Latest Virtual Console Reviews
Review: Forgotten Worlds (MD)
Forgotten Worlds was an interesting shoot-em-up arcade game back in the days. Not only was it developed by Capcom, it featured 2 player simultaneous play and a innovative control system were..
Review: Space Invaders: The Original Game (SNES)
In 1978 Space Invaders was the talk of the town, people were lining up in their droves to part with pocket change for a turn on this new groundbreaking videogame from Taito. Of course as..
Review: Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (MD)
After two successful Phantasy Star releases, Sega decided to change things up a bit for their third release in the series Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom. The game featured more of a..
Review: Mega Man 3 (NES)
After two successful Mega Man releases on the 8-bit NES console, Capcom decided to upgrade the series with a few new game play twists for the third release in an effort to add a little more..
Review: Devil World (NES)
Devil World is one of extremely few Nintendo titles that was released in Europe, but not the US. Most likely this was due to Nintendo of America's strict rule not to feature any..
Review: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
After the success of the original Castlevania title on the NES system, Konami decided to change things up quite a bit for Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. Gone was the straight-ahead..
Review: Mayhem in Monsterland (C64)
The year 1993 saw the last of the full-price commercial games for the C64 hit the shelves as the market for 8-bit fare was finally grinding to a halt. In amongst the classics such as Alien..
Review: Space Harrier (SMS)
When Sega released the Master System back in the ‘80s the company was facing an uphill struggle against Nintendo’s NES. The NES had the software support and thanks to Nintendo’s..
Review: Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (MD)
Back when Street Fighter II-mania was gripping the global gaming community, Capcom’s decision to release the first home port of the game on Nintendo’s SNES spoke volumes. This move..
Review: Secret of Mana (SNES)
As action rpgs started to gain in popularity during the 16-bit era, many game companies began cashing in on this new trend. Some were good, and some not so good. Enix had already created a..
Review: Mario Golf (N64)
After Mario's forays into non-platforming genres, such as Mario Kart, Mario's Picross and Dr. Mario, Nintendo realized something: Whatever you put Mario in, it will sell. Soon after, they..
Review: Earthworm Jim (MD)
If you were at all interested in videogames or cartoons in the early 90's you were no doubt a fan of Earthworm Jim. Originally appearing in this game, the unusual hero went on to star in his..
Review: Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing (MD)
The original Shining Force was a massive success for Sega, granting the Genesis/Megadrive with a strategy RPG to rival Nintendo’s popular Fire Emblem franchise. A sequel of some..
Review: Super Turrican 2 (SNES)
The Turrican series began life on the Commodore 64 computer and would soon see quite a few releases on the various personal computers of the time period. The series made its first appearance..
Review: Super Dodge Ball (NES)
The characters from River City Ransom (Of which the main character is known in Japan as Kunio-kun) are back for a friendly game of dodgeball. Or are they? If you've played the aforementioned..
Review: Jumpman (C64)
While the video game industry was crashing down around us, personal computers were beginning to invade households around the world. The Commodore 64 was one such computer and went on to..
Review: Boulder Dash (C64)
Boulder Dash is a fondly-remembered classic and was so popular back in the day that it spawned umpteen sequels and numerous ports and remakes which continue to appear even today. It was..
Review: Clu Clu Land (NES)
First, a lesson in linguistics – ‘Kurukuru’ in Japanese means ‘turning around’. Why am I telling you this? Well, it neatly explains Clu Clu Land’s rather unusual title, and also..
Review: Ys Book I & II (TG-16)
Even the most hardened TG16 fan will admit that the machine wasn’t exactly a massive success when it was released in the States. It struggled against the Genesis and SNES despite having..
Review: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
What do you get when one of the best rpg creators in the world decides to build an rpg around one of the most recognizable video game characters in history? What you get is a video game that..
