Retro Video Game Reviews

Raiden III – 100 reviews later and this game is still kicking my ass

by Pat B on May 8, 2013

Hello Everyone! Well, here we are, the 100th retro video game review. Now, I don’t want to spend the whole review getting all sappy reminiscing about reviews gone by but, I do want to take a moment to thank all of you guys, and by guys, I mean that one guy that commented on one Read More >>

Justice League: Task Force – DC vs. itself

by Pat B on April 11, 2013

Hello Everyone! In honor of the upcoming C2E2 Comic and Entertainment Expo later this month in Chicago, I’m going to review another game based on the world of comic books. Last week was Marvel’s turn with my review of X-Men: Children of the Atom. Now it’s DC’s turn as I review Acclaim’s Justice League: Task Read More >>

X-Men: Children of the Atom – Marvel vs. itself

by Pat B on April 5, 2013

Hello Everyone! This weeks review is a very special one. I’ve been waiting six months to do this review and now the time has finally come. Why six months? Well, I ordered the game I’m reviewing from Japan and, due to a shipping error and a couple failed resend attempts, it took a total of Read More >>

Expendable – Smash TV on steroids

by Pat B on March 22, 2013

Hello Everyone! This week, I’m slowing things down a bit after struggling through my last review on Power Drome. That game’s insane speed left me with knots in my stomach and chunks in my throat that dangerously approached the point of no return. I figured a top down shooter would be a nice break this Read More >>

Power Drome – It’s just too damn fast

by Pat B on March 13, 2013

Hello Everyone! This weeks review is kind of a special one since it’s the first time I’m reviewing an original Xbox game. I guess I sort of overlooked the original Xbox as a retro console because well, it still holds its own against today’s consoles. Yet, the original Xbox was discontinued 6 years ago and Read More >>

King of the Monsters – SNK on the Genesis? FML.

by Pat B on February 28, 2013

Hello Everyone! A couple of weeks ago, I posted my review of Alien Breed 3D. If you heard the latest episode of the Play On! Podcast, then you heard me talk about how that was the hardest review I’ve ever written. I had to write that review from the perspective of a person that’s never Read More >>

Alien Breed 3D – “Prepare to meet thy doom!”

by Pat B on February 13, 2013

Hello Everyone! Writing these game reviews over the past two years has been a very fun and educational experience for me. Not only have I learned more about the American gaming culture that I grew up in, but I’ve also learned about the gaming cultures others around the world have grown up in. I’ve learned Read More >>

Road Avenger – Now this is a special game.

by Pat B on February 1, 2013

Hello Everyone! Wow, do I have a treat for you for this week. I was out game hunting the other day and came across a Sega CD game I had never seen before, Road Avenger. Since I had just reviewed Road Rash last week, I still had a taste for battle driving video games so, Read More >>