October 29, 2021
[Review] Space Hunted (Wii U)

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While I’m on the topic of NES-style Metroid-likes, here’s… a single-screen puzzle platformer?

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October 28, 2021
[Review] Metroid: Rogue Dawn (NES)

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Hats off to this ambitious total conversion ROMhack!

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July 25, 2021
[Review] Jet Kave Adventure (NS)

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Jet Kave Adventure is an attempt by a small Polish studio to make a quality platformer in the style of Donkey Kong Country Returns. And they did a great job!

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July 17, 2021
[Review] Tengami (iOS)

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A poetic puzzler… or a puzzling poem.

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July 9, 2021

[Review] Tamarin (PS4)

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As a pastiche of Rare’s N64 days, Tamarin has charm and some pedigree, but its flaws can’t be ignored.

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July 6, 2021
[Review] Toree 3D (NS)

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This short, cute, low-poly platformer with some creepy touches was a true joy!

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July 4, 2021
[Review] Regina & Mac World (NS)

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Diplodocus has pivoted from a 3D charmer to a less novel 2D jump ‘em up for its second Regina & Mac game.

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July 2, 2021
[Review] Regina & Mac (Wii U)

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A love letter to Banjo-Kazooie will get my attention, even if it’s written a little clumsily.

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June 2, 2021
[Review] Lumo (PS4)

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I’ve never really played an isometric platform adventure game, but when a love letter to a genre has this much evident passion it gets me interested.

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April 21, 2021
[Review] Reverie (NS)

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This indie game is more like a cross between Link to the Past and Mother 3, plus a big bucket of wholesomeness.

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April 19, 2021
[Review] Anodyne (PS4)

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This bleak, enigmatic indie game sits comfortably in a space somewhere between The Legend of Zelda and Yume Nikki.

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March 23, 2021
[Review] Evoland II (NS)

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I came for the recreations of multiple eras of gaming technology, I stayed for the surprisingly good time-travelling RPG.

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March 10, 2021
[Review] The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition (NS)

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Here’s another game that plays with the idea of mimicking the graphics of a variety of old game systems!

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March 9, 2021
[Review] Super Life of Pixel (NS)

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After the mock-retro game collections, here’s a game with a similar premise.

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March 3, 2021
[Review] Serofans (PSX)

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After playing through the Game Center CX games, I didn’t want to be done. Luckily, this gem eventually emerged in my search: a 1997 Japan-exclusive Playstation 1 game presenting a set of nostalgically-made homages to very early arcade games. We’re talking late 70s, early 80s.

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