Tag: retro
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Boss Rush Banter: Should You (Re)play Star Fox 64 before Star Fox Releases?
With the remake of a long-dormant franchise on the horizon, would it benefit gamers to play Star Fox 64 before Star Fox releases this June?
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PAX East 2026: MARVEL MaXimum Collection is Ready to Satisfy Your Nostalgic Beat-em-Up Cravings
PAX East 2026: Get ready for a trip down memory lane with Limited Run’s MARVEL MaXimum Collection as the Boss Rush Network team plays the demo before release.
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Editorial: Earthbound is Surprisingly Refreshing in 2026
With the state of video games being so divisive in 2026, Earthbound offers a refreshing experience that anyone can appreciate in this modern
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Ubisoft Celebrates 30 Years of Rayman, Special Edition Arriving Today
The Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is packed with extras, including 5 versions of the original game, and a never-before-playable SNES prototype.
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Legacy of Kain: Ascendance Revives the Franchise with Retro 2D Style
Coming next month, the game will feature four playable characters, including both Kain and Raziel.
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Konami’s Latest Retro Collection Brings Bomberman Blasting Back
The collection features Super Bomberman 4 & 5, the first time either title has officially been available outside of Japan.
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Boss Rush Banter: Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia is a Nostalgia-Filled Love Letter
Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia beautifully merges the fundamentals of classic and modern Megami Tensei, resulting in a fantastic love letter to the dungeon role-playing genre.
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GAME REVIEW: Sorry, We’re Closed
Experience nostalgia, scares, and memorable characters in Sorry, We’re Closed.
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BOOK REVIEW: Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow – A Game That Doesn’t Quite Level Up
Does this literary love letter to gaming hit the mark?
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PAX East 2025: Missile Command Delta Resurrects a Classic in a Brilliant Way
Changing a game’s genre can have disastrous results. Fortunately for Missile Command Delta, things couldn’t be going better.
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Dark, Gothic Dungeon Crawling RPG Torchless is Officially Announced
The gothic dungeon crawler Torchless has been announced, promising deep storytelling and random dungeons in a hand-crafted pixel-art world.
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Boss Rush Banter: Fixed Camera Angles Need to Have a Major Comeback
Forget pixel-graphics, the next stop on the nostalgia train should be fixed camera angles.
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Mickey Mouse Enters the Public Domain & Becomes a Pirate in The Caribbean Sail
Fresh on the heels of entering the public domain, Mickey Mouse embarks on pirate adventures in The Caribbean Sail.
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Boss Rush Banter: Are Retro Video Games Best Experienced on Their Original Platform?
When nostalgia calls, do you prefer to play retro games on the original console, or do you prefer a more modern platform?
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GAME REVIEW: Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril is a modern NES game released on cartridge over a decade ago, but now available on Xbox and Switch. If you’re a fan of retro-style gaming, it might be for you. Check out the full review to be sure.
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GAME REVIEW: Haunted Halloween ’86: The Curse of Possum Hollow
Is this 8-bit beat ’em up a treat, or does the challenging difficulty make it a trick?
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GAME REVIEW: ExZodiac (Early Access)
Revisit your low-poly space shooter days with ExZodiac!
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Boss Rush Banter: Should Gex the Gecko Make a Return in Modern Consoles?
There are some heavy-hitting classics celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023. Does anyone remember Gex: Enter the Gecko? What if Gex ever made a return?
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GAME REVIEW: Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince
Josh writes up a review of Blossom Tales 2, and gives his two cents on if it’s worth your time!
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Boss Rush Banter: Are Modern Games Too Complicated?
In today’s Boss Rush Banter, Patrick asks whether modern games are too complicated for more casual players, or if people longing for classic games are just stuck in the past.
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PODCAST: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Indiana Jones in Review – Standard Definition: The Retro and Nostalgia Podcast
In this episode, Corey is joined by Stoy and his friend Matt to discuss the pivotal 1984 film from George Lucas and Steven Speilberg, Inidana Jones and the Temple of Doom, starring Harrison Ford reprising his role as the adventuring archeologist on the trail of fortune and glory in Old Shanghai.
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PODCAST: Pinocchio – Disney Animation in Review – Standard Definition: The Retro and Nostalgia Podcast
This week, Stephanie is joined by Corey and Mark to discuss the 1940 animated classic, Pinocchio, and how it holds up compared to where current Disney films are at now. The discussion may surprise you!
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Boss Rush Banter: What Games Should be Re-Released?
Some games are good enough that they deserve to come back!
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