Title: Shenmue
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Developer: Sega AM2
Publisher: Sega
Released: 2000 (NA)
Intro:
Shenmue was to be the first of a yet-to-be-finished trilogy by director/writer Yu Zuzuki.
Originally designed for the predecessor of the Dreamcast, the Sega Saturn, Shenmue eventually evolved into a launch title for the Dreamcast.
Shenmue showcased the Dreamcast’s power by featuring an expansive open world to explore, with rich 3D environments and characters, as well as a time passage system wherein different people and events became available at certain times of the day, giving the city a population that truly felt alive.
Most awesomely, it featured and arcade where you could play some of Sega’s classic cabinets.
Gameplay:
Mario may be the master of Mushroom Kingdom, but that hasn’t stopped programmer Jay Pavlina from dragging other classic NES icons into goomba territory in his new aptly-titled game Super Mario Bros. Crossover.
In this undefinabley-awesome act of retro bliss, players get the chance to rampage through all the levels of the original Super Mario Bros [...]
Title: Axelay
Platform: SNES
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Released: 1992 (NA)
Axelay is a top-down shooter from Konami, makers of the classic shooter series Life Force and Gradius.
Unlike tradition shooters, players don’t get upgrades by flying over power-ups dropped by defeated enemies, but instead enhance their ship by advancing in the game and earning upgrades.
The [...]
The Legend of Zelda series has been my favorite gaming brand ever since I got my hands on the original game at the tender age of six.
My neighbor John’s older sister Bethany had brought it over to show us how awesome the new Nintendo we just got was. She put it in and taught my [...]
