Tag: Nintendo

Lost copies of unreleased Akira Game Boy game found

YouTube personality Patrick Scott Patterson in a recent video describes a games haul during which he discovered four prototype copies of THQ’s unreleased Akira Game Boy game. Akira was a seminal title in the anime catalog of the late 1980s that helped anime break into western markets, and the movie has since become a cult-classic. Surprisingly ...

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Pokémon GO Review – The Dream of the 90s

Pokémon GO was announced last year, and people have been freaking out about it ever since. The original trailer (included below) blew everyone’s minds, and it was a tough wait. I mean, it’s a big deal – this is something we’ve all been dreaming of since the original Pokémon games came out! We’ve all wanted to ...

SEGA 3D Classics Collection Review

SEGA has played a really important part in gaming history. They dominated the arcade market in the late 70s and early 80s, and created a vast library of console classics through the 80s and 90s. Arcade games, Mark III / Master System, and Mega Drive / Genesis games all appear in SEGA 3D Classics Collection, ...

Return to PopoloCrois Review – Comfort Gaming

Introduction If you have no idea what PopoloCrois is (and why we’re “returning” to it), you’re forgiven. The first PopoloCrois game (published by Marvelous) was only ever released in North America on PSP in 2005. However, in Japan, it has a much more storied history. A manga series, a novel, and five video games all ...

Pokémon Sun & Moon Confirmed for Holiday 2016

This morning, Nintendo released a brand new Nintendo Direct video focused entirely on Pokémon. In addition to discussing the imminent digital release of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition on the Nintendo 3DS eShop, a new announcement was made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmzDL1l3Fag This holiday, we’ll be seeing two brand new entries in the Pokémon series: Pokémon ...

Dementium Remastered Review

Introduction Renegade Kid released Dementium: The Ward for the Nintendo DS in 2007. Having a survival horror / first-person shooter on Nintendo DS was pretty awesome, and reviewers praised the horror elements and the use of the relatively limited DS technology to make a solid game. It was followed by Dementium II in 2010, which was also ...

Toki Tori 3D Review

Toki Tori is an awesome puzzle game. We’ve known this since the first game launched on Game Boy Color in 2001. We saw an equally amazing sequel (Toki Tori 2) in 2013, and for good reason – the series is absolutely charming, and Toki Tori 3D is no exception. Toki Tori 3D is a version of the original ...

Rodea The Sky Soldier Review [3DS] – Flightless Bird

Rodea The Sky Soldier has come a long way since it was first discussed by Yuji Naka (developer of NiGHTS Into Dreams and the Sonic the Hedgehog series) in 2010. The action game was originally intended for the Wii, but the game’s release didn’t go as planned. Now, in 2015, we’re finally getting Rodea The Sky Soldier not ...

Yo-Kai Watch Review – We’re Going to Be Friends

Yo-Kai Watch is Level-5’s biggest hit. The series has produced video games that have sold millions of units, lines of bestselling toys, a smash hit anime series, and some extremely popular manga. In Japan, people of all ages have been absolutely captivated by Yo-Kai Watch since 2013, but, for some reason, it’s just now gaining ...

Stella Glow Review – Music to My Ears

Stella Glow is the swan song of Japanese game developer imageepoch. Even if their name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve probably played one of their games – they’re the ones behind the Luminous Arc series [DS], Yoshi’s New Island, the Criminal Girls series [PSP/Vita], and other cool games like Black Rock Shooter: The Game [PSP] and Time and Eternity [PS3]. ...