Nostalgia

What games bring you the most nostalgia?

Every year around Christmas time, I boot up one of my many consoles capable of playing Ocarina of Time and give the game whirl. It has been a tradition ever since the games release in 1998. For me, there is nothing more satisfying that curling up with a blanket and walking into Zora’s Domain….especially after Ganondorf freezes over the land of the Zora’s. For me, there are so many game...

3DS Game Gear Launch Catalog Gets Official

Hold onto your retro butts, people, because I’m about to lay down some sweet Game Gear nostalgia. This is the Game Gear launch lineup for the 3DS: Sonic & Tails 2 Sonic Drift 2 Columns The GG Shinobi Dragon Crystal: Shirani’s Maze Feels like I’m back in the early 90s, unwrapping that shiny new Game Gear all over again. Except the games aren’t as good as the ones I had ...

ESRB rating teases something magical called “Burger Time HD”

I usually loathe how the video game industry has adopted the blockbuster sequel/remake mentality of Hollywood (for one thing it’s not as mature as cinema, and can’t hope to mimic this effectively), but then I see that the ESRB has rated a game called Burger Time HD for all major platforms, and I feel myself becoming a bit hypocritical about the whole thing. Jack, thy new name be “...

Nostalgia: The Legend of Zelda Game Manual

Do you remember when games gave you awesome instruction booklets? Not a flimsy black and white instruction manual on how to insert your game into your system, but a colorful book with story and descriptions of enemies and items? I remember those days, and it’s sad to say that it’s rare that games include anything more than cheap 8 page control book. So I decided to bring a little bit o...