The NES is a big deal again. For some, it's all about nostalgia. For others, it's all about preference for a simpler, stranger era in gaming's history. No matter what the reason, NES games, and NES "culture", are hitting it big right now; in movies, games, music, fashion, and just about everything else. That works for recognizable series like Mario and Mega Man, but will it work for an oddball like Ufouria? This super-rare NES title called Hebereke in Japan, which means 'drunk' or 'untrustworthy' in Japanese was never even released in the United States. The game did well in ... [Link] [Cache]

Ah, summer. When the days are endless and warm, the crickets converse at night "a/s/l?" "a/s/l?" , and I reminisce about the school-free afternoons that afforded me hours of guiltless video gaming. I've been talking a little bit about the games I shared with--and swiped from--other friends. But summertime socializing can turn dramatic and sour thanks to awkward love triangles, petty rages over badly-coached ball games, or a water balloon assault. So with summer comes the need to separate from your companions to cool down and game alone. In the summer that followed my grade six career, I played the ... [Link] [Cache]

Another popular game that deserves to get a word out is Jazz Jack Rabbit. This game had a lot of geeks in the early 90s crazy about some nice good spanking side scrolling action. I remember trying out the game and just coming back for more. This game is everything you can ask for which is great because that's mainly why it's so popular or was so popular so to speak. The game is really challenging later on but still remains fun. Sadly, I never finished the game as I only had the shareware like many of us and wasn't ... [Link] [Cache]

Do any of you ever remember this one? It's a very interesting game with lots of stuff to wish for. You have yourself shooting at monsters and such. This game really teased me back in the days as I have gotten a disc with a bunch of shareware games but when I got to try to install this one, the files were missing! Back then 1997 or so very few people had internet and connections were slow. Luckily I was one of them that had internet and was able to look for it. Sadly, I came up empty handed until ... [Link] [Cache]

Another great game that has long been forgotten, Zeilard was an amazing game with little recognition. The game plays like a side scrolling adventure game with RPG elements. To make things simpler I will refer it as a game that plays like Zelda 2. The game is very challenging at times and keeps you interested in the storyline. Your mission is to turn the princess back to normal as she is a statue for the time being. The game plays amazingly well and very responsive for a hack and slash adventure title. The music either PC speaker or sound blaster ... [Link] [Cache]

div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 160px; padding: 1px;">#residentevil There are words to describe this. I, however, am at a loss for them. More » [Link] [Cache]