Hardware
[ Apr 7 2025 ]
Rediscovering the Sega/JVC WonderMega
I love the WonderMega. Its auto-raising lid and oversized LEDs, the karaoke functionality and MIDI port and S-video output make it the HiSaturn Navi of the 16-bit age. While tearing it apart for an upcoming recap job, I noticed some stuff.
Games
[ Aug 22 2024 ]
The Joys of Retro Gaming
A prospective buyer on Ebay asked if one of my games actually worked. Well, I don’t know, let’s test it! How much effort could that possibly take?
Games
[ Jul 11 2024 ]
Old Post: Ai Cho Aniki
While preparing a this review, back in the 90s, someone said to me “Its just called LOVE SUPER BROTHER, and it has semi naked man flying around, doing gay gestures. No way its a gay game, oh no.” You definitely want to read more.
Games
[ Jun 5 2024 ]
Rediscovering: Plok
Plok! was a Super NES game that didn’t make much of a splash when it was released in 1993. But how did it fare in 2012? This repost of a lost forum review will tell all!
Games
[ Apr 7 2024 ]
Rediscovering: Override
This little 2mbit shooter from St!ng, for the PC Engine, was made from pure enthusiasm. It’s not sophisticated or overly polished, but it’s solid and great fun.
Games
[ Apr 7 2024 ]
Rediscovering: Sutte Hakkun
Another SuperNES platform game in the Rediscovering series. This time, it’s Sutte Hakkun (すってはっくん), a Japanese puzzle game originally released for the Satellaview satellite add-on, and much later as a retail cartridge in 1999, the year of the Dreamcast.
Games
[ Apr 6 2024 ]
Rediscovering: Magical Hats
Back in 1989 I had imported a MegaDrive just before the Genesis launched, and got to experience the magic, or rather, the boatload of suck, that was the early 16 bit library.
Games
[ Apr 29 2013 ]
Rediscovering: Metal Warriors
How is Metal Warriors, 20 years after it was released for the SNES? Still brilliant.
Games
[ Apr 12 2013 ]
Bonk Sprite History
Announcing the NFG book! Back in the day.
Games
[ Jan 23 2013 ]
MegaDrive Review: Herzog Zwei
Originally published on NFGGames in 2001, updated in 2008 for Insomnia and, I think, destined for the one-issue-and-dead GameGo magazine… ‘Herzog Zwei’ means “Dukes Two” in German, the title indicating not only that this is a two-player game, but that it’s also the sequel to Herzog, an even more obscure title for the Japanese MSX […]
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