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Story- Simon Belmont (or Super Simon if you prefer) returns in a glorious re-imagining of the very first game's story as he is tasked with taking down the vile Count Dracula and his band of goons after his annual resurrection within the small country of Transylvania . Armed with little else but his trustee whip "Vampire Killer" and a courageous heart, Simon strikes out to confront the newly risen "Super Castlevania"…
Story- For centuries, the Belmont clan have been the direct response to the overwhelming threat of Dracula and his mysterious castle full of ghouls which resurfaces somewhat regularly to wreak havoc on the world. Utilizing "Vampire killer" , a whip heirloom passed down through the generations for the purpose of living up to its namesake, the Belmont family has routinely battled back against the forces of darkness no…
Story- After many years of faithful service as the accident-prone host of the t.v. series Tool Time , Tim "The Toolman" Taylor has been awarded with his very own line of power tools designed in his honor. Planning a grand reveal on a very special episode, Tim is shocked to find that the tools have been stolen before the show's onset and placed randomly throughout the production set where filming occurs. Eschewing…
Story - In the incomprehensible future of 2010, a nuclear explosion in New York City has decimated the entire metropolitan area leaving it in a pile of rubble. 20 years later, the cities already near-futile rebuilding efforts were interrupted by an organization of mullet-haired henchmen and mutant freaks armed with never before seen technology known as "Big Valley". Retaliating in kind, the government decides to…
Story- A few years after the events of the first Le gend Of Zelda, Link discovers the land of Hyrule in complete disarray as princess Zelda has been cast into a sleeping spell (apparently by some evil magician who died immediately after using it), Ganon's minions have re-assembled with the intent of resurrecting their old porky master and there's a mysterious third piece of the legendary Triforce (known as the…
Story- On a dark and stormy night, a young boy named Link is awakened by a telepathic message from a mysterious maiden called Zelda that she has been imprisoned inside of Hyrule castle by the dark wizard Agahnim . Armed with nothing more than a lantern, the clothes on his back and a heart full of courage, Link sets off to find the troubled girl and aid her in any way he can. Little does he know, a sinister plot has…
Read the full review The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Story- For centuries, the Belmont clan have been the direct response to the overwhelming threat of Dracula and his mysterious castle full of ghouls which resurfaces somewhat regularly to wreak havoc on the world. Utilizing "Vampire killer" , a whip heirloom passed down through the generations for the purpose of living up to its namesake, the Belmont family has routinely battled back against the forces of darkness no…
Story- After many years of faithful service as the accident-prone host of the t.v. series Tool Time , Tim "The Toolman" Taylor has been awarded with his very own line of power tools designed in his honor. Planning a grand reveal on a very special episode, Tim is shocked to find that the tools have been stolen before the show's onset and placed randomly throughout the production set where filming occurs. Eschewing…
Story - In the incomprehensible future of 2010, a nuclear explosion in New York City has decimated the entire metropolitan area leaving it in a pile of rubble. 20 years later, the cities already near-futile rebuilding efforts were interrupted by an organization of mullet-haired henchmen and mutant freaks armed with never before seen technology known as "Big Valley". Retaliating in kind, the government decides to…
Read the full review These Soda Machines Only Respond To Violence.
Story- A few years after the events of the first Le gend of Zelda, Link discovers the land of Hyrule in complete disarray as princess Zelda has been cast into a sleeping spell (apparently by some evil magician who died immediately after using it), Ganon's minions have re-assembled with the intent of resurrecting their old porky master and there's a mysterious third piece of the legendary Triforce (known as the…
Story- On a dark and stormy night, a young boy named Link is awakened by a telepathic message (...are there voices in my head?) from princess Zelda that she has been imprisoned inside of Hyrule castle by the dark wizard Agahnim . Armed with nothing more than a lantern, the clothes on his back and a heart of courage Link sets off to find the troubled girl and aid her in any way he can. Little does he know, a sinister…
Read the full review The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Story- There was once a time when the city enjoyed "streets of happy" however all of that changed when Mr. X and his criminal syndicate took over everything by force and draped the roads in RAGE! With complete control over the local government and police force, the violent organization ruled with an iron fist and ran amok with all the freedom in the world to spread as much malice as it wanted. All hope seemed lost…
Story- The land of Hyrule was a peaceful place full of old hermits and pushy merchants living in caves until the evil Prince of Darkness Ganon came along and stole the Triforce of power while also imprisoning princess Zelda . Before she was captured, Zelda had the Triforce of wisdom broken up into 8 pieces to hide them from Ganon since his power would become unimaginable if he were to obtain both. Now it's up to…
Story- The year is 2560 and racing has evolved from boring cars that touch the road to hovercrafts that float inches off of the ground and rocket up to speeds around 300 mph. The top 4 racers in F-Zero - Captain Falcon, Dr. Stuart, Pico and Samurai Goroh are all vying for the glory of winning the F-Zero Grand Prix. Fame and riches await the champion but who can survive the hazards while also keeping the pedal to the…
Story - Jerry Glanville has had it with all the pleasantries of normal football and decided that now is the time to slap his name (for absolutely no discernible reason whatsoever) on top of the medieval, arcade style Pigskin Footbrawl for its Genesis exclusive release. As the knight of your team, it's your job to make Jerry proud by punching, stabbing and scoring touchdowns to lead your squad to victory! Seriously…
Read the full review Pigskin 621AD: Ancient Archrivals on a Rampage
Story- Drugs and other illegal activities have run amok thanks to Mr. Big and his criminal organization. While many people wanted Mr. Big put out of business, no one had the guts... until now. The chairman of the Narcotics Opposition has commissioned his two toughest officers, Max Force & Hit Man , to put a stop to all this debauchery and send Mr. Big to the slammer for good! Overview- NARC is a side-scrolling…
Story- Donkey Kong is enjoying a nice happy life on Donkey Kong Island where he has amassed a very large banana collection and is training his nephew Diddy Kong in the ways of the ape. One day the Kremlings , led by King K. Rool , decided that they wanted all of Donkey's bananas so they stole them and threw Diddy into a barrel for good measure (...how rude). Of course, Donkey ain't having this so he sets out to free…
Story- Bowser returns in Super Mario Bros. 3 armed with a fleet of airships and flanked by 7 new Koopa generals known as Koopalings . Each Koopaling is sent to one of the 7 kingdoms of Mushroom World where they have stolen that king's magical wand and transformed him into an animal of some variety (because... of course). Now it's up to the Mario Bros. to travel to each besieged land and restore the monarchs back to…
Story- Dr. Robotnik has put all of the local animals into metal robot suits for the purposes of collecting the 6 Chaos Emeralds and gaining their power. What did they do to him anyways... who knows? Now it's up to Sonic to rescue the fuzzy little guys and halt Robotnik's very farfetched and inhumane plan. Overview- Sonic the Hedgehog is a mad dash side-scrolling platform game where you guide Sonic from the beginning…
