That Time Nintendo Actually Made Water Feel Like Water – Wave Race 64 Changed Everything
Water in games used to be absolute rubbish. Proper rubbish. You’d jump in and either die instantly or swim through what felt like blue jelly...
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That Time Pokemon Puzzle League Made Me Forget Every Other Puzzle Game Existed
Man, I still remember the exact moment Pokemon Puzzle League clicked for me. It was summer ’01, I think, and my nephew had just gotten...
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Why Diddy Kong Racing Absolutely Smashed Every Other Kart Racer (And Still Does)
Right, let me tell you something about Diddy Kong Racing – this game completely did my head in when I first got my hands on...
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Why Those Grimy Corner Arcades Were Gaming’s Golden Age (And We’ll Never Get That Magic Back)
The smell hits you first, doesn’t it? That peculiar cocktail of stale carpet, burnt cheese from whatever questionable food they were serving, and that electric...
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The Sega CD Games That Actually Made That $300 Mushroom Worth It
Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat this – buying a Sega CD in 1993 was one of those decisions that made perfect sense at the time...
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Why My Genesis and My Buddy’s Mega Drive Were Actually Different Machines
Back in 2011 when I was first diving into retro gaming, I bought what I thought was a pretty standard Sega Genesis from this guy...
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That Time Chakan Made Me Question My Life Choices (And Love Every Minute)
So there I was last Tuesday night, sitting in my basement game room trying to avoid grading another stack of essays about World War I,...
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The World Is Not Enough N64 – When Bond Gaming Actually Got Better
That damn Z-trigger on the N64 controller was starting to stick again. I’d been gripping it too tight during another marathon session of The World...
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That Time I Discovered Power Rangers on Genesis Was Actually Pretty Rough
You know what’s funny about coming to retro gaming as an adult? I don’t have those rose-colored glasses that make every childhood game seem like...
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Why Phantasy Star II Hit Different Than Every Other Genesis RPG I’d Played
Back in 2011, I was working my way through what people considered the “essential” Genesis RPGs, trying to understand what I’d missed during those years...
