So, while casually chatting with Rob and Jerry on Monday, prior to recording the latest episode of the podcast, the topic of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” came up and, specifically, the fact that the game is largely…
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Cool CD-i Swag from Alan Bradford!
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A good friend of mine from the UK, Alan (@Alan_Bradford on Twitter), apparently decided to send me a random gift in the mail. I wasn’t sure what it was that he was going to send once he told me he had…
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Retrograde – Welcome to the World of Tomorrow!
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Welcome to the first Retrograde Column for 2012! We ended last year talking about the marvelous Wonder boy series for Sega consoles. We covered a good variety of retro games last year as well, from the MacVenture series (including Déjà…
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Retro Review: “Monster World IV”
by Jessica "Allahweh" Brown • • 1 Comment
TITLE: “Monster World IV” GENRE: Action/Platformer/RPG PLATFORM: Sega Mega Drive (Japan-only, 1994), PlayStation Network (2011), XBox Live Arcade (2011), and Wii Virtual Console (2011). RATING: Everyone ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1994 (Japan) “Monster World IV” is the final game…
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Retro Review: “Wonder Boy in Monster World”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: I realize that somehow in the past few weeks we skipped over “Wonder Boy in Monster Land” (Sega Master System, 1987). This was not our intent and was the result of miscommunication between our Retrograde staff. We will…
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Retro Review: “Wonder Boy III: Dragon’s Trap”
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TITLE: “Wonder Boy III: Dragon’s Trap” DEVELOPER: Westone PUBLISHER: Sega PLATFORM: Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, and TurboGrafx-16 GENRE: Action/Platform/RPG RATING: Everyone ORIGINAL RELEASE YEAR: 1989 “Wonder Boy III: Dragon’s Trap” was the first game in the Wonder Boy/Monster…
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Retro Review: Wonderboy
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TITLE: Wonderboy DEVELOPER: Sega of America PUBLISHER: Weston Co, LTD GENRE: Action Platformer PLATFORM: Sega Master System RATING: Not Rated. RELEASE YEAR: 1986 This is side scrolling adventures of a caveboy fighting the rebellious forces of evil to rescue his girlfriend. He employs a…
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Retrograde: “Looking Back at the ‘Wonder Boy’ Series!”
by Jessica "Allahweh" Brown • • 2 Comments
The Wonder Boy series of games is certainly one that is highly underrated in video game history. This probably shouldn’t be surprising, however, as they heyday of the series was when Mario, Sonic, and Zelda had strangleholds on platform and…
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Retro Review – Shadowrun (Sega Genesis)
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TITLE: Shadowrun DEVELOPER: Bluesky Software, Inc PUBLISHER: Sega GENRE: Action/RPG PLATFORM: Sega Genesis RATING: MA-13 RELEASE DATES: 1994 When I first played Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis, I didn’t care for it much. I think this is because I…
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Retro Review: “Shadowrun”
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TITLE: “Shadowrun” DEVELOPER: Beam Software PUBLISHER: Data East GENRE: Action/RPG PLATFORM: Super Nintendo Entertainment System RATING: “Everyone” RELEASE DATES: May 1993 (North America); August 1993 (Europe); March 25, 1994 (Japan) “Shadowrun” is a console action/RPG set in the cyberpunk dystopian…
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Retrograde: A brief history of Shadowrun
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This week on Retrograde we bring you a brief history of the Shadowrun series. Since AS will have retro reviews of both the SNES and Genes versions online today, I thought it only fair to give a brief overview of…
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Retrograde – You got a Castle in my Vania!
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Over the last month, Jessica and I have brought you an exploration of the early days of the Castlevania series. It has been a fun romp through the past, exploring the spooky undercoating of the series while getting back in…
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Retro Review: “Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness”
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TITLE: “Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness” DEVELOPER: Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe GENRE: Action/Adventure PLATFORM: Nintendo 64 RATING: Teen (13+) RELEASE DATES: November 30, 1999 (North America); December 25, 1999 (Japan); March 3, 2000 (Europe). What do you do when you’ve already…
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Retro Review: “Castlevania 64″
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TITLE: “Castlevania 64″ DEVELOPER: “Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe” GENRE: Action/Adventure PLATFORM: Nintendo 64 RATING: Teen (13+) RELEASE DATES: January 26, 1999 (North America); March 11, 1999 (Japan); May 14, 1999 (Europe). “Castlevania 64″ (technically simply titled “Castlevania,” or “Devil’s Castle…
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Retro Review: “Castlevania: Circle of the Moon”
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TITLE: “Castlevania: Circle of the Moon” DEVELOPER: Konami GENRE: Action/Adventure PLATFORM: Game Boy Advance RATING: Teen (13+) RELEASE DATES: March 21, 2001 (Japan); June 10, 2001 (North America); June 22, 2001 (Australia & Europe). “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” was…