First Impressions
Barcode Battler
Thought I would share something a little different than the usual. It’s definitely still retro and game related but it’s kind of a different kind of handheld. It’s known as Conveni Wars Barcode Battler II put out by Epoch Co. The idea is you can barcodes and the system created items, warriors and monsters from … Continue reading
53 Stations of the Tokaido
Happy 2013 Everyone! Thought I would share a game with you that is exclusive to the Famicom. It’s known as Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi (53 Stations of the Tōkaidō) and it was put out by Sunsoft in 1986. If you are a big fan of Game Centre CX you may have seen Arino challenge this one (it’s also … Continue reading
Mega Man!
Capcom decided to give everyone an early Christmas present this year. On Monday (December the 17th) Street Fighter vs Mega Man was available for download on the PC (for free!). Now Capcom didn’t make this game themselves, it’s actually a fan game that they licensed and put out. But I am glad to say that … Continue reading
Sega Genesis
Amazingly enough in all my years collecting game stuff I’ve never owned a retro console that wasn’t put out by Nintendo. I didn’t even play a console other than the Game Gear a couple times! All of my friends owned Nintendo consoles so that’s all I was ever exposed to. Once my friend Nathan over … Continue reading
Holy Diver
Happy Friday everyone! I think from now on I will call it Famicom Friday! Has a good ring to it! Today I’m featuring a really cool Famicom game that you should definitely check out if you have a chance. It’s called Holy Diver, and no it’s not the song by Dio. (I honestly don’t know … Continue reading
Spelunker
I got this game for like .99 a while back. Thought it was worth the money just for the cool light on the cartridge Lights make everything better! The game is Spelunker made by irem according to the game case, but when the title screen loads up it says Broderbund Software…. There isn’t much for … Continue reading
First Impressions
Sorry I didn’t have a chance to post this weekend but I was busy playing a few games. With a little 1 year old running around I don’t get tons of time to play games so when the chance arises I have to take it. I tried out Boku Dracula-Kun for the Famicom and finally … Continue reading
