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PLAY RETRO 84: Ghouls 'n Ghosts 'n Goblins and Gargoyles
Created by Tokuro Fujiwara, the game was unforgiving yet addictive. Players controlled Arthur, a knight on a mission. Goal? Rescue the princess Prin …
2 years, 4 months ago
PLAY RETRO 83: 8bit and 16bit Baseball Games
All the big and small baseball games that made a splash back in the day, and informed what we think about sports games today.
Learn more about your a…
2 years, 4 months ago
PLAY RETRO 82: The Oregon Trail
Player leads a party of five from Missouri to Oregon. Manage supplies, hunt for food. Cross rivers, face illnesses. Make decisions: which path to tak…
2 years, 5 months ago
PLAY RETRO 81: NES Periphs!
Nintendo has a long history with crossing over between toy and video game system. Bring video games to life and giving its user base a more physical …
2 years, 5 months ago
PLAY RETRO 80: SMASH TV + Total Carnage
"Smash TV" and "Total Carnage" are top-down arcade shooters. "Smash TV" is set in a violent game show in 1999, with players battling through stages f…
2 years, 5 months ago
PLAY RETRO 79: The Gex Series
Gex is a platform video game series, developed by Crystal Dynamics, that details the adventures of an anthropomorphic gecko named Gex. He has served …
2 years, 5 months ago
PLAY RETRO 78: Warcraft Before WoW
"Warcraft: Orcs & Humans" (1994) kickstarts the saga with humans battling orc invaders in real-time strategy. "Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness" (1995)…
2 years, 5 months ago
PLAY RETRO 77: Banjo-Kazooie
A British franchise of video games featuring the titular characters Banjo the bear and Kazooie the bird going on various adventures. The series began…
2 years, 6 months ago
PLAY RETRO 76: The Mana Series
The Mana series, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説, lit. The Legend of the Sacred Sword), is a high fantasy action role-playing game series cre…
2 years, 6 months ago
PLAY RETRO 75: Atari System 2 + Paperboy + 720°
Released in 1984, "Paperboy" Players control a paperboy on a bicycle delivering newspapers along a suburban street. The player must avoid obstacles w…
2 years, 6 months ago