Slaying Dragons and Clearing Backlogs in Seventh Dragon III
In this Save State column, Vincent Mahoney dusts off a sealed copy of Seventh Dragon III: Code VFD for the 3DS and discovers a hidden gem of a JRPG.
Save State’s Corrupted Cartridges: A PSA for Nintendo 3DS Enthusiasts
This week, Save State’s Vincent Mahoney trades his retro reviews for a rescue mission: reviving a dead 3DS cartridge, diving into flash memory issues and discovering how fragile classic Nintendo 3DS cartridges really are.
Save State Continues His Mega Man Series Marathon With Mega Man Three
Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney continues his tour of the Mega Man universe this week with the title that many consider to be the best of the original series: Mega Man Three.
Save State’s Battle Against the Robot Masters Continues With Mega Man Two
Common wisdom says that the first three titles were among the best of the Mega Man series. Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney continues his quest to find out this week with Mega Man Two.
Celebrating All Things Metroid
With Metroid Dread finally hitting the ground, Vincent goes deep into the back catalog of games to see how the series has evolved over the years, and makes some predictions about what we will find when we dive into the amazing world of Dread.
We Don’t Dread the Return of Samus
With Metroid Dread right on the horizon, our jittery Save State columnist dives into another revered title in that series, Metroid II: Return of Samus. Lets see how he does with this really old-school shooter.
Celebrating Games in Save State
Celebrating the joy that all different kinds of videogames can bring, our brand new Save State column is written by longtime gamer and GiN reviewer Vincent Mahoney. He plays way too many games to be able to officially review them all, but we can tap into his amazing gaming world and learn about some hidden gems right here in Save State!
The New Skirmisher Column Begins with a Switch
Neal Sayatovich grabs the reins of his new Skirmisher column this week, taking over the retired Hardcore slot. And for his first time out, he’s taking on his beloved Nintendo Switch in an ‘The emperor has no clothes’ moment of either insanity or clarity. Come on in and see what kind of fun Skirmisher Sayatovich will get into on his new regular soapbox.
Pokemon Generation 7: Fly Me to the Moon (and Sun)
We are roughly a week out from the release of the eighth generation of Pokemon games, Sword and Shield. To honor this momentous event, we are going back through the entire 23 year series history. Today we celebrate the most recent entry in our beloved series. It’s time for Pokemon Generation 7: Sun and Moon!
A 3D Digivolution with Pokemon Generation 6: X and Y
We are roughly a week out from the release of the eighth generation of Pokemon games, Sword and Shield. To honor this momentous event, we are going back through the entire 23 year series history. Today we celebrate the first time that the series went fully 3D: Generation 6. It’s time for Pokemon X and Y!