Michael Blaker’s Retro Game Friday: 1080 Avalanche
Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers 1080 Avalanche for the GameCube.
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Getting Lost in the Lost Kingdoms on GameCube
This week Vincent dives deep into the distant video game past to relive a treasured childhood memory. We are talking about Lost Kingdoms on the Nintendo Gamecube, an RPG that was both ahead and behind its time.
Retro Game Friday: Sarge’s War
Michael’s back with the final entry in the Sarge’s Heros games for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Army Men: Sarge’s War!
Retro Game Friday: Sonic Heroes
Michael is back with a game he thought he covered years ago for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Sonic Heroes! The plot is pretty basic Eggman (Robotnik) plotting world domination and honestly isn’t that great. Still it does connect the Adventure Games with later ones so it could be considered a pseudo sequel.
Retro Game Friday: Mario Golf Toadstool Tour
Michael’s back with another Mario Sports game for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Mario Golf Toadstool Tour!
Retro Game Friday: Killer7
Michael’s back with an obscure game for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Killer7!
Living With Emulations Of Grandeur
This week Skirmisher Sayatovich looks at a few emulators that might let him relive some of the glory days of his videogaming past, and get ahead of the coronavirus lockdown blues. But will Legend of Dragoon forever be a dream for him?
Retro Game Friday: Nightfire
Michael’s back with one of his favorite Bond games of all time for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s James Bond 007: Nightfire!
Retro Game Friday: Burnout
Michael’s back with a classic game for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Burnout! This series was amazing in that instead of racing, the emphasis was on trying to crash your vehicles, but in spectacular ways.
3 Games That Would Make Better Remakes Than Final Fantasy VII
This week The Skirmisher is racking his brain trying to figure out why so much effort is being put into remaking Final Fantasy VII when there are so many other worthy contenders that would make for a more fun experience. You know, like the game with the foul-mouthed squirrel and all the blood, or the best JRPG ever made.