Instead of a monkey trap inside a ball like Sega’s popular Monkeyball franchise, Marble Maid features a creepily designed anime maid trapped inside an orb, tasked with touching literal dust “bunnies” in stages that remind of the pyramid from Q-bert. Platforming in a ball is never accurate since you are always rolling, hunting down these […]
Rolling Car (Switch) Review
Like Trials on a treadmill diorama, Rolling Car is part platformer, part balance simulator. The goal is to guide a monster truck to the end of each stage, avoiding hazards and making jumps while maintaining balance and proper momentum, all from a treadmill level design. Although there are easy-to-see Trials inspirations, this is definitely not […]
GBA Single-Pak Link – Boulder Dash EX
Boulder Dash EX features a Single-Pak multiboot mode for up to 4 players. Gameplay is pretty chaotic as the screen rotates every few seconds, causing everything to tumble to that side. The goal is to collect more gems than your opponents but if you get squished by a falling rock, you’ll lose everything you earned. […]
Ayo the Clown (Xbox One) Review with stream
Originally released on Switch last summer, I praised Ayo The Clown for being a pleasant little 2.5D platformer with tons to collect and abilities to upgrade. This Xbox port is essentially the same game although it looks a little sharper than the Switch version and of course has Achievements. Everything I mentioned in my Switch […]
Little Nemo: The Slumberland Hero (GBC) demo playthrough
Little Nemo: The Slumberland Hero is a new, original Gameboy Color (GBC) game released in 2022. This demo of this GBC ROM was made available today. Learn more using the link below. Really cool this cartoon/NES game is getting a sequel, even if it is unofficial. https://pearacidic.itch.io/little-nemo-the-slumberland-hero
Floogen (Switch) Review
An action platformer made with stop-motion clay visuals, Floogen has an eye-catching style. Unfortunately, the troublesome gameplay doesn’t match the unique presentation. Playing as a blob that likes to collect watermelon, the ultimate goal to essentially get to the other side of the stage. Along the way are tons of annoying enemies to whack, hazards […]
Does this game from 1990 have the best video game intro of all time?
Kwik Snax was released for the ZX Spectrum in 1990 by CodeMasters and has a totally killer intro that goes so hard. It goes so hard it might be the best video game intro of all time! Seriously, give this a listen and watch to the end (the programmers had to time the moveset of […]
These are the Xbox games on sale for the week of May 3, 2022
The following games are discounted through May 9, 2022. Xbox One: Content Title Content Type Discount Notes 112th Seed Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S 60% Spotlight Sale 3on3 FreeStyle – 550 FS Points Add-On 20% Multiplayer Sale 3on3 FreeStyle – Deacon Character Package Add-On 30% Multiplayer Sale 3on3 FreeStyle – Jack Character Pack Add-On 30% […]
Robo Wars (Switch) Review
Robo Wars is a very simple 2-player arena battler with lower production values but has a sense of progression that is more enjoyable than you would assume. It might look like a Flash game but try not to let that distract you too much. Playing as a generic robot, it is your job to defeat […]
Gunship (GB) – new Gameboy game 2022 – rail shooter w/amazing soundtrack
Incube8 Game is set to release GUNSHIP, a brand new original Gameboy game in 2022. They were nice enough to send me a preview ROM so I can check out the gameplay and happy to report this is a pretty fun game. You control a cursor on screen and need to shoot incoming enemies. When […]