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Posted on November 25th, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, GEN, Video Games by Axel Night
Flashback! We don’t need no stinking Flashback!
System: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Year: 1994
Company: Sega
Genre: Action Platformer
Posted on November 24th, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, GEN, Video Games by Axel Night
Para el Flashback, presione el número dos.
System: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Year: 1993
Company: Sega
Genre: Action Platformer
Posted on November 20th, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, SNES, Video Games by Axel Night
Flashback goes back! To roughly the Mesozoic Era.
System: Super Nintendo
Year: 1994
Company: Ocean
Genre: Adventure/First Person Shooter
Posted on November 17th, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, GEN, Video Games by Axel Night
It’s "Dinosaurs are popular on Google searches" week on Flashback! Not the momma!
System: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Year: 1993
Company: Malibu
Genre: Action Platformer
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, GEN, Video Games by Axel Night
The ninjas are attacking! Quick, get to the Flashback!
System: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Year: 1995
Company: Sega
Genre: Action Platformer
Posted on October 20th, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, NES, Video Games by Axel Night
He’s a decapitated, ancient samurai. She’s the Statue of Liberty. Can they share a Manhattan apartment, or will they shoot eye-balls and fire at each other in a battle to the death? Welcome to Flashback.
System: Nintendo Entertainment System
Year: 1991
Company: Meldac
Genre: Side-scrolling Shooter
Posted on October 16th, 2008 in Axel Night, Flashback, SNES, Video Games by Axel Night
Flashback. Proving Hindsight isn’t actually 20/20. It’s very near-sighted.
System: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Year: 1994
Company: Taito Corporation
Genre: Beat ‘Em Up
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Posted on October 13th, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
1995, Earth. A race of genetically altered humans known as "mutants" are under heavy persecution. People are enjoying their widely popular Saturday morning cartoon show, yet they are still incapable of starring in a video game that isn’t outright painful to play… UNTIL NOW. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on September 30th, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
In 1997, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night changed the face of what we call a Castlevania, leading to half a dozen hand held sequels in its image. But just after, the classic Gameboy saw a new title in the form of a classic prequel. Starring Sonia Belmont, Castlevania Legends sought to put an origin story to the series. But in revitalizing the series, Koji Igarashi felt that the game did not fit his Castlevania time-line, and removed it from the official lore. So, what exactly are we missing, then?
Posted on September 19th, 2008 in Axel Night, Technology, Video Games by Axel Night
Richard DaLuz is a got damned genius. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on September 4th, 2008 in Axel Night, Minigames, Video Games by Axel Night
Last time, the courageous Otho and slightly less cool Urgug made it to the tournament finals! Who will win the ultra-rare foil card, and will they uncover the evil corporate plot by Eildre to unleash Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living upon the unwashed masses? Find out on the next Minigames!
Posted on August 5th, 2008 in Axel Night, Minigames, Video Games by Axel Night
Because I obviously hate humanity, another episode of Minigames. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 25th, 2008 in Axel Night, Minigames, Video Games by Axel Night
Up next, Minigames. Minis playing games. It’s what they do. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 20th, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
Random ramblings and pictures ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in Kenzan, Video Games, WrestleRetro by Sasha Kenzan
Licensed wrestling games are rarely good. They were typically rushed, sloppy productions designed solely to grab a cheap buck based off of the name value of the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment), World Championship Wrestling, and, in the late-1990s, Extreme Championship Wrestling. Sure, there were rare exceptions, such as WCW for the NES or the AKI games (WCW v. NWO World Tour, WCW/NWO Revenge, WWF WrestleMania 2000, and WWF No Mercy), but on the majority, licensed games were usually quite bad and especially frustrating. Fortunately, some companies stepped up to the plate and delivered.
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Posted on May 22nd, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
According to polls, I am older than at least 59.49% of gamers. Here’s six Atari 2600 games that almost got remembered.
Posted on March 16th, 2008 in Kenzan, Video Games by Sasha Kenzan
Most of the time, when it comes to the current generation of video games, I feel really old. There’s a lot of things about the current gaming scene that piss me off, and I really wish I could figure out why they did. I think it has something to do with the fondness for the games I played as a youth. As a fan of side-scrolling beat-’em-ups, vertical and horizontal shoot-’em-ups, 2D fighting games, and puzzle games, I really feel like I’m left out of the current generation. Sure, there are a few games that I enjoy, but I often find myself going back to the old staples of my childhood, and I think I’ve found out why…
Posted on February 25th, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
In 1982, David Hasselhoff climbed into a talking Firebird and made some people boat loads of money. After a four year run, the series hung up the turbo boost and called it a Knight. But like Dracula, this lord of the Knight rose from its grave again and again with a repeated series of failures longer than the line at a German Hasselhoff concert. (Seriously, they love that guy.) One such zombie came out in 1988 for the NES for a Knight of the Living Crap. (Honest, I’ll stop making that pun now.)
Posted on February 4th, 2008 in Axel Night, Video Games by Axel Night
We met when we were young, on the move. You told me your name was Final Fantasy. We both knew it was a lie, but it was fun to pretend. You couldn’t have known then that I loved you for who you were, and didn’t need to be anything but yourself. When we settled down, you told me your real name, Secret of Mana, and we became inseparable. You did some things behind my back in Japan, a sequel that never came here, but thanks to some translators and ROM hackers, I was able to enjoy this side of you. And when you became a Legend, you became my one true love. It was because of this, I was blinded to all the signs that you would go on to hurt me repeatedly.
I ramble on about a game series I loved as a child, and wonder where my love for it went, if you so wish to share with me.
Posted on January 30th, 2008 in Axel Night, Pretzel & Beer Gaming, Video Games by Axel Night
Once upon a time, there was a dude. This dude kicked much ass. Known only by his codename, Shatterhand, he taught us that no problem is too large to punch. A true hero of the NES era.