lot of single-screen titles. One example was Balloon Fight, where you play as a boy who floats in the air with some balloons strapped to him. As cute as that sounds, is it a fun game?
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Joust Review – Not All Single-Screen Action Games Needed To Take Place in Space Back in 1982!
In the 1980’s, there were a ton of games that influenced the design of latter titles. There were a lot of single-screen action games that featured space or sci-fi themes. Yet, one title from 1982 turned away from that with players riding birds, Joust.
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The Lost Condor Review – Explore Machu Picchu Through a Walking Simulator! Or Maybe Stonehenge?
Where do you want want to go in life? In The Lost Condor, you can take a virtual trip to Machu Picchu, the ancient 15th century site in Peru!
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There Will Be No New Reviews on This Site Until (Probably) August.
At this time, I need to say that I will not be uploading new reviews at Cheap Retro Gaming until at least August.