Tag Archives: SNES

RAD 8: Flying Batty – A Review of Aero the Acro Bat

Back in the heyday of the 16-bit consoles, following the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, animals/characters with ‘attitude’ were all the rage. Sunsoft decided to get in on the ‘act’ with their own mascot, Aero the Acro-bat. Aero is a … Continue reading

“Robots, Cybots & More!” Random Retro Bonus Round! #10

This week’s Bonus Round is full of awesome robot/cyborg shootin’ and smashy-ness from the Super Nintendo. From the Japanese RPG, Cyber Knight to Gunforce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island (it’s like Contra, but cooler) this episode is full of ‘splosions!

RAD #1: The X-Factor – Review of Megaman X

Welcome retro ladies and old-school gentleman! Today I am (re-)launching my retro game review column, RAD: Retro-A-Day. The way this will work is, each day I will play a retro game and then write a quick “first-impression” style review of … Continue reading