Indie Gamer Chick    As I continue to cannibalize the aborted Baseball Games for NES Famicom: The Definitive Review, I’ve reached the two games that were so putrid that they’re genuinely contenders for the worst video games I’ve ever played. Not sports games. Not NES games. The worst video games, period. Baseball bat...

Indie Gamer Chick    It’s always a thrill for me to have someone who found a Definitive Review looking for reviews of the big, famous games they already knew about, only to find out about hidden gems they overlooked that get lumped into the feature. That’s what makes the Definitive Review format fun for me. Today, I’m...

Indie Gamer Chick    Kid Icarus aka Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System First Released December 19, 1986 Designed by Toru Osawa Directed by Satoru Okada Developed by Nintendo Available with Switch Online Subscription (Standard) I’ve been a little too lovey-dovey with Nintendo this...

Indie Gamer Chick    I’m not trying to single out Konami. I mean, not maliciously, at least. But, they have an extensive library that’s mostly collecting dust. 99% of their catalog has no presence in modern gaming. So I’m going to keep doing these features until they start doing more compilations, and BETTER...

Indie Gamer Chick    Welcome to the final part of The Simpsons: The Definitive Review Make sure to read Part One and Part Two. Sorry this took a year for me to get to, but when you see the lineup, hopefully you’ll understand why I’ve been putting this off. Here’s the lineup. The Simpsons games were so low-quality that ...

Indie Gamer Chick    From Scramble to Gradius to TwinBee to Parodius, this is the ultimate IGC Review of Konami’s legendary shoot ’em ups, with reviews for Arcade, NES, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, PlayStation, and PSP.

Indie Gamer Chick    Oh Shoot Platform: Atari 2600 Release Date TBD Developed by Phillip Meyer Visit His Development Blog Try the Demo When it comes to reviewing multiplayer-focused games, getting the players isn’t the worst part. Eventually, I can get my family to give me some time with just about any game. The big...

Indie Gamer Chick    The Karate Kid Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Released November, 1987 Developed by Atlus Published by LJN NEVER BEEN RE-RELEASED This might come as an incredible shock to my readers, but as I’m typing this sentence, before rendering my verdict on The Karate Kid, vilified NES publisher LJN...

Indie Gamer Chick    Castlevania: Rondo of Blood aka Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo Platform: PC Engine Super CD-ROM Released October 29, 1993 Directed by Toru Hagihara Developed by Konami Included in Castlevania Requiem (PS4 Exclusive 19.99) It’s been nearly six months since I reviewed Castlevania: Dracula X for the...

Indie Gamer Chick    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developed by Khan Games NES Graphics by Pacnsacdave I bet you think this is an April Fools joke, huh? Well, it ain’t Download the ROM here. Okay, so E.T. for the NES is kind of an April Fools joke in the sense that I’m reviewing it...