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    10 Best Mega Drive Games of All Time – Ranked by Five Retro Gamers

    Look, we’ve spent three weeks arguing about this list. Joe threatened to leave the group chat twice. Tim asked what a “blast processor” was and...

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    by New Player Ready 6 days ago7 days ago
    Look, we’ve spent three weeks arguing about this list. Joe threatened to leave the group chat twice. Tim asked what a “blast processor” was and we nearly kicked him out. But here we are: the ten Mega Drive games that defined Sega’s 16-bit era, ranked by five middle-aged blokes who still can’t agree on anything....
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    Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Review – The N64 Platformer Nobody Talks About

    I’ve been gaming for years now, and I think there’s a trend here – games that quickly gain popularity tend to develop cult followings and...

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    by New Player Ready 6 days ago3 weeks ago
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    Sega’s Console Wars Victory in My Living Room

    In the end, however, I have to admit that my love for Sonic & Sega is a bit ironic, given my previous Nintendo background. I...

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    by New Player Ready 7 days ago2 weeks ago
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    The NES Found Me at Forty and I Finally Understood It

    Reading stories about Christmas morning NES unwrapping always gives me the feeling like I am flipping through someone else’s family photo album. I was not...

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    by New Player Ready 1 week ago2 weeks ago
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    How the Nintendo Entertainment System Saved Gaming Entirely

    The Console That Revived an Industry from Complete Collapse I came to retro gaming without any childhood nostalgia. No rose-tinted memories of blowing into cartridges...

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    by New Player Ready 1 week ago3 weeks ago
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    Streets of Rage 2 Review – The Beat-Em-Up That Perfected the Genre

    Carl is doing this review, so he can avoid having to read Joe’s argument about why Streets of Rage 2 is better than Streets of...

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    by New Player Ready 2 weeks ago3 weeks ago
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    Discovering the Game Boy Taught Me the Joy of Portable Gaming

    It’s pretty surreal to consider that I’m a 42 year old construction foreman, and most people my age have these very vivid memories of getting...

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    by New Player Ready 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
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    Why I Keep Coming Back to Symphony of the Night After 25 Years

    There is something strange that occurs when you encounter a video game late in life — it is difficult to determine whether you truly love...

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    by New Player Ready 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
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    Metal Gear Solid Review: How Kojima Created The Stealth Game That Changed Everything

    As someone who has been gaming since the early 1980s, I have seen many ambitious projects; I know when a developer truly understands their vision,...

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    by New Player Ready 2 weeks ago3 weeks ago
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    Zelda A Link to the Past Made Me Rethink My Sega Loyalty

    I am also willing to admit that I have a confession to make — I’ve spent the last few thousand words fawning over a Nintendo...

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    by New Player Ready 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
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