Nintendo's first attempt to rival Sony's Playstation did not always succeed, but the cartridge-based console left behind more than its share of legacy.
The landing page for all of the Nintendo 64 anniversary writing.
Before there was Sakura Wars, there was... Sakura Wars.
The Sega Genesis' best role-playing game also has a wonderful soundtrack, steeped in sounds that only its home system could produce.
The homepage for the column that looks specifically at the soundtrack and music of video games.
The game that made the relationship between Wonder Boy and Adventure Island make even less sense.
Remember when Kirby used to be the mascot in whatever kind of preexisting game Nintendo wanted to get in on?
Tennis, but make it role-playing.
Is it too easy? Maybe! Does it rule anyway? Hell yeah it does.
A good, early Ys became an essential action RPG with a series of neat tricks.
Hercules saying, "Where's the beef?" is going to live in the part of my brain that occasionally leaks non-sequiturs into my consciousness for reasons I'll never understand.
A shooter that is designed like a versus puzzler is a cool idea that should exist some more.