Deep Fear

This one was a doozy! Deep Fear is one I’ve been meaning to play for a while, so I figured it would make a great installment for the 10th Brief Facts! As you’ll be able to tell from the video, I played through the Japanese version of Deep Fear. While all the text is in […]

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The Krion Conquest

At least I got to play this on HD thanks to my beautiful new Analogue NT? If I never play this game again it will be too soon… but it’s an interesting historical footnote, so WATCH THE VIDEO. This project was like jumping in front of a bullet that was aimed at no one… but I […]

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Eye of the Beholder (Sega CD)

Eye of the Beholder Sega CD, 1994 Developer: Westwood Studios/FCI Publisher: Sega Like Ultima: Quest of the Avatar, Eye of the Beholder was one of those games I just couldn’t wrap my brain around as a young kid. Released in 1991 for DOS PCs and the Commodore Amiga, EOTB was an early first-person dungeon crawler which iterated ever-so-slightly […]

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Gain Ground SX

It has been FAR too long – I hope you’ll find that this video retrospective on Gain Ground SX for the PC Engine CD was worth the wait! Gain Ground SX is an obscure port of an obscure game for an obscure system. Nevertheless, I would HIGHLY recommend it to any TurboGrafx, PC Engine or Sega enthusiast. If […]

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One Image Reviews: Plok

Plok Super Nintendo, 1993 Developer: Software Creations Publisher: Tradewest A friend asked that I review Plok. I agreed, despite having never played Plok. I did not care much for Plok, but I am a man of my word. Thus, I give you our newest feature – ONE IMAGE REVIEWS. BEHOLD! Uh, also, click to enlarge. I enjoyed this exercise. Expect more […]

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Divas Revolution – 1998

In recent months, women’s wrestling has undergone a bit of a renaissance, with female performers taking on a more prominent role in WWE storylines. Ever the opportunist, I thought I’d get in the spirit of the so-called “Divas Revolution” by recreating some of the WWE’s newer female wrestlers in an old wrestling game. If nothing else, […]

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Radical Dreamers and Rancid Repros

Good morning, class. Let’s start today’s lecture off with a little history lesson. In 1996, Squaresoft released Radical Dreamers, a text-heavy visual novel that served as a pseudo-sequel to the massively popular Chrono Trigger. It never saw an official western release. Among other reasons, this is because Radical Dreamers was released exclusively for the Super Famicom’s Satellaview add-on. A somewhat peculiar […]

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Corpse Killer (Sega 32X CD)

Corpse Killer Sega 32X CD, 1994 Developer: Digital Pictures Publisher: Digital Pictures We round the halfway point on the 32X CD library with Corpse Killer, an interesting, if flawed, light gun/FMV adventure hybrid from Digital Pictures. If you’ve got a hankering to play Corpse Killer after watching this video, I’d stick to the 3DO or Sega Saturn […]

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