GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Zelda games
We’ve been having fun making tier lists for whatever fits our fancy, including our favorite Nintendo consoles and Mario games. Now it’s Zelda’s turn....
The RetroBeat: Dragon Quest III is as good as 8-bit era RPGs get
Usually when I beat a Japanese role-playing game, I take a break and play something a bit shorter and faster-paced. When I finished Dragon...
The RetroBeat — Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is a Genesis treasure I missed
I loved my Sega Genesis as a kid, but now that I spend a lot of my adult life looking into retro games, I’m...
The RetroBeat: Classic Mega Man is better than the X series
A week or so ago, I once again got mad because of a tweet. Specifically, it was this one from Nintendo of America, asking...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) ‘core’ Mario games
Many Mario games are some of the best pieces of digital entertainment ever created. The series seemed like an obvious choice for a new...
GamesBeat Decides: Sonic’s best (and worst) friends
We had so much fun making a tier list of Nintendo’s consoles last week that Jeff Grubb and I are back at it again...
The RetroBeat: River City Girls is a beat-’em-up delight
I enjoyed my holiday break because it gave me time to play a lot more games than normal. And after spending about 20 hours...
Arcade1Up reveals Killer Instinct, X-Men, and Dragon’s Lair home cabinets
Arcade1Up is a leading name in the home arcade market, and the company has announced three new cabinets today during the Consumer Electronics Show....
The RetroBeat: Dragon Quest V is a marriage made in retro-JRPG heaven
My discovery of the Dragon Quest franchise was one of my few happy happenstances of 2020. For decades, I convinced myself that I just...
The RetroBeat: 2020’s biggest retro gaming moments
I have to be honest: 2020 wasn’t as a big year for retro gaming as some of the other ones we’ve had in recent...