Time to do the most stereotypical review one can on Halloween – a “spooky” video game and one that, while it’s been done to death, is still a game which I enjoy the occasional play of: Haunted House for the Atari 2600. The premise is a simple one – you are venturing into a long […]
Space Invaders was released in 1980 for the Atari 2600 (then Atari VCS) game system. It has the distinction of being the first arcade game to the officially licensed for any home game console, and would become the first “killer app” for the Atari 2600 – people would buy the console specially to play Space […]
2020 has been a hell of a year for pretty much everyone on Earth. As is obvious I’ve even stepped away quite a bit from this website and many related projects (although my work in the BBS scene took over, so it wasn’t time wasted) and this has caused obvious delays in, well, everything. I’ve […]
A good while back I wrote about wanting to do some good old game reviews here on Xadara. That’s part of what this blog was originally supposed to focus on, just my love of gaming (especially the classics) and tech, with a very healthy dose of specific reviews of individual games, consoles, and other things […]
Dragons Lair was an amazing game for its day. At least, an impressive one, anyway, for appearances, if not for gameplay. It used a LaserDisc system to play video clips that the player would react to, making decisions to progress in the game. Think “Quick Time Events” in games like God of War, Shenmue, and […]
Following immediately from the Friday the 13th episode, the Nerd looks into the 4 player capable horror classic that is A Nightmare on Elm Street on NES.
So, in my drive to constantly provide my opinion (for what it’s worth) on everything I like (or don’t like, in some cases) I’ve had the crazy idea to review every single Angry Video Game Nerd episode. That’s right, every single one. Why? Well, why not? Why not detail the evolution of the show, and […]
Mark, of Classic Game Room, released yesterday another video acting as a “preview” for his patreon exclusive content and it was met, once again, with quite the backlash. His 2 minute preview videos that then ask people to donate on Patreon just aren’t cutting it, and people are calling him out on it. Something I […]
October at Cinemassacre doesn’t just mean Monster Madness, but also the Halloween episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd series. This year, James has decided to cover the most frightening thing yet in gaming: Berenstain Bears games. Okay so that’s obviously a joke, but there are quite a few games based on this classic and […]
There is quite a bit that can be said about Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System. For many gamers my age, Super Mario Bros. is one of their first and most fond gaming memories, and for good reason: It is the game responsible for selling the NES in the American market following the […]