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14  février     08h00
The Complete GameShark Print Advertisement Archive
   For a brief moment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, GameShark was the undisputed champ of cheat devices. Through clever (and sometimes controversial) advertising, as well as an always-evolving product line, InterAct was able to turn the GameShark into one of the top-selling video game accessories...
13  février     08h00
1990s Critics Review Rayman, Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2
   Rayman and Dino Crisis. Those are two names you don’t normally hear mentioned in the same sentence, but today is not a normal day. That’s right, launching today is the Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition from Digital Eclipse. And that’s not all, because it was just announced that we’re also getting...
11  février     08h00
Nintendo Classics: 1990s Critics Review Every Virtual Boy Game on Nintendo Switch Online
   Forget the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super NES, the Nintendo 64, the Game Boy Advance, the Genesis and even the GameCube, because next week Nintendo will be bringing the Virtual Boy to the Nintendo Switch Online. That’s right, despite selling fewer than 800,000 units back in the mid-1990s...
04  février     08h00
Nintendo Classics: 1990s Critics Review Yoshi Balloon Kid for Game Boy
   I hope you’re excited, because this month the Virtual Boy will be added to the constantly-growing list of Nintendo Classics. But before we break down Teleroboxer and Wario Land, we first need to talk about another monochromatic console. That’s right, Nintendo just announced that two Game Boy titles...
02  février     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 8: 25 - 1)
   Over the last few weeks, we’ve been counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they’ve managed to review more than 200 games from Sega’s 8-bitter, including the best shoot em ups, the best puzzle games, the best sports game, the...
29  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 7: 50 - 26)
   Over the last few weeks, we’ve been counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they managed to review more than 200 games from Sega’s 8-bitter, including the over-the-top violence of Mortal Kombat II, the emotional stakes of...
26  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 6: 75 - 51)
   Over the last few weeks, we’ve been counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they managed to review more than 200 games from Sega’s 8-bitter, including RoboCods, Terminators, and even RoboCops vs. Terminators. And that’s not...
23  janvier     08h00
PlayStation Plus: 1990s Critics Review Ridge Racer on PlayStation
   With all this excitement over the Cheat Code Compendium and the pre-order campaign (which you can support right now on Kickstarter ), I almost forgot to cover this month’s newest PlayStation classic on PS Plus - Ridge Racer. Or, as Kaz Hirai would say, Ridge Racer. (No, I’m not going to do the...
22  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 5: 100 - 76)
   Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they managed to review more than 200 games from Sega’s 8-bitter, including games based on board games, games based on arcade games, games...
20  janvier     08h00
Introducing the Cheat Code Compendium
   Introducing The Cheat Code Compendium, a comprehensive new book chronicling the rise and fall of tips, tricks, secret codes and cheat devices. Created by Todd Hays (co-founder of InterAct Accessories), this exciting new project will tell the absolutely wild and totally true story of the most iconic...
19  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 4: 125 - 101)
   Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they managed to review more than 200 games from Sega’ 8-bitter, including violent mercenaries, police-sanctioned car chases and a bunch of...
15  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 3: 150 - 126)
   Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they managed to review more than 200 games for Sega’s 8-bitter, including cartoon capers like Taz-Mania, Disney’s Aladdin and Dynamite Dux,...
14  janvier     08h00
Sylvester Stallone: 1990s Critics Review Rambo III, Demolition Man Cliffhanger
   Did you know that Sylvester Stallone will be turning 80 this year? For most of the 1980s, he was virtually indestructible, starring in blockbusters franchises that included Rambo, Rocky and a whole lot more. And he wasn’t just another beefcake star, as Sylvester was one of the only action heroes to...
12  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 2: 175 - 151)
   Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be counting down the best and worst Master System games, according to the UK magazine Sega Power. From 1989 to 1995, they managed to review more than 200 games for Sega’s 8-bitter, including brand-new versions of Ninja Gaiden, a Strider 2, The Cyber Shinobi...
09  janvier     08h00
Nintendo Classics: 2000s Critics Review Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on GameCube
   With festive lights littering the street and carolers looking for their next victim, I think it’s safe to say that Christmas is finally upon us. To celebrate the season, I decided to team up with Santa Claus for a very special holiday-themed Review Crew episode featuring two very different...
05  janvier     08h00
Sega Power’s Top 211 Sega Master System Games of All Time (Part 1: 211 - 176)
   Over the next four weeks, we’re going to countdown all 211 Sega Master System games that were reviewed by Sega Power. We’re going to use the reviews published 35 years ago, featuring all of the sarcasm and rapier-like wit you expect from the UK press. They were brutal, savage and opinionated in the...
24  décembre     08h00
Christmas: 1990s Critics Review Daze Before Christmas (Super NES) Christmas NiGHTS (Saturn)
   With festive lights littering the street and carolers looking for their next victim, I think it’s safe to say that Christmas is finally upon us. To celebrate the season, I decided to team up with Santa Claus for a very special holiday-themed Review Crew episode featuring two very different...
23  décembre     08h00
Terminator 2D: No Fate
   Three decades after the movie dominated at the box office, Terminator 2 is back in the form of a throwback run n gun shooter that expertly recreates all of your favorite scenes from the movie, all while adding new plot points that help to expand the story. This is a good-playing shooter with simple...
19  décembre     08h00
Ratalaika: 1990s Critics Review Dino Land (Genesis) and Psycho Dream (Super NES)
   When it comes to Review Crew series, we’ve covered Nintendo Classics, PlayStation Plus, Limited Run Games, Retro-Bit Publishing and even individual franchises like Ninja Gaiden, but rarely do we talk about Ratalaika. That’s because a lot of the games they release are from indie developers, but...
16  décembre     08h00
PlayStation Plus: 2000s Critics Review SoulCalibur III on PlayStation 2
   It’s time to find out if the soul still burns, because SoulCalibur III will be coming to PlayStation Plus this week. What makes this even more exciting is that this marks the first time the Namco classic has been re-released on any home console. That’s right, after twenty years, SoulCalibur III is...