Game Reviews8.2/10
Sim City 2000 Survives the Move to SNES, Trimmed but Still Deep
A city grows or falls apart under the player's hand as Sim City 2000 moves from computer to console, holding to its plan.
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Tag: retro gaming
Game Reviews8.5/10
Two Hours to Save a Princess: Prince of Persia on SNES Still Grips
A hero and a princess, one hour, one blade — the strain of an ancient trial, told anew upon a throne of shadow.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Playing God With a D-Pad: How Populous Survived the Loss of the Mouse
A god raises ground, guides followers, and overcomes a rival power in this console tale of dominion.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Out of This World Proves Wordless Cinematic Platforming Earns Its Cult Status — 7.9/10
A man of no name falls upon a strange world with no gun, no chart, no word of aid — a tale told in motion alone.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals — Puzzles Worth Solving, a Story Worth Following
A hero and his companions face the Sinistrals, wherein each dungeon becomes a trial worthy of a solemn mind.
Game Reviews8.1/10
The Farming Game That Made Chores Feel Worthwhile, One Watered Crop at a Time
A quiet tale of daily toil: fields watered, seasons passed, a farm slowly raised into what the tender wills it to be.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Front Mission’s limb-by-limb mech tactics earn a 7.2 on the Super Nintendo
A tale of piloted machines at war, fought piece by piece upon the Super Nintendo, where patience and loss carry the whole weight.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Flashback on SNES Still Rewards Patience — Rotoscoped Motion, Hard Puzzles, 8 of 10
A hero wakes upon a strange world, memory gone, amid peril and mystery — a tale of motion, puzzle, and patience.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Civilization on SNES: Empire-Building Survives the Controller
A civilization rises from settler to empire on the SNES — a full port that asks patience of the controller but never loses its depth.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Breath of Fire II Pushes Past a Poor Script to Earn Its 6.5/10
A tedious opening gives way to a daring adventure of change and form, wherein a party finds strange power beyond its first hours.