A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Designed as an homage to Metal Gear Solid on PSOne, Spy Drops adopts some rogue elements into its retro sneaking action. Fans of the original MGS will appreciate the callback, but I fear newcomers that do not understand its inspiration will be left scratching their head. The nods to PSOne MGS is obvious. From the […]
Berlin no Kabe, aka The Berlin Wall, is a forgotten Japanese exclusive Game Gear game that has a pretty fun 2-player co-op mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable.
Published by CraePlay, MOTE: The Manuscript is the latest walking simulator that follows a similar formula as MOTE: Workshop and MOTE: The Old Office. This time, instead of moving through a carpenter’s workshop or an empty office building, the player moves through a confusing maze that is frustrating and not fun to decipher. Other than […]
A 2D single-player side-scrolling roguelite, Atomic Owl is dynamic hack-and-slash platformer published by EastAsiaSoft. There is a lot happening in this action game but struggles to find a cohesive gimmick to gel it all together. Playing as an owl who is chilling with his ramen eating bird friends, disaster strikes and you get knocked out […]
Super Columns on Game Gear is more polished in comparison to the original. However, only the standard Endless Vs mode is available when using the link cable. The Flash mode is still available in solo play but didn’t make the transition to the multiplayer mode.
ININ, Tozai Games, and Irem have re-released R-Type Dimensions III on current gen platforms with significant visual upgrades. But even with the visual overhaul, how well does this shooter hold up today? R-Type III is known as one of the hardest SNES games ever made. Really, one of the hardest games released on any system, […]
Originally released on PS3 many years ago, Soldner-X-2: Final Prototype was later re-released on PS4 and now on Switch as the Definitive Edition. Being honest, I am not sure what has been added to make this the “Definitive Edition” but the there is still a lot of quality shooter gameplay here at a smooth framerate. […]
Dracula: Dark Reign is a new Gameboy Color title released here in 2026.It is officially licensed by Bram Stoker’s StokerVerse™ and takes inspiration from the Castlevania series. This is a quick play of the first half hour. Here, the quality, fluid visuals are on display as the player learns the character swapping mechanic akin to […]
AfterPlay.io is a cool service that let’s you play all your classic games, from Atari 2600 through PSOne and everything in-between, from anywhere: PC, Mobile, and even through your web browser. It is super easy to use. Just make an account. Click a game. And start playing. You can even connect your account with Retro […]
The Game Gear version of Bust-A-Move features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. It wasn’t until many years later did the Gameboy receive a multiplayer compatible version of Bust-A-Move making this Game Gear version a more superior way to play this classic puzzle game.
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