I’m not exactly sure how well-known the origin of the U.S. version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was until the age of the internet. I was so stunned when i learned the truth my junior year of college that I did a class presentation on the subject and wrote an article for the school newspaper …
In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, there was another British invasion into our country’s pop culture in some regards. The Spice Girls were out of control, BBC was coming up with programming that was gaining popularity in the United States, and the game show craze couldn’t avoid the cultural influence of our allies across the …
In relatively quick succession, Tecmo has rereleased the entire Ninja Gaiden saga on the Nintendo 3DS eShop as Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom went live on Thanksgiving this year. Unquestionably the rarest of the original Nintendo Entertainment System sequels to find an original copy for, it’s nice that the digital versions are …
Many of the best retro franchises these days have enjoyed a second life on portable systems. Castlevania absolutely thrived on more recent handhelds such as the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The rich history of vampire hunting on portables all began on the original Game Boy in 1989 with Castlevania: The Adventure. I’ve owned …
Happy Thanksgiving from Retro4Ever.com! In this this episode there’s a feast of information, but a famine of reviews. That’s because this is the first episode to take place from both RetroDen West and the brand new RetroDen South. So yeah, lots of moving boxes, not so much playing of the video games. However, Swagz did …
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved looking at smashed cars. There was something about the massive mangled pieces of metal that intrigued me. It was definitely my analytical side coming through, and seemed strangely mathematical as well. It’s no surprise then that I would be a fan of destruction derbies. I have been …
This is the final episode to come from RetroDen East – but fear not – RetroDen West will carry the torch until Swagz settles into RetroDen South. Hopefully by then he can get a better microphone. In this episode, Nate and Swagz answer some listener mail – even getting some help from Billy Madison with …
Cookie Masterson has long been the host of the You Don’t Know Jack series. From console to console, he’s hopped from the PC into your living room. Not long ago, a mobile version of You Don’t Know Jack came to portable devices everywhere, allowing you to take the crude and sophomoric humor wherever you may …
So far on Retro4Ever.com, we’ve covered the first two Ninja Gaiden games and are awaiting the eventual Virtual Console release of Ninja Gaiden III to do a final review to round out the trilogy. In the meantime, I recently spent some time with the Super Nintendo compilation that combines all three into one neat package. …
In the mainstream audiences, players typically hear about the handful of blockbuster franchises for their chosen consoles. Some games are released specifically for a niche group of gamers, and while it is successful on a smaller scale, they tend not to be over familiar to a lot of those outside of the targeted genre. This …
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