• Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii)

    ...me, as you’d have thought it to be the other way ’round. The textures look a little better, the colors appear more vibrant, and the character models (though barely altered...

  • Gamera Obscura: Pac-Boy & Mouse

    ...her by squashing all mice. Each single-screened level requires you to run around in a maze of blocks that you can push around and/or make disappear, and you need to...

  • Space Quest 0: Replicated

    ...to Sierra’s Space Quest series of comedic sci-fi adventure games. This particular installment utilizes a text parser interface—another rarity ’round these parts—so viewers accustomed to the point-and-click shenanigans of Bent...

  • What the Crap?: Unpausable Games

    ...around, we’re talking breaks. Even the most hardened enthusiastic can’t go more than three hours in a game without taking a bio break. Whether it’s unloading your waste or fueling...

  • Bomberman ’93 (Wii-VC)

    ...hit before you die. The best power-up is the one that allows you to traverse over the blocks themselves, enabling you to glide around the stage with ease. Overall, these...

  • The Firemen (SNES)

    ...its presence in your battle against the scorching blaze. Everywhere you’ll hear something happening, and you’ll often have an idea of what’s just round the corner. Of course, it wouldn’t...

  • Baseball (GB)

    ...Audio: 4/10 By the third inning, I had to yoink the headphone jack out of my GameBoy, and insert it into my CD player. The roar of the crowd when...

  • This Day in GameCola History: November 17th

    ...of time (somewhere around 2008) still exist—but hopefully you can enjoy remembering the few that remain. November 17th, 2015—GC Podcasts #58-60 on YouTube: If You Die in Real Life, You...

  • EarthBound (SNES)

    ...the badass psionic Asian dude. Of course, you can’t just waltz through the game without getting into a scuffle or two. Enemies are visible as you walk around town, the...

  • Playing Scannable Card Games in Japan

    ...RPG game I mentioned before gave you one free card per play, but if you wanted to keep all three of your leveled-up characters from every round, you’d have to...