Retro Game of the Day Archive » February 2011

Retro Game of the Day Archive - February 2011

Nasu says:
Spyro the Dragon, what a ride it is! Young or old, big or small, if you have a heart, Spyro the Dragon is the game for you. In this game, the very first of this wonderful series, you take the role of Spyro the Dragon as the title implys. As the game starts off, a couple of older dragons seem to be ...

User Rating: 4.65/5.00

Cyborg290 says:
Crash Bandicoot's debut game is one of the best 3D platformers avaliable on the PlayStation. Even with the game's bad save system, dedicated gamers or platformer fans will find this title great. Recommended.

User Rating: 4.35/5.00

annihilator127 says:
Super Mario Land is the first Mario adventure on a handheld console. It takes place, not in the Mushroom Kingdom like the previous games, but in Sarsaland. An alien called Tatanga emerged from a dark cloud and hypnotised the people so he could control them. Now, he wants to marry Princess Daisy (who ...

User Rating: 4.64/5.00

Lobstercoco says:
D2 is a 1999 survival horror video game developed by WARP and published by Sega in Japan and the United States for Dreamcast. D2 is a sequel to D and the final game starring Laura Harris. The game is written and directed by Kenji Eno. The game opens with Laura Harris falling asleep on an airplane ...

User Rating: 4.53/5.00

NortonAntivirus says:
This is a special edition of NiGHTS into Dreams that was given out at Blockbuster to promote the Christmas season release of the said game. It has the first two levels of NiGHTS as Christmas themed. There are tons of bonus content that is unlockable content that is absent from the full version. Most ...

User Rating: 4.75/5.00

zaladane says:
Star Wars Episode 1 racer is fanatstic. There's nothing like speeding at 600 MPH (or faster) with that original movie score pumping. There are several racers and planets to choose from to race. Quite a few shortcuts and alternate routes dot the race levels. A must have for Star Wars fans or even ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

Emuhelp says:
Super Castlevania IV Release Date: December 1991 Rating: E10+ Genre: Action If I were to tell you what my favorite castlevania games are, I would tell you that they would be SOTN, Rondo of Blood, and this game, Super Castlevania IV. This game is a remake of the original Castlevania on the NES ...

User Rating: 4.64/5.00

Cyborg290 says:
In Crash's last adventure, the bandicoot must travel in time to recover lost gems, in order to prevent Cortex from dominating the world. In more than 30 levels on a total of eight different time ages (from the jurassic era to the future), this game is a must-have for any PlayStation owner and shouldn't ...

User Rating: 4.49/5.00

Cookie Monster says:
Air Force Delta was one of the first games released for the Sega Dreamcast. Developed by Konami, it's the most similar experience to the Namco's Ace Combat series you are going to find in the Sega's 128 bits console. More than 30 planes and more than 20 missions make of this a very enjoyable arcade flight ...

User Rating: 4.24/5.00

Emuhelp says:
You are a tough space marine on the planet Mars, everyone else is either dead or no longer human, and demons are running rampant. The only thing you can do is to get out a BFG and kick some butt! Doom is one of the most Popular, most controversial FPS' of the 90's. Doom Has tons of intense levels and ...

User Rating: 4.36/5.00

Kyd says:
Spider-Man is a game that takes Platforming and classic Beat 'em Up styles of game play and combines them flawlessly. Villains from across Spider-Man's history make appearances and heroes from across the Marvel Universe make cameos. Doctor Octo Octavious has decided that he will turn all of his work ...

User Rating: 4.34/5.00

Anonymous says:
A demo of Panzer Dragoon.

User Rating: 4.17/5.00

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Think Sim City meets D&D with some strategy thrown in the mix. This was one of the first rts's and still one of my favorite games of all time.

User Rating: 4.53/5.00

Billy says:
This is a game about a boy named Nicol who has his girlfriend kidnapped by a alien. Nicol must get four diamonds at each stage to go to the next stage. This game is a bird-eyed view shooting game. You collect up-grades/equipment that help you on your journey. It has pretty nice music, graphics, and ...

User Rating: 4.89/5.00

lerex29 says:
Based off a dream journal that the game creator kept over a long peroid of time. for full description and sample vid see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62IR-bs4hNo&feature=related

User Rating: 4.53/5.00

NecroDome says:
The hardcore sequel to the top down shooter loaded. A gory, action packed, 3rd person (top down) shooter in the same vein as crusader, syndicate wars, and other such shooters. features a sideshow of freakishly designed misfit characters, adding to its cult popularity. Very popular in the mid 90's, ...

User Rating: 4.81/5.00

Zero054 says:
Shenmue takes place in Yokosuka, Japan around November of 1986. You play as the protagonist Ryo Hazuki who is just returning home. You see your father die (Sucks I know) And you go to find his killer (Pretty much thats all I'm giving away) In this game you can do anything you want (includes drinking ...

User Rating: 4.88/5.00

Arindam says:
There are more than a few games that involve alien invasions of earth: Jet Pac is quite the opposite. The player controls a spaceman who (on the behalf of the 'Acme Interstellar Transport Company') is charged with testing spaceships on various planets. Gameplay revolves around gathering fuel and spacecraft ...

User Rating: 4.25/5.00

Arindam says:
This is where RTS (Real-Time Strategy) began - a game based on the novel (with some modifications) which remains a legend to this day. Dune 2 is the tale of the struggle of three factions for the domination of the planet Arrakis: the noble House Atreides, the mercantile House Ordos and the ruthless ...

User Rating: 4.86/5.00

Jay Neel says:
Super Mario Bros. is a platform video game developed by Nintendo in late 1985 and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros. In Super Mario Bros., the characters seek to rescue Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser, king of the Koopas. Mario's ...

User Rating: 4.61/5.00

saad ali khan says:
This is the game of Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro which was released on Sony PlayStation. It is a fabulous game which features America's favourite superhero Spider-Man and some horrible baddies like Hammerhead, Shocker, The Lizard, Sand Man and the main vilian, Electro. You can rome around in a free roaming ...

User Rating: 4.42/5.00

Genesis says:
CT:CE is a fan made game, created by average everyday people with a little too much time on their hands. They based their story on the original Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, for what appears to be a good story line. I will tell you that the story takes place five years after the defeat of Lavos, to ...

User Rating: 4.61/5.00

Arindam says:
[The following review and the screenshots below relate to the Macintosh version of Master of Orion II; however, since it is a port of the PC version, they pertain to both.] 'Forge an empire to span a universe. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge. Conquer alien ...

User Rating: 4.76/5.00

applemaster9 says:
Remember back when you were a kid, in the late 90s? Remember bragging to your friends about how you had more Pokemon than they did? Remember how shocked you were to find out that Blue was the champion? Remember trying to catch MISSINGNO.? Well, now you don't need to remember, 'cause thanks to Emuparadise, ...

User Rating: 4.67/5.00

Cyberxion says:
The premiere DC Sonic game, this adventure takes Sonic and pals into the 3rd dimension for fantastically frantic gameplay.

User Rating: 4.35/5.00

Jay Neel says:
Developed by Nintendo in 1983. It was developed by Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Mario franchise. It is a follow-up to Donkey Kong and stars Mario, a plumber who was previously named "Jumpman". It has been commonly featured as a minigame in Super Mario Bros. 3 and in the Super Mario Advance series ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

Arindam says:
Shadowgate was perhaps the first, and certainly one of the best (and possibly the best), dungeon exploration games on the NES. It demonstrates that one does not need particularly powerful processors to create an extremely enjoyable experience, provided sufficient imagination is present. It also reveals ...

User Rating: 4.62/5.00

greatest hit: says:
here come another great sonic game for dreamcast with some new graphics sonic meet another hedgehog who be framing him. take control of team hero to save the world(sonic,knuckles,and tails) or conqure it with team dark(eggman,rouge,and shadow. there many feature in game like chao gardens and multi player ...

User Rating: 4.37/5.00