Vincent Mahoney’s Save State: Going Hog Wild with Sonic the Hedgehog Series

Save State Columnist Vincent Mahony is a self-proclaimed Sonic the Hedgehog maniac. So being able to get four remastered Sonic games in the Sonic Origins package has got him spinning through loops, jumping across chasms and grabbing more gold rings than he has fingers to put them on.
The Return of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Our Save State columnist used to dump rolls of quarters into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game, so he was overjoyed to learn that the pizza-loving reptiles were back in the new Shredder’s Revenge game. Grab a slice and see how these heroes in a half shell have aged so well.
Pixel Perfection Meets Film Noir in Point and Click Adventure Game Lacuna

This week our intrepid Save State columnist goes into full detective mode in Lacuna, a delightful sci-fi mystery point and click adventure with a great story and some of the most impressive pixel graphics that we have ever seen.
Visual Novel Sakura Wars Brings Mech Combat, Substance and Style

The visual novel Sakura Wars has demons roaming around Tokyo, and it’s up to a group of colorful heroes piloting giant robots to come to the rescue.
Checking into the FMV Game Death Come True

Created by the acclaimed team behind the Danganronpa series, Death Come True is an interactive movie and a thrill ride about a man who wakes up with no memory, and a whole lot of problems.
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.
Danganronpa Decadence Collection: 4 Games in 1 Fun for the Nintendo Switch

This week our intrepid Save State columnist goes deep down the RPG rabbit hole by diving into the entire Danganronpa series. The new Danganronpa Decadence Nintendo Switch pack contains all four games from the series, so we hope you have lot of time.
They Can’t Stop the Gaming

This week our Save State Columnist battles water main breaks, power failures and rogue city tree cutters to try and get some gaming in. It was almost as difficult as an Elden Ring boss, but he finally got to play Steel Assault and Rune Factory 5.
Going Commando With Enchanted Body Parts

This week Neal takes over for Vince since it is hard to write when you don’t have power. Neal takes a look at two games from the mid-2000’s in Star Wars: Republic Commando and Enchanted Arms.
Checking into the Dead Estate

This week our intrepid Save State columnist goes on an quest to explore the numerous floors of a monster-filled mansion. It’s all part of the indie adventure called Dead Estate.
