“Cherish what you encounter in life.” – Legend of Mana (1999) Legend of Mana is a convoluted game. One that throws its audience into the deep...
In 2001 and 2002 a myriad of Nintendo fans had their first exposure to Fire Emblem thanks to the platform-fighter Super Smash Bros. Melee. Two of...
Forever Changing how we Play Games Thirty years ago, Nintendo unleashed the Game Boy, forever changing how we play video games. When the modest gray brick...
Halfway through my analysis of Link’s Awakening, Nintendo unveiled an adorable chibi-clay “reimagining” of that game for the Switch. In celebration of its upcoming launch, I...
The Metal Gear Saga began in 1987 with Metal Gear on the MSX2 home computer and concluded with 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Phantasy Star 4 was a quiet turning point for its genre, making it a uniquely compelling experience even to this day.
Considered one of the greatest video games of all time, Secret of Mana is the second entry in the Seiken Densetsu franchise but the first to...
Ah, 1984. The year that Big Brother was invented (or something like that), and – more pertinent to this article – a year after the Nintendo...
Near the road, listening to campfire blues. Someone’s guitar gently weeps as fellow wanderers shut their eyes. Irradiated monsters await nearby yet nothing matters now but this...
Judgment is so well written and localized that it fully deserves the level of recognition that any standard Yakuza game gets.