Retro Video Gamer

Where Old School Video Games Live On

3 July, 2008 | No comments

Top 10 Mega Man Robot Masters

Which Mega Man Robot Master takes the top spot on this list.
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1 July, 2008 | No comments

The History of Tomb Raider

IGN has put out a great article that chronicles the history of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider.
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30 June, 2008 | No comments

Sonic The Hedgehog Review

Sonic The Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis was Sega's attempt to prove to the gaming world that not only could the make platforming games as well as their arch rival Nintendo, Sega could make these types of games better than Nintendo could. While this argument is debatable, what is clear is that Sonic The Hedgehog certainly took platform gaming to new and unexplored heights when first released.
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29 June, 2008 | No comments

Atari: Past and Present

Atari has been through many ups and downs over the past 36 years. IGN takes a look at Atari: Then and Now in one of their latest articles.
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27 June, 2008 | No comments

Games that stand the test of time

1UP has done a feature article on classic video games that continue to stand the test of time.
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26 June, 2008 | No comments

Rubbish Video Game Endings

Ryan Lambie, over at Den of Geek, has written an article about rubbish video game endings.
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22 June, 2008 | No comments

A look back at Earthbound for the SNES

Earthbound for the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) was the first major foray into the world of RPG gaming for the console. While RPG's were at that time, and still are today, wildly popular, most required a level of involvement that casual gamers were unwilling to give. Earthbound is notable for its casual and humorous gameplay and for having a timeline which places the game in the modern era, as opposed to the fictional mythic past that most RPG games are set in.
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22 June, 2008 | No comments

Pokemon Red for the original Game Boy

Pokemon Red pushed the Game Boy to its limits when first released for Nintendo's original portable game system. Never before had such a unique game, with such diversity of action and outcomes been released for any game system, let alone a portable one. The story of Pokemon and the youths who attempt to catch and train them is by now well familiar to most video game players and in fact a great majority of non-video game players as well.
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22 June, 2008 | No comments

Final Fantasy Review

Final Fantasy, for the original Nintendo Entertainment System console, changed forever the expectations of game players. This multi million selling classic Role Playing Game set the bar for RPG's by combining excellent storytelling with an expansive game world and a symphonic musical score. To this day, fans from all walks of life are willing to spend hours, and sometimes days, waiting in line to be the first to buy a copy of the latest Final Fantasy game release.
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