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Retro Game of the Day Archive - February 2013

Best X-men game says:
This games features five of the X-men (Psylocke, Gambit, Ciclops, Wolverine and the Beast). All of them fight agaisnt bad guys who wants to destry all the mutants in the world. The difficult is pretty high because if you die in the middle of a mission you have to start it all over. The game is very similar ...

User Rating: 4.49/5.00

SpiralPegasus says:
A BIG ENEMY STANDS IN YOUR WAY... I'm sorry for using such an abused word, but this game is awesome. It gets compared to Thunder Force sometimes. This little beauty was developed by NCS and is a japanese-exclusive horizontal shoot-em-up. It boasts an excellent soundtrack, a wide variety of weapons, ...

User Rating: 4.52/5.00

SpiralPegasus says:
You were one day walking down the street with your girlfriend holding your hand. Suddenly, two gangsters appear!! One kidnaps your girl... and the other shoots his gun and kills you. "And so I died..." You then literally begin the game as the ghost of your former self and plan to rescue your beloved ...

User Rating: 4.83/5.00

rakenrol says:
The last part of the streets of rage series which, in my opinion, left in a cliffhanger. There are some differences in this version of the game and the japanese version. The US version is considerably hard and the colors are changed. The storyline was also altered.  This is my favorite Streets ...

User Rating: 4.39/5.00

rakenrol says:
The game that started Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle series. One of those generics beat em ups in the earlier days but one of those few that featured weapons and multiple endings.  Great and simple gameplay plus the music is just awesome.  perfect for beat em up fans

User Rating: 4.91/5.00

JJ says:
Welcome to the original Final Fantasy Tactics before it became its own game. In this strategy RPG, you control an army of freedom fighters as they wage war against an oppressive government. Aiding you in your fight are various dragons who will battle alongside you, as well as grant your men with special ...

User Rating: 4.59/5.00

malevolentNeon says:
The title says it all; It's puzzles, Pokemon themed. Pokemon Puzzle Challenge is a simple match-3 game. Challenge Mode pits you against the Gym Leaders of Gold/Silver/Crystal, battling against the CPU in a head-to-head match. If that's not your cup of tea, there's a variety of other modes to suit your ...

User Rating: 4.92/5.00

The Mighty Galvatron says:
This is an unfinished game about Steven Segal, I guess by the title he is supposed to be THE FINAL OPTION. Features some pretty nice digitized sprites like in Mortal Kombat.

User Rating: 4.83/5.00

Pontinho says:
I often wondered what life would be if pokemon really existed in the real world? Just imagine for a second. It would be freaking awesome! Obviously that’s not going to happen, but as close as we can get is a game called Hey You, Pikachu for the Nintendo 64. A game that allowed interacting ...

User Rating: 4.17/5.00

thenateman27 says:
  I first played this game when I was 6 years old.  I thought it was very hard, and I still do.  This is one of the few games that pose a true challenge to any player of any age or skill level.  That merit alone should make this game a shoe in for “classic” status.  ...

User Rating: 5/5.00

thenateman27 says:
  This game began the greatest video game series of all time.  Shigeru Miyamoto’s masterful game was an icon when it was first released, and it is an icon now.  It represents the start of gaming greatness for me.  When it was first in production, the staff knew they were ...

User Rating: 5/5.00

Fugsnarf says:
Activision Decathlon is a decathlon game in which you may take part in 10 different events which include the 100 meter dash, 400 meter dash, 1500 meter run, 110 meter hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put, discus, pole vault, and javelin.

User Rating: 4.24/5.00

Fugsnarf says:
This is a port of the classic aracade game, Asteroids, for the Atari 2600. It's an excellent port of the game which effectively imitates the gameplay of the original arcade game. Your objective is to fly your spaceship around while avoiding and blowing up all of the asteroids around you. When you destroy ...

User Rating: 4.56/5.00

The Mighty Galvatron says:
It's a turn based strategy game! Possibly set in Vietnam, I don't really know since I don't know Japanese but that's the kind of vibe I get from the setting. You get to choose what kind of weapons you bring to the battlefield like the M16 or M60 and there is an artillery strike option that I used on ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

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User Rating: 4.51/5.00

Fugsnarf says:
Megaman III is the third in the series of Megaman Gameboy games. It's an excellent Megaman game in which Megaman must once again fight through the robot masters in order to defeat the evil Dr. Wily and his plans.   Megaman III basically fixed all of the problems of the original 2 Gameboy Megaman ...

User Rating: 4.52/5.00

Mystics Apprentice says:
This game was really sort of neat. I didn't really know what to expect of a Rugrats game. I mean come on, it's Rugrats, how exciting can it really be? But it was actually quite enjoyable. If you're a fan of Mario Party, you might like this game, as it's quite similar in many ways. It got old and sort ...

User Rating: 4.1/5.00

Mystics Apprentice says:
This game is a bit of disappointment. It's Mickey Mouse and the crew, so obviously you'd assume that it's a good game for little kids to play. That's not exactly the case with Mickey's Speedway. The courses are nice - colorful and very cool. You get to choose from all the main characters of Mickey Mouse ...

User Rating: 4.46/5.00

NEO117 says:
Fire the cannon, and move the basket to make sure the little guy falls into it. There's nothing else to this game but that. You can adjust the aiming of the cannon as well as the distance from which it will fire.

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

TerraTempest says:
  You find yourself stuck in the middle of a forest with a stange mailbox in front of you and an even stranger house. Upon searching the house you run across a trap door, upon entering you find yourself in the great underground empire where you fight off beasts and explore the deep dark undergrounds. ...

User Rating: 5/5.00

MasterV says:
This game was one of the first soccer games for the PSX. It used decent (for the time) 3D graphics and was quite fun. Recommended for the purpose of seeing with your eyes how far things have come since then.

User Rating: 4.39/5.00

NDOG says:
If aged graphics, largely stuipid character designs, and crap gameplay are your all-time favorite things, look no further than Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.

User Rating: 4.58/5.00

NDOG says:
This game works like a lot of other 3d platformers, such as super mario 64. You jump through some Toy Story themed obstacles, collect a bunch of tokens (as opposed to mario's stars), and fight some bosses from the movie. The graphics haven't held up well, and the camera doesn't work well at all. If ...

User Rating: 4.08/5.00

Mystics Apprentice says:
The idea of Yoshi's Cookie sounds ridiculous, like an entire waste of time - but I think once you try it you'll be surprised! Yoshi's Cookie reminds me very much of Tetris or Dr. Mario. You have cookies falling down into your box, and you have to rotate/move them to match up to collect points. It's ...

User Rating: 4.37/5.00

NDOG says:
Banjo Tooie 1-ups Banjo Kazooie by several standards. Better graphics, larger and more numerals levels, and more collectables are just a few. The game also has more moves to perform, better boss fights, and new characters. If you enjoyed Banjo Kazooie, don't deprive yourself of the rich experience of ...

User Rating: 4.31/5.00

tamh says:
Sonic in a pinball setting is one of the ideas toyed with since the start of the series, in Sonic 1's Spring Yard and Special Zones. Sonic 2 worked around that idea too with Casino Night Zone, to the point where you can play some slots when Sonic enters a special receptor. However, it wasn't until ...

User Rating: 4.53/5.00

tamh says:
Sonic 1 is regarded as one of the most short but difficult games in Sonic series. It's unforgiving in some levels, if you don't know the map layout beforehand. However, one particular official rendition of the game, included in Sonic Jam (for Sega Saturn), had the difficulty level scaled down for a ...

User Rating: 4.73/5.00

tamh says:
When Sonic and Knuckles was released in 1994, gamers and Sonic fans were hyped. Not only the game by itself was great, but when attached to Sonic 3 they had a huge game on hand. People attached all kinds of games to the lock-on port on top. The great breakthrough started when gamers attached the Sonic ...

User Rating: 4.49/5.00