The Sega Genesis in 1989

Episode 31 – This week on the show, we take a look at the games released for the Sega Genesis in the months after its launch, and up through its first holiday season. These include World Championship Soccer, Ghouls ‘N Ghosts, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Rambo III, Super Hang-On, Forgotten Worlds, Mystic Defender, Zoom!, and … Read more

I’ve waited 28 years…

This just arrived in the CGQ offices this week.  An s-video modded Sega Master System with a Master Everdrive.  I can’t really remember the last time I was this excited about a new arrival.  Maybe when I got my Neo-Geo?  Maybe not even then… If my memory serves me (and it often doesn’t at my … Read more

Support Your Local Homebrewer

We got a new arrival today at the CGQ offices. I bought the digital version of Atlantean when it was released (to play on my Everdrive), but couldn’t resist having a physical copy. Atlantean is a pretty neat game. Think Defender (Arcade) meets SeaQuest (Atari 2600). Really nice graphics, and great music. This is the … Read more

Blazing Lazers

Co-developed by Hudson and celebrated shooter developer Compile, Blazing Lazers was the lone shooter available at the launch of a system that would gain a cult following because of them. The game was released in Japan as “Gunhed” and was based on a mecha-themed movie of the same name. In Blazing Lazers you can choose … Read more

Retro Gamer #143 is out in the US

Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for the United States) issue of Retro Gamer magazine, letting you decide whether or not it’s worth buying.   The new issue of Retro Gamer hit newsstands in the US this week.  Issue 143 is full of awesome, including a 10-page spread on … Read more

Fix your NES with the Blinking Light Win

The Nintendo Entertainment System is famous for a few things: resurrecting a dead home video game market here in the United States, launching a huge number of storied franchises that still exist to this day, and having an unreliable hardware issue centered around its 72-pin cartridge edge connector, manifesting itself in the form of a … Read more

The History of Sega’s Golden Axe

Episode 27 – This week on the show, I take a look back at the original Golden Axe.  One of the greatest games that Sega ever made, I review the original System 16 arcade board, along with the Master System, PC Engine, Genesis/Megadrive, and Sega CD releases.

The Sony Playstation Launch Spectacular

Episode 26 – This week on the show, it’s the second installment in the “Launch Spectacular” series, the launch of the original Sony Playstation! On September 9, 1995, one of the greatest video game consoles, the PS1 got it’s start on North American shores. We take a look at the history of the PSX, and … Read more

Oregon Trail & Carmen Sandiego for the Apple II

Episode 25 – Oregon Trail & Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego for the Apple II. If you’re my age and are therefore a child of the 80’s, chances are you grew up playing MECC’s The Oregon Trail and Broderbund’s Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego in school. They’re classics that are both … Read more

Gunlord Review for the Neo-Geo and Sega Dreamcast

Episode 23 – This week on the show, I review Gunlord for the Neo-Geo MVS, AES, and Sega Dreamcast. I’m playing the MVS version in this video, but I also have the Dreamcast version and it is almost identical. The Dreamcast version is much cheaper, but is permanently out-of-print, so the best time to buy … Read more

Let’s Read! PSM Playstation Magazine #1 September 1997

Episode 22 – This week on the show, let’s read PSM #1, which was the first gaming magazine that I ever bought, back in August of 1997. 100% Independent Playstation Magazine was an awesome magazine that started in 1997 covering the PS1and continued on to cover the Playstation 2 eventually (and perhaps ironically) becoming the … Read more

Let’s Read! Nintendo Fun Club News #7 June/July 1988

Episode 21 – This week, I create the “pilot” episode of a new category of videos I’d like to start doing called “Let’s Read”. A play on the “Let’s Play” category of videos, this series would showcase classic gaming magazines and books from back in the day along with my memories from back then. Probably … Read more

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Review for the PC Engine Super CD

Episode 20 – This week on the show I review Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo) for the PC Engine Super CD. Possibly the best Castlevania title ever released and one of my personal favorite games. Since Super CD games are region-free, you can play this on your Turbografx-16 CD with … Read more

Last Battle

Released in Japan as a licensed game based on “Fist of the North Star,” Last Battle is the weakest link in the Sega Genesis launch line-up. A side-scrolling punch-and-kick action game, it’s similarity and inferiority to Altered Beast leave it out in the cold. The game has some sort of plot, but the introductory text … Read more