Game Reviews8/10
Dixie Kong Leads a Colder, Bigger Quest in Donkey Kong Country 3 — 8/10
Dixie Kong and her cousin journey through a colder, larger world in this SNES adventure, scoring 8 of 10 for design and secrets.
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Game Reviews8.6/10
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest — A Sequel That Outdoes Its Original
Two heroes cross haunted ships and dark passages, springing and spinning through one of the finest quests upon the Super Nintendo console.
Game Reviews9.5/10
Square’s SNES Time-Travel Epic Chrono Trigger Earns a 9.5 Out of 10
A look back at Chrono Trigger, the 1995 Super Nintendo tale of time, allies, and a coming catastrophe, still clear and fast decades later.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Dracula X Earns a 6.5 — Its Music and Bosses Hold Up, but the SNES Port Trimmed Away Too Much of Rondo of Blood
A hunter walks Dracula's castle once more, instrument and fire in hand, though much of the tale has been taken away.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Wizards & Warriors on NES Opens a Wide Kingdom but Never Teaches Its Rules — 7.2 of 10
A knight bounds through a wide kingdom to face a wizard who has seized the throne, in this old NES tale of sword and wandering.
Game Reviews5/10
Solar Jetman: Clever Idea, Punishing Execution
A ship drifts through space, drawing treasure upon a line, while power fails and old error sends players to a beginning without mercy.
Game Reviews7/10
Skate or Die on NES: Five Events That Mostly Land
Five skater trials upon one cartridge, each demanding a fresh command of timing and skill.
Game Reviews7/10
Section Z Review: Capcom’s Branching NES Shooter Earns Its 7
A chain of chambers, a winding ship, a single fighter within: Section Z for NES remains a strange, firm curiosity worth a look.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Pro Wrestling on NES: Six Fighters, One Famous Line, and Not Much More
Five fighters, one ring, and a line no player forgets: a look back at Pro Wrestling on NES.
Game Reviews6/10
Sharp Flippers, One Thin Table: NES Pinball Lands a Middling 6
A single silver ball, two levers, and a table split across screens — an early NES pinball effort weighed for its worth.