October 2023

October 31, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Castlevania Leg...

Episode #187 - Just when I was about to sit down and enjoy a scary movie for Halloween, I get a knock at the door, and who should it be? It’s the Nintendo Switch Online update, of course, bringing three class...
October 30, 2023 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 14 Metal Gear Games

Episode #58 - Metal Gear Solid is back! Well, sort of. With the recent release of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 and a recent trailer hyping up Metal Gear Solid Delta, I’ve had a lot of Snakes on ...
October 27, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express

Based on one of Agatha Christie’s most beloved and well-known mysteries, Murder on the Orient Express takes the premise and expands on it with tons of puzzles, lots of intrigue and a fleshed-out sto...
October 25, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 2000s Critics Review Mario Party 3 o...

Episode #186 - In the world of trick ‘r treating, Nintendo is the house that gives out apples instead of candy because it’s the healthy option and then later gets their yard TP’d. Here we are, late in October,...
October 23, 2023 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Crash Bandicoot Games

Episode #57 - Although he was a little late to the party, Crash Bandicoot made quite an entrance. He helped balance out the PlayStation’s early line-up, giving Sony a platforming hero to go up against the likes o...
October 17, 2023 Review Crew

Limited Run: 1980s Critics Review A Boy and His Blob & Rescu...

Episode #185 - That sound you hear is our friends over at Limited Run Games revving up the Carbon Engine for a brand-new classic game compilation. This week they are reviving one of the 8-bit era’s greatest friend...
October 16, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Haunted House

Long before Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark and Silent Hill, there was Haunted House, a classic Atari 2600 game that paved the way for the horror genre. This brand-new remake adds a compelling story ...
October 15, 2023 DG News

Retro News - Save Mary, Saturn Pro Controller & More

Episode #47 - This week we learned that the PlayStation 5 went on a diet and slimmed down for this holiday season. But we’re not here to talk about any of that modern stuff, because this is a show all about retro...
October 13, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Demon's Crest, ...

Episode #184 - I sure hope you’re curled up on the couch watching a horror movie, because the only thing scary coming out of the Nintendo Switch Online this week is the lack of announcements. The good news is that...
October 11, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Survivor: Castaway Island

If you squint real hard and are real far away from the screen, Survivor: Castaway Island kind of resembles the long-running TV show. Unfortunately, anybody who has watched more than an episode or two ...
October 10, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Everhood: Eternity Edition

With a killer soundtrack and fast-paced action, Everhood flips the rhythm genre on its head. Instead of playing the notes, the goal in this game is to avoid them by side-stepping and jumping out of th...
October 06, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1980s Critics Review The Legend of Z...

Episode #183 - I sure hope you weren’t expecting new games on the Nintendo Switch Online service, because we didn’t get any this week. The good news is that we still have a bunch of old school games to cover in ...
October 04, 2023 Retro-Bit

List of Retro-Bit Publishing Games

Episode #1 - With an eye towards rare, unreleased and long out-of-print classics on a variety of consoles, Retro-Bit Publishing has been a leading name in preserving classic 8- and 16-bit video games since 2018. E...
October 03, 2023 Review Crew

Retro-Bit: 1990s Critics Review Assault Suits Valken (aka Cy...

Episode #182 - All this talk about Assault Suits Valken got me wondering what the critics said back when it was called Cybernator. To answer that question, I decided to flip through the pages of Electronic Gaming Mo...