After all of the mortals have been tucked into bed under the sweet embrace of the night sky above, demons and other mythic creatures of the darkness cross over into the world of the living.  No one knows who or why they have been summoned, but their own personal motives become clear…

Capcom always knew how to make quality games, their imagination and artistry can lure you into their games like no other. Little Nemo: the Dream Master was a game I will admit, drew me to it from the box art because I didn’t know his character previously.

In our next retro Review we put an odd entry to one of the greatest video game franchises in history under the Lens – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. This sequel had a lot to live up to, after all, the original The Legend of Zelda set a new standard in the adventure genre. Does Zelda II deliver the same magical experience as the first? Hop in to find out.

We continue with our series of Ogre Battle Retro Reviews with the only entry on the N64 – Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber. Can Magnus overcome the odds and face his father and close friend in battle?  Lets put the sixth chapter of the Ogre Battle saga under the lens and find out.

Next on our trip down memory lane is Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. The follow up to Konami’s smash hit Castlevania, is a mixture of side scrolling action and RPG style weapon and item acquiring. We all know that with recent gaming, Action/RPG has been a successful formula, but what about twenty three years ago. Step inside to see if Simon’s Quest was a groundbreaking title, or if Simon’s body parts should have been strewn across the land just like Dracula’s.

Last time we covered chapter seven of the Ogre Battle saga.  This time we are going to jump back to chapter five, which oddly enough was the game that started it all (seems like they skipped around like Star Wars when they made these games).  With only 25,000 copies of the game released to North America on the SNES, this is perhaps one of the rarest games to acquire an original copy of…

Is that the sweet smell of revenge in the air? No, its just our latest Retro Review! In this retro we take a look at one of the best Beat’em ups the NES has to offer – Double Dragon II: The Revenge! Does this sequel have what it takes to best its predecessor? Step inside our retro dojo to find out!

Welcome back for a very special retro Review. In this retro, we take a look at one of the most loved RPG’s of all time, a game that over the years has gained an almost cult like following - EarthBound for the Super Nintendo. EarthBound is the sequel to “Mother” (released only in Japan), and happens to be one of the rarest games on the used game market. We still have our copy. But is this adventure with Ness and friends worth the high price? Read on to find out!

Tactics Ogre is the seventh chapter in the famed Ogre Battle saga.  In this story, it will be your role to lead the liberation army to free the oppressed nation of Valeria.  During your adventure you will be presented with many choices that will drastically affect the plot as well as the addition of certain key characters to your army.  These choices also play a huge role in the several endings there are to discover.

Chrono Cross is the long awaited sequel to the smash hit, Chrono Trigger.  That is a big name to live up to and much was expected from the title.  Could Squaresoft deliver the same type of masterpiece they did with Chrono Trigger?  There’s only one way to find out.  Lets put this inter-dimensional adventure under our lens and see what its really about!

Welcome back for a special retro Review! This time we take a look at one of the most loved RPGs in the genre’s history – Squaresoft’s Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Chrono Trigger was one of the most famous, and rare games of its time. The game was remade not once, but twice, and sold for 80 dollars plus on eBay before that. But one question remains – can any one game really be that good? Or has time finally caught up with our old friends? Let’s put this classic under the lens and find out!

With the announcement of the upcoming Back to the Future graphic adventure game by Telltale Games, we thought it was the perfect time to take the original NES version of BTTF for a spin. We were wrong. There is actually no good time to take this one for a spin. Find out why in our latest Retro Review.

The timeless Disney mascot Mickey Mouse made his return to gaming this week with the release of the Nintendo Wii exclusive, Epic Mickey. We thought now would be the perfect time to break out the best Mickey game of all time – The Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for the Sega Genesis. Think this one’s for kids do you? Well think again! Come inside too see just why Castle of Illusion is considered one of the finest games ever released for the Genesis.

Thanksgiving weekend is the anniversary for so many awesome games, one of them being Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. For that reason, coupled with the resurrection of the series this past week with Donkey Kong Country Returns, gives us enough of an excuse to jump into our closet full of goodies, and reminisce a little with the original DKC for the SNES. Grab your banana, I mean a banana, and Swing into our latest retro Review to see if DKC was worth all the hype it received 16 years ago.

Splatterhouse made its debut in Japanese Arcades in 1988. It was developed by Namco and is one of the first “horror” games ever made. The game made it’s way to home consoles in 1989 via NEC’s Turbo Grafx 16. With the series getting its first new release in over 17 years this Tuesday, we thought it would be a perfect time to take a look at the only home console release of the game that started it all. Is the original Splatterhouse worth tracking down,  or should Rick have been left to rot away in the basement of West Mansion? Find out in our latest Retro Review.