Is the SNES Mini good for retrogaming?
If you’re a “collector”, the SNES Mini is probably bad for the value of your collection, but for gamers everywhere, I can’t help but see it as a positive.
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Final Fantasy VII Challenge Hours 18-22: It happens
I wasn’t actually planning on getting back to my Final Fantasy VII challenge any time soon, but then ill health intervened.
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Seriously, Nintendo, why isn't 101-player Mario Kart an actual thing?
Super Mario Kart is great, and might even be my favourite game in the entire series. But pump it up a little, and it gets insane.
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Final Fantasy VII Challenge Hours 16-18: Back on the Chocobo
Wait, I’m still doing this thing? It seems that I am.
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Random Super Mario Kart thought
Super Mario Kart is an absolute classic game. But more than that.
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Retro recollections: Is it important to play all of a classic game series?
There are plenty of classic game series, but when approaching them, is it vital to start at the beginning? Credit where it’s due; my thoughts around retro gaming today can be traced back to a tweet made by the excellent Alex Boz, AKA @ausretrogamer Perhaps we should play this game at least once in our
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Roland In Time: The first game I never played
Roland In Time is a blatant Doctor Who ripoff, but I strongly suspect that it might also have a rather unique claim to fame.
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Retro recollections: Saboteur
The other game that came along with Fairlight? That would be Durell Software’s Saboteur, a game I almost certainly purchased on the strength of its cover art.
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Retro recollections: Super Mario Ball
Because it turns out there’s no part of Mario that Nintendo won’t turn into a game, even his, well…
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Retro recollections: Fairlight
There are some games that are all about the warm nostalgic glow, like Fairlight.
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