March 2025

March 21, 2025 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Nobunaga’s Am...

Episode #261 - Get ready for what is sure to be the year’s most polarizing Nintendo Switch Online update. Just in time for spring, Nintendo will be adding a bunch of war-themed strategy games to their subscription...
March 19, 2025 Reviews au Courant

Review: Lilac 0

Depending on how much you like bullet hell shooters, Lilac 0 will either be the most exciting action game of the year or a maddeningly frustrating ordeal. I fell in love with the gorgeous pixel graphi...
March 18, 2025 Review Crew

The Phantom: 1990s Critics Review Phantom 2040 on Super NES ...

Episode #260 - Yesterday, I reviewed the new beat ‘em up based on the classic comic book hero The Phantom. It’s a lot of fun and you should check it out. But that got me thinking about the cartoon version of the...
March 17, 2025 Reviews au Courant

Review: The Phantom

I’m not sure the video game version of The Phantom moves faster than lightning and is stronger than a stampeding elephant, but don’t let that stop you from playing this thoroughly enjoyable brawle...
March 14, 2025 Reviews au Courant

Review: Whisker Squadron: Survivor

If you’ve ever wanted a Star Fox roguelike, then Whisker Squadron: Survivor is about as close as you’re likely to get. This is a fun and exciting action game filled with random stages, tons of dis...
March 13, 2025 Magazine Match-Up

Tekken 2 vs. Virtua Fighter 2: 1990s Critics Pick the Winner

Episode #9 - In this corner we have Virtua Fighter 2, the Saturn sequel to one of the most influential fighting games of all time. In the other corner, we have Tekken 2, Namco’s mega-popular 3D fighter that came...
March 11, 2025 Review Crew

Retro-Bit: 1990s Critics Review R.C. Pro-Am II on Nintendo E...

Episode #259 - Get ready to celebrate Rare’s 40th anniversary, because our friends at Retro-Bit Publishing just announced that they will be bringing out brand-new, limited-edition collector’s sets for both R.C. ...
March 10, 2025 Game Over

Comic Breakdown: The Unexpected Tenderness of Mario’s Firs...

Episode #185 - Long before he took on the Super Show or battled Dennis Hopper, Mario was the star of a 1983 Marvel comic one-off inspired by the construction site antics of the arcade game Donkey Kong. With today be...
March 07, 2025 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Donkey Kong '94...

Episode #258 - Last month, Nintendo only published one game for the Nintendo Switch Online – Wario Land 4. That turns out to be the first time that’s happened since last August. Now, only a few days into March, ...
March 06, 2025 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 6 Suikoden Games

Episode #84 - As it turns out, EGM reviewed a total of six Suikoden games between 1996 and 2008, including all five of the main-series games, as well as the 2005 spin-off, Suikoden Tactics. That’s basically every...
March 03, 2025 Game Over

Comic Breakdown: The Story of Johnny Turbo – The TurboDuoâ...

Episode #184 - Today we’re taking a look at the history and comic book adventures of Johnny Turbo, an ambitious three-part advertisement from Turbo Technologies Inc. that ran in the pages of Electronic Gaming Mont...