January 2014

January 29, 2014 A Brief History of Gaming

Electronic Gaming Monthly is Obsessed with Street Fighter II

Episode #28 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #33: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back, and this time they're on a slightly better Nintendo Power cover. But don't get too excited, because this TMNT design still suck...
January 28, 2014 Nintendo Power Uncovered

Nintendo Power #33: February 1992 - TMNT III: Manhattan Proj...

Episode #33 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #33: Nintendo Power and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a complicated history. When the two met the first time around, we gave the cover a failing grade. It was awful. D...
January 27, 2014 Freeze Frame

Is This the Worst Video Game Preview of All Time?

Episode #90 - Can you believe this Blue Lightning preview? It comes straight from Electronic Gaming Monthly's 59th issue and is a blurry, incomprehensible mess. They even noted that "the graphics are unbelieva...
January 21, 2014 Nintendo Power Uncovered

Nintendo Power #32: January 1992 - Super Castlevania IV

Episode #32 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #32: After botching the Castlevania II cover, can Nintendo Power finally do the long-running franchise justice? Don't get your hopes up, because this Super Castlevania IV...
January 20, 2014 Game Expectancy

Double Dragon: When Will Billy Lee Die?

Episode #13 - Have you ever wondered how old your favorite video game character will be when they die? Defunct Games puts that question to the test. By studying the lives of gaming's biggest stars, we are ab...
January 14, 2014 Nintendo Power Uncovered

Nintendo Power #31: December 1991 - Metroid II (Game Boy)

Episode #31 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #31: After thirty issues, Nintendo Power is about to make history. Unfortunately, they don't quite nail the landing. Find out why this Metroid II issue could have been histori...
January 07, 2014 Nintendo Power Uncovered

Nintendo Power #30: November 1991 - Final Fantasy II

Episode #30 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #30: It's a new year, which means it's time for another episode of Nintendo Power Uncovered. This is the show where we review every single Nintendo Power cover, no matter how ...
January 06, 2014 Countdown w/ DGC

Best of 2013: Ten Games That Didn't Totally Suck

Episode #78 - Now that 2013 is in the books, join Cyril Lachel as he compiles a list of the ten best games of the year. From Arcadecraft to Tearaway to BioShock Infinite, the big and small are represented in this e...
January 01, 2014 Cover Critic Archive

The Cover Critic (Archive)

Episode #1 - ...