• BLACK (MXB)

    ...designers cheap out and block your path with tiny piles of debris and even invisible walls. “I could reach that secret stash of ammo if it weren’t for this wooden...

  • Preserving the Plastic: Modern Rarities

    ...want to look at blockbuster and sports titles as a long-term investment. They will usually become dirt-cheap and easy to find in a few years. This isn’t to say that...

  • SimCity (SNES)

    ...is to pick up this game if you see it for sale cheap somewhere. Even if you’ve already played the PC version, you’ll still have a good time earning presents...

  • Preserving the Plastic: Trade Bait

    ...bait is having something that’s worthwhile that you received for cheaper than the normal asking price. The best way to find out if something is “worthwhile” is to check out...

  • Rayman Advance (GBA)

    ...a half-hour’s play. Rayman Advance plays unlike any other platform game. Rayman must rescue the Electoons who have been caged—six batches of them hidden in each area. They appear almost...

  • James Pond 2: Codename Robocod (SMS)

    ...to the point of frustration. Some of the enemies take a good beating to go down, and a few cheap shots can leave you seething. There is, however, very little...

  • Captain Eric’s Super Thumb Feature Presentation

    ...FPS! It’s cheap, and not only that, is has a much lighter side than most other FPs where you must kill every living soul in the world to … who...

  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS)

    ...system. Such is the brilliance of ’80s technology. There are 11 locations, comprising approximately 30 levels. The areas are sizable and diverse, with a focus on precision rather than combat....

  • Submissions (August 2005)

    ...and raising it high above his own for all to see.) “BEHOLD!!” he yelled. “VICTORY IS MINE; YOU ARE ALL WITNESS TO MY VINDICATION!!!” The spectators roared their approval, applauding...

  • Doom 64 (N64)

    ...can now trigger anything from the appearance of a sought-after key to…another enemy! Items can appear and disappear in set patterns, or move out of reach just when you think...