• Dragon Warrior (NES)

    Take care and tempt not the fates.

  • Lagoon (SNES)

    The atomic bomb. Man's greatest achievement. Like, ever, man. I mean, what else can blow up as much stuff as the atomic bomb? And, certainly, one can see that man's sole purpose in this universe is to

  • Soul Blazer (SNES)

    I am here to tell the story of a game that is often forgotten in the wake of the popularity of its successors, despite my personal preference for it. No, no, I'm not talking about Lufia. This isn't about Final Fantasy IV, either.

  • Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)

    Often overlooked in the shadow of Super Metroid, Metroid II was an early step toward the modern "Metroidvania" concept.

  • Amagon (NES)

    There it was. Shining, brilliant, in a beam of light before me, hovering silently above the sacred altar—I had finally found it. Amagon. When Grand Wizard Franzen had explained my mission, spoken in

  • Illusion of Gaia (SNES)

    It had happened again. I had let the month pass me by without giving even a fleeting thought to my obligations. As I sat in my dark room with only a bottle in front of me, I thought to myself: How cou

  • Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (SNES)

    Yes, that's right: the Lufia series didn't start at II. While the second game might have been substantially more original than its predecessor, Lufia The Fortress of Doom is a fun game in its own ri

  • Breath of Fire (SNES)

    I remember somehow enjoying Breath of Fire when I first played it. Having played it again recently, I can't imagine why. What changed my mind about this Final Fantasy ripoff? Let's review! Yes, yes—

  • Final Fantasy II (SNES)

    Final Fantasy II: a legendary game in the land of RPGs, especially in the Western world. As I was one of the few kids who started playing RPGs before the PlayStation came around, this game is forever

  • Robotrek (SNES)

    You throw a red-and-white ball and a thing comes out to battle for you. No, it's not Pokémon!