Game Reviews9.2/10
Nintendo’s 16-Bit Platformer Remains the Genre’s Benchmark — 9.2/10
A solemn review of an ancient game of Mario, whose feather and green companion still delight after four and thirty years.
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Tag: retro gaming
Game Reviews7.4/10
Mario Kart’s 1992 Original Still Drives the Whole Genre — Our Review Lands at 7.4/10
A grave account of Super Mario Kart, whose karts, items and shared screens gave racing games a form that endures still.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Super Castlevania IV Earns 8.5: Simon’s Eight-Way Control Remakes an SNES Classic
Simon returns to the castle, his instrument moving free at last, in a tale of dread and turning rooms that still holds up.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Star Fox Straps a Chip Into the Cartridge and Pulls Depth Out of the SNES
A trial of new hardware within an old machine: swift battle, voices of companions, and shapes rendered where plain pictures once ruled.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Seiken Densetsu 3 Turns a Choice of Three Heroes Into Many Adventures — 9.1/10
Seiken Densetsu 3 lets players choose three heroes from six, shaping a tale of quick battles and vivid worlds worth a return visit.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Secret of Mana Review: Three Players Share One Real-Time Quest on the SNES — 8.5/10
A quest of three players and one sword, told in real time upon the Super Nintendo, with music and magic that never fail.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Mega Man X Review: Wall Jumps and a Dash Remake the SNES Formula
A blue hero, given new dash and wall power, meets eight bosses on the Super Nintendo, in a tale of quick death and fair reward.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Why Ghosts ‘n Goblins Keeps Killing You — and Why You Keep Coming Back
Sir Arthur marches into a haunted graveyard, facing demons and ravens alike, with little comfort given to the player.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Final Fantasy II Swaps Levels for Effort and Lands at 7.7
A game of loss and war, where effort—not battles won—raises a fighter's power. Grief and a strange system meet in Final Fantasy II.
Game Reviews8.9/10
EarthBound Review: Bats, Bus Stops and Suburbs Make a Warm, Strange SNES Standout — 8.9/10
A quiet, odd tale of a boy, a bat, and a world gone strange — this old game still moves the heart after all these years.