Posted on May 16th, 2013 by Sack
Man, this is a game I used to play a LOT. Like, a LOT A LOT. In fact, it still may be the Mario game I’ve played the most, though not quite my favorite. Still, it holds a special spot in my heart just because it was something I was really into as a kid, so maybe you’ll get the chance to check it out and see if you enjoy it or not! Here we goooo!
Posted on May 3rd, 2013 by Sack
Oh man! One of my favorite games of all time? Sure, let’s go ahead and play a full round of Mega Man for the NES, but on the Wii U. Weird, huh? Not TOO weird, as is proven in this anecdotal video!
Posted on January 18th, 2013 by Geist
Today I’ll be making a confession to all my readers. I have never played Mega Man. Now, before you close the browser and decide to do something more life affirming than learning there’s a guy out there who has never played Mega Man; listen, please. I have played Mega Man X, Mega Man Battle Network, Mega Man Legends, and even some of the newer Mega Man games, like 9, but I have never played the originals. In this article, I will be offering my first reactions to playing the game that started it all. Without further ado, let’s get to it!
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Posted on September 28th, 2012 by Sweet Pete
I’m going to start this thing off by creating my Profile Picture for GAretro.com!
I decided to go the route of facial molestation, the ultimate homage to my favorite retro games. The characters in this image are from titles I most likely clocked more hours playing than I did sleeping in my younger years. Can you name the titles I’m referring to?
P.S. It’s only AFTER I create this image that I realize the 80×80 version looks like unrecognizable blobs attached to an unrecognizable face. I will wear this badge with shame! Until I create a new one, that is!
Posted on August 16th, 2012 by Sack
You know what one of my favorite things is? An old game getting a coat of paint. A nice, fresh, extra dimensional coat of paint. Like, I really enjoy when Mario gets an ALL-STARS for SNES, or Zelda gets a 3D enhanced port of Time’s Ocarina, but to me, one of the greatest joys of the 3DS has been the 3D Classic Series. They’re more than just the same game, and I’ll tell you why.
Posted on July 13th, 2012 by Sack
Juanita, one of our writers for the site, has decided to undertake a large task – play any NES game you can throw at her. I decided she had better play Ninja Gaiden in order to destroy her esteem, so check it out and see how she does with the first level!
Posted on March 29th, 2012 by Dan Pennington
Oh nice hat sir. *turns face* Oh God, Oh God, Oh God!
Recently, a customer came into the store. Disheveled and broken, he only let out a whisper before he forced an NES cartridge into my hand, light fading from his already darkened eyes. “Do This,” and he collapsed, turning to dust upon the carpet in front of me. “Wonderful,” I thought, holding the cartridge up to look at it’s cold gray exterior, “we just finished vacuuming.” Turning it over in my hand, I gazed upon its ghastly cover, a man’s face in agony, almost metaphorically split to show internal conflict. Little did I know it was a vision of a tortured future that would befall me. I heard wolf’s howls in the distance as I put in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” for the NES. Read more »
Posted on October 20th, 2011 by Dan Pennington
Even back in the day, Sony still hated Nintendo.
Hook on the NES is a rare type of game. I have never before found a game that gives so little explanation as to what you need to be doing, as well as continually punching you in the nuts everytime you stand up. Playing Hook is fun in the same way that watching your grandmother in a Victoria’s Secret Parade is sexy. Everything else is fine, but one element ruins the whole equation.
Posted on September 7th, 2011 by Ocelot
Zelda 2: The adventure of Link is mainly an Action Platforming RPG. The plot of the story is that Zelda gets put to sleep by a spell. You can wake her up by retrieving the “no. 3 Triforce” which is hidden in a sealed palace. The only way to get to where it is hidden is by breaking the seals in 6 palaces. I remember playing this when I was about seven. To be honest with you I thought it was a stupid game, probably because I could only get to the middle of the first dungeon before I got a game over. Now that I am older and a bit more video game savvy I thought I would give it another go and try to beat this challenging and rather different Zelda game.
Posted on June 10th, 2011 by Juanita
Castlevania has been floating around the gaming world for nearly 25 years, that’s how long I’ve been in existence, about 2 weeks ago our paths crossed, Juanita and Simon Belmont finally meet. I know you’re probably saying to yourself, “How could this be?” I do have to admit that I wasn’t completely oblivious of it’s presence, we had a NES growing up and my brother played many of the classics, but I knew to never get in between a boy and his Nintendo so I never really got that much game play, and truthfully, if it wasn’t Super Mario Bros. or Kirby I wasn’t interested. So, when Jon asked if I would be interested in playing Castlevania and sharing my thoughts on the game, I was up to the challenge! Read more »