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Super Mario Land review

May 09, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Mario’s first portable adventure is delightfully strange and surprisingly endearing.

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May 09, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Super Mario Land, Game Boy, Super Mario, Gunpei Yokoi
game reviews, retrospective
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Heiankyo Alien (Game Boy) review

March 31, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The original maze chase and pitfall digging “trap'em up” video game, available for convenient play on the go. Can you dig it?

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March 31, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Heiankyo Alien, Game Boy, maze chase, digging
game reviews
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Tenchu: Stealth Assassins review

August 22, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

A PS1 classic, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins is the best ninja game of all time. Or at least it was, when it was released over 20 years ago.

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August 22, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Tenchu, PS1, stealth games, Ninja, PlayStation
game reviews
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Playdate game reviews

July 31, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Let’s check out a few Playdate games you can buy on Catalog, plus a few games you can sideload to boot.

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July 31, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Playdate, Pullfrog, Tau, Jezzak, Hermit, solitaire, PICO-8, Pac-Man, Dr. Mario, Jezzball, Qix, Celeste, Indie games
game reviews
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Street Fighter 6 review

May 10, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Street Fighter is back, and this time World Tour mode is a Final Fight game. Let’s go!

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May 10, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Street Fighter 6, Street Fighter, Fighting Games, Capcom, Final Fight
game reviews
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The Making of Karateka review

March 28, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

It’s a documentary you can actually play! Digital Eclipse appears to have perfected the interactive documentary video game.

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March 28, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Karateka, documentary, Jordan Mechner, Prince of Persia, rotoscoping
game reviews
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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1 review

March 26, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

These games are absolute classics, sure. But this collection is about as lazy as it gets.

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March 26, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Metal Gear Solid, Switch
game reviews
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Gravity Circuit review

March 08, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

What if Mega Man X was a beat’em up? Well, as it turns out, it’d be pretty awesome.

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March 08, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Gravity Circuit, Indie games, Switch, Mega Man, beat'em up
game reviews
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Murtop review

March 06, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Murtop feels like a mashup of Dig Dug and Bomberman, except you play as a bomb-pooping rabbit. Fun times!

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March 06, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Murtop, Indie games, Switch, Dig Dug, Bomberman, digging
game reviews
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Lunark redefines the Cinematic Platformer

March 05, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

A 2D cinematic platformer in the style of Prince of Persia or Flashback, Lunark could very well represent the pinnacle execution of the genre. Also features cat people.

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March 05, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Lunark, Indie games, Switch, cinematic platformer, rotoscoping, Prince of Persia
game reviews
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder review

November 03, 2023 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Wonderful! How Mario got his 2D groove back.

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November 03, 2023 /Lucas Kelleher
Super Mario, Super Mario Bros Wonder, Switch, platformer
game reviews
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Mario Strikers: Battle League review

November 02, 2023 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The best sports game series of all time returns with Mario Strikers: Battle League! But can it live up to the hype?

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November 02, 2023 /Lucas Kelleher
Mario Strikers, soccer, Super Mario, Switch
game reviews
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Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge review

May 09, 2023 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Super Nintendo—what could possibly go wrong? Well, here comes LJN with the answer.

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May 09, 2023 /Lucas Kelleher
Spider-Man, X-Men, SNES, LJN, Gambit
game reviews, retrospective
2 Comments

Pac-Man Vs. review

March 22, 2023 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

GameCube-GameBoy Advance connectivity might have been a weird gimmick, but it produced one hell of a multiplayer experience.

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March 22, 2023 /Lucas Kelleher
GameCube, Game Boy Advance, GC-GBA connectivity, Namco, Pac-Man
game reviews
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge review

March 20, 2023 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The Ninja Turtles are back and more fun than ever. Cowabunga dudes!

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March 20, 2023 /Lucas Kelleher
TMNT, Switch, Ninja, beat'em up, Indie games, Game Pass
game reviews
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Ghost of Tsushima review

December 29, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Get ready for the most impressive open-word samurai-turned-ninja adventure you’ve ever seen.

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December 29, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Ghost of Tsushima, PS4, Ninja, stealth games, PlayStation
game reviews
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Cyber Shadow review

October 03, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Cyber Shadow delivers top-notch ninja action in a retro package. If you miss old-school Ninja Gaiden, then this is the game you’ve been waiting for.

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October 03, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Cyber Shadow, Indie games, Switch, Yacht Club Games, Mechanical Head Games, Ninja
game reviews
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Pac-Man Collection review

September 07, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

For our money, this GBA cart is likely the best Pac-Man compilation out there. And it’s over 20 years old!

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September 07, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Namco, Game Boy Advance, Pac-Man, compilations
game reviews, retrospective
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Hitman III review

July 01, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Agent 47 returns for another round of assassination hijinks. It may be more of the same, sure. But more of the same is exactly what we wanted.

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July 01, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Hitman, PS4, stealth games
game reviews
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Is Starlink: Battle For Atlas a Star Fox game?

June 29, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Why play Starlink, Ubisoft’s toys-to-life game? Because it’s got your boy, Fox!

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June 29, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Starlink, Star Fox, Nintendo, Switch, Ubisoft
game reviews
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