The RetroBeat: Sonic Mania Plus adds new reasons to play or replay a retro masterpiece Posted byby Mike Minotti July 11, 2018 3 min Sonic Mania was one of my favorite games of 2017. I love Sonic’s 2D classics from the Sega Genesis era, so I was delighted... Continue Reading 3 min
The RetroBeat: Games Done Quick strengthens my love of retro gaming Posted byby Mike Minotti June 27, 2018 2 min Summer Games Done Quick is going on right now. Seriously, you should be watching it on Twitch. The week-long speedrunning marathon raises money for... Continue Reading 2 min
The RetroBeat: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron deserves more respect Posted byby Mike Minotti June 20, 2018 3 min I’ve been spending time with the recent Sega Genesis Collection on my PlayStation 4. I’ve been having fun going through the games that I’ve... Continue Reading 3 min
The RetroBeat: Mega Man 11’s caretakers explain why the series had such a long break Posted byby Mike Minotti June 13, 2018 2 min I fell in love with Mega Man 11 when I played it during the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week in Los Angeles.... Continue Reading 2 min
The RetroBeat: All I want for E3 is GameCube on Nintendo Switch Posted byby Mike Minotti June 6, 2018 2 min The Electronic Entertainment Expo is nearly upon us! E3 is a time for announcements and surprises. And while most people are hoping to see... Continue Reading 2 min
The RetroBeat — Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a perfect Castlevania successor Posted byby Mike Minotti May 30, 2018 3 min Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a Kickstarter stretch goal for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Maybe you’d think you shouldn’t expect much from... Continue Reading 3 min
The RetroBeat: Switch’s Super Smash Bros. needs some StarTropics Posted byby Mike Minotti May 16, 2018 3 min We’re going to see Super Smash Bros. for the Switch at E3 next month, where it will likely be Nintendo’s biggest game of the... Continue Reading 3 min
The RetroBeat: Appreciating Donkey Kong Country, decades later Posted byby Mike Minotti May 2, 2018 3 min Here’s a fact about my gaming history I’m a bit embarrassed about. For a long time, I did not “get” Donkey Kong Country. I’m... Continue Reading 3 min
The RetroBeat: Hemingway helps me explain why I like retro games Posted byby Mike Minotti April 25, 2018 4 min I don’t only play video games during my spare time. Well … OK, I do. Almost exclusively. I was beginning to feel a bit... Continue Reading 4 min
The RetroBeat: Sega needs to show the Saturn more love Posted byby Mike Minotti April 18, 2018 3 min Sega has been making a lot of retro gaming announcements. It’s going to start releasing old Genesis and Master System games like Sonic the... Continue Reading 3 min