Posted on September 18, 2026
10 Batman Games That Defined the Dark Knight Before Arkham
One game might turn the Dark Knight into an acrobatic 8-bit wall-jumper. Another would drop him into a side-scrolling street brawl. Others tried stealth, detective work, driving, gadgets, puzzle solving or simply letting Batman punch half of Gotham through conveniently placed scenery.
That unpredictability is part of what makes retro Batman games so much fun to revisit.
Posted on September 2, 2026
Strider NES: The Weird, Ambitious Capcom Adventure That Refused to Play It Safe
Strider on NES wasn’t the arcade game squeezed onto a cartridge. It was stranger than that—and in some ways, far more interesting. Before Strider Hiryu became the impossibly cool, blade-swinging acrobat many players remember from arcades and the… Read More
Posted on May 13, 2026
Super Mario Bros. 3 Review: Is It Still Worth Playing?
The comeback nobody saw coming. The takeover everyone remembers. There are some games that do not feel like games anymore. They feel like family stories. You don’t just remember playing them. You immediately time-travel back to the glory… Read More
Posted on March 24, 2026
Blaster Master: The NES Game That Made You Feel Small
This game figured out something most NES titles never bothered with: scale. Not just graphically—though driving around in a tank and then hopping out to explore on foot was wild for 1988—but emotionally. One minute you’re piloting this unstoppable metal beast, bouncing around planets, blowing through walls. The next minute you’re walking through a door, and suddenly you’re this tiny, fragile thing in a room full of enemies that want you dead.
