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Editor of thepixelempire.net I review anything and everything on a website that's a (hopefully inviting) throwback to the games magazines of the 80s and 90s. #gaming #gamersunite #retrogaming
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After playing for 20 years, and a 1 year effort tracking the wins in a fresh save, I finally finished Ridge Racer Type 4 last month. RetroAchievements definitely helped with the motivation. #ridgeracer #ps1

submitted 17 hours ago • 2 comments

State of Emergency would arrive in 2002 courtesy of VIS games and Rockstar. Trying to capture the frantic chaos of rebellion, does it prove anarchic fun? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/w3JfJ1R9MJ0 #ps2 #RockstarGames

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Special Ninja Squad Is A New 16-Bit Action Platformer For Your PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02... (via @timeextension.com )

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Twice, I think. Final Fantasy VII on PS & PS4. Flashback on Mega Drive & PS4. Doom on PS & PC. Psychonauts on PS2 & Xbox (via the 360 store).

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🟡 CARBON FOOTPRINT 🟢 Bigfoot: Collision Course (2009, DS) REVIEW: Bigfoot, big problems? @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social examines a portable racer beset by technical woes. Read or watch Shane's findings & my 2nd op. at the link 👇☺️ #gaming #nintendo #ds #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/bigfoot-coll...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I finally finished my latest article for TurboTimes, recapping and reviewing the launch year of the TurboGrafx-16. turbotimeszine.blogspot.com/2025/02/turb...

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That's an emulator. That's a thing that exists right now, for free, without causing a branch of the squirrel family to go extinct to play a NES rom.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Here's why it's unwise to trust reviews adults write on behalf of children. I thought the 90s/00s taught us not to trust licenses? Research is important: kids deserve better than "has colours and it functions" 😁 Below are review scores on amazon for Bigfoot DS, one of the system's worst games:

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

🟡 REPETITIVE STRAIN 🟢 Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! (2021, PS4) How much is too much? Try 50 levels of roaming beat 'em up! A&O squanders gorgeous presentation and fun combat through exhausting repetition & a lack of design evolution. REVIEW 👇 #gaming 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/asterix--obe...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

I've noticed DS ROM sets have been struck from archive.org recently as well. It's a long time since any of the system's games have been for sale physically or digitally. Perhaps N plans to sell a couple of dozen of them on Switch 2, but you have to wonder if the trouble has been worth it 🙂

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The Curious Case of the Vanishing Drastic: Nintendo DS Emulator's Disappearance From Google Play Store. www.techticia.com/2025/02/the-...

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Today I learned about Verne World, the JP only SNES Jrpg about being stuck in an amusement park based exclusively on the works of Jules Verne. The well never runs dry.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

So, I completely forgot to share two reviews that went live a few days ago. My memory isn’t what it used to be! Sorry about that. Here’s my analysis of 8-Bit Adventure 2. It’s a cute, SNES era RPG. I LOVE the characters. There are snugs, though. www.stackup.org/post/review-...

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Does anyone know any good Nintendo DS homebrews I should add to my R4 card? I have plenty of space left for original games for the system! #homebrew #NintendoDS #videogames

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

❌CPC ❌️Atari ❌ZX Spectrum ❌Amiga ✅ Atari ST ❌Vic-20 ❌PC Engine ✅PC ❌️NES ✅SNES ✅GB/C ✅️N64 ✅GBA ✅GameCube ✅DS ✅3DS ✅Wii ✅Wii U ✅Switch ✅Master System ❌Game Gear ✅Mega Drive ❌Mega-CD ✅32X ✅Saturn ✅️Dreamcast ✅PS ✅PS2 ✅PS3 ✅PS4 ✅PS5 ✅️PSP ✅Vita ✅Xbox ✅️360 ✅One ✅Series S ❌Series X

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

❌CPC ❌️Atari ❌ZX Spectrum ❌Amiga ✅Vic-20 ❌PC Engine ✅PC (only played Space Pinball lol) ❌️NES ❌️SNES ✅GB/C ✅️N64 ✅GBA ✅GameCube ✅DS ✅3DS ❌Wii ❌Wii U ✅Switch ✅Master System ❌Game Gear ✅Mega Drive ❌Mega-CD ✅32X ✅Saturn ✅️Dreamcast ✅PS ✅PS2 ✅PS3 ❌PS4 ❌PS5 ✅️PSP ❌Vita ❌️Xbox ✅️360 ✅One ✅Series X

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❌️ CPC ❌️ Atari ✅ ZX Spectrum ❌️ Amiga ✅️ PC Engine ✅ PC ❌️ NES ❌️ SNES ❌️ GB/GBC ✅️ N64 ❌️ GBA ❌ GameCube ✅ DS ❌ 3DS ✅️ Wii ✅️ Wii U ❌️ Switch ❌ Master System ❌ Game Gear ✅ Mega Drive ❌ Mega-CD ❌ Saturn ✅️ Dreamcast ✅️ PS ✅ PS2 ✅ PS3 ✅ PS4 ✅️ PS5 ✅️ PSP ✅️ Vita ❌️ Xbox ✅️ 360 ❌️ One ❌️ Series X ✅️ Playdate 😉

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

The original monster truck would smash it's way onto Nintendo DS with Bigfoot: Collision Course. Does it crush the competition? VIDEO REVIEW 👉 youtu.be/EaYO8inFy3A #gaming #NintendoDs

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

🟡 ELEMENTARY FAILINGS 🟢 The Fifth Element (1998, PlayStation) Roses are red, Violets are blue, Shane didn't like The Fifth Element, And nor will you 😉 Read or watch @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's in-depth review at the link ☺️👇 #gaming #playstation #ps1 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/the-fifth-el...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

If you see this, quote retweet a Youtube video you've made that you're particularly proud of ☺️ #youtubers #youtube #gaming youtu.be/3oaikTmjHb8?...

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My book Games of a Lifetime is available on Feb 10th. Take a trip through video game history and experience some of the greatest and most momentous video games, hardware, and events from the 1970s to now. It's a veritable coffee table extravaganza! www.bitmapbooks.com/pages/games-...

submitted 20 days ago • 13 comments

@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's latest video review looks at the most recent evolution of an enduring fighting series: Samurai Shodown. Reminds me I must get back to playing the original! ☺️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwGP...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

After a decade away, SNK would revive Samurai Shodown in 2019. Could this weapon-based fighter carve a unique path away from stiff competition? #xbox #snk #samuraishodown

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Oh look, it’s issue 269 of Retro Gamer. We’re looking back at Capcom’s greatest fighting games - the subs cover features Marvel vs Capcom art, and the regular cover goes with Capcom vs SNK art. Also, I talk about Nifty Lifty and Zoop. As always, if you pick up the magazine, I hope you enjoy it!

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

🟡 AQUAMAN SUCKS? 🟢 Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis (2003, GameCube) Would Aquaman capitalise on the superhero revival of the early 2000s, or sink without trace? I revisited the GameCube iteration of this beat 'em up (and occasional shooter) 👇 #gaming #nintendo 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/aquaman-batt...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

#PromoSky I love retro gaming and write about the stories behind the classic games that shaped my childhood. Follow me if you like: 🕹️Sega Genesis 🕹️NES 🕹️SNES 🕹️Arcade 🕹️Die Hard Arcade 🕹️Sonic the Hedgehog 🕹️Dragon Warrior 🕹️Road Rash 🕹️Top Skater 🕹️Golden Axe 🕹️Altered Beast 🕹️Daytona USA 🕹️Dune II 🕹️X-Men

submitted 16 days ago • 5 comments

Got my first game from PCEWorks, a company specializing in Turbografx16/PCEngine games. This particular game was one that was never finished. Somehow they got ahold of the code, finished the game, and released it on actual HuCards that will run on original hardware.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Here's what's brand new in Catalog for Playdate ⚡ Maybe you'd like to navigate through space? Pet some pups? Escape into a soundscape? Plan a date night? Or dodge boulders while hunting for gems? This Catalog drop has it all. Visit play.date/games or open Catalog directly in your Playdate. Enjoy!

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment