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Retro Game of the Day Archive - January 2023

szunyzoli99 says:
It's blackjack with a twist.

User Rating: 4.66/5.00

Iamerror says:
This is the Japanese version of the game that started the Castlevania franchise. Simon Belmont's family is cursed to fight Dracula. Simon gets his trusty whip and sets off to face off against his undead foe.

User Rating: 4.45/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
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User Rating: 4.65/5.00

DeriLoko2 says:
Mega Maze is an action game that was developed by PolyMedia Communications and published by Philips Media. This game was released in the USA in 1994.

User Rating: 5/5.00

Hertz says:
Mystic Heroes is the first 'musou' game I've played, (and one of the very first to appear on a Nintendo console), and turns out to be an excellent, indeed exceptional, introduction to the genre. Combining gripping gameplay mechanics with East Asian charm, it provides an experience that is well worth ...

User Rating: 3.51/5.00

keathwar says:
.hack//OUTBREAK is number 3 in the 4 part video game series known as .hack. It details the beginning of Kite's counterattack against the Cursed Wave.

User Rating: 4.74/5.00

szunyzoli99 says:
A cart featuring five of Namco's arcade titles; Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug and Pole Position. The games doesn't save high scores.

User Rating: 5/5.00

RexRascerX says:
Gadget Racers is a game in which you are a street racer for the sake of racing. The game offers a 3D driving experience and a car customization feature.

User Rating: 4.93/5.00

LeftyGuitar says:
RoadBlasters is a racing/shoot game for the NES. You can select from one of three levels. You can fire bullets at other vehicles. As you fire weapons, you will gaine points. You also have a fuel meter, so you need to keep an eye on it. You can collect items to restore your fuel. Your car will explode ...

User Rating: 4.83/5.00

Skorpion2188 says:
Thomas the Tank and Friends is game designed for kids. It has sliding puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, racing against other train friends, and fixing tracks.

User Rating: 4.38/5.00

FlashFlare says:
Blue Stinger is a survival horror game where players control Eliot Ballade and Dogs Bower as they team up to solve the mystery behind the strange happenings on Dinosaur Island. The gameplay is heavily influenced by games such as Resident Evil and Dino Crisis and players fight off mutants and manage their ...

User Rating: 4.74/5.00

TheGoofDaddy says:
Magical Chase is a side scrolling shooter very similar to Graduis. An evil witch's apprentice, Ripple has disobeyed her mentor and read a forbidden magical tome and released 6 monsters into the world. It is Ripple's charge (along with her star friends Topsy and Turvy) to defeat and once again imprison ...

User Rating: 4.83/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
Beavis & Butt-Head is based on the cartoon of the same name Mtv series. The argument is that the two guys is simple because they want to join a gang, but first they have to release their leader from prison. So, the player takes the role of one of them in its eagerness to travel all the way from the school ...

User Rating: 4.92/5.00

tomthebomb683 says:
Take on the role of four friends, Firion, Maria, Guy, and Leon, as they battle for control of Fynn from the evil Empire in this turn-based fantasy RPG.

User Rating: 4.4/5.00

Ginmaru_xao says:
Without a doubt a fun simple brutal platforming beat em up. You start off picking one of 3 Battletoads then forever lasting fun beating up enemy's with everyone's special moves big foot, rami horns and hammer fist. The edges are tricky and unexpected things happen in every stage so best be on your feet. ...

User Rating: 4.42/5.00

JackHira says:
In this game you control Olaf, Erik and Baelog. They are living in a quiet village but one night they are attacked by a ship alien and have to escape.

User Rating: 5/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
True Lies is a game of action and espionage in which we control Harry Tasker, a renowned secret agent. He is assigned to go on a great series of missions. You will need to prepare yourself with a great team of espionage.

User Rating: 4.61/5.00

TvSonicSerbia says:
Soccer simulation game developed by SNK.

User Rating: 3.4/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
Plok! is a 2D action game in which we'll control a robot that looks for ways to get home on a planet that it does not know.

User Rating: 4.92/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
The game Popeye - Ijiwaru Majo Sea Hag no Maki is based on the old 80's series of the same name. The adventure consists on touring different places, while controlling Popeye in his struggle to defend their his Olivia from the clutches of Brutus.

User Rating: 4.1/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
The Flintstones is an action platformer in which your goal is to help Fred to pass different levels and overcome enemies. Your only weapons are sticks, stones and a bowling ball which will be of great help in the levels.

User Rating: 4.8/5.00

2BKurupt says:
Slightly different from the EURO, and N. American versions.. with graphics and sound effects. Gunstar Heroes is an EPIC game! It is a run n gun side scroller with 4 stages. At the end of each stage you are faced with a Boss. You can either take this game all alone or with someone else. Your mission ...

User Rating: 4.9/5.00

isrealade says:
This game is about a boy who got turned into ant after treating an innocent ant colony wrongly. You will play as a boy named Lucas and save the ant colony from extermination.

User Rating: 3.92/5.00

Iamerror says:
This is the Japanese version of Pocky and Rocky. A shrine maiden and a Nopino goblin investigate why the other goblins are acting badly. This is a really good and fun shoot-em-up.

User Rating: 4.69/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
The Flintstones is an action platformer in which your goal is to help Fred to pass different levels and overcome enemies. Your only weapons are sticks, stones and a bowling ball which will be of great help in the levels.

User Rating: 5/5.00

TheGoofDaddy says:
Neutopia II opens to Jazeta's wife having a terrible dream of Jazeta (The hero of the first Neutopia game) fighting Murdoch's Decendant. When she awakes, she tells the player (the son of Jazeta) of the events of the previous game. She concludes that it was not just a dream but Jazeta trying to communicate ...

User Rating: 4.78/5.00

A Dummy says:
Mechwarrior 3050 is an isometric top down action game. You are the pilot of a Mad-Cat mech completing missions issued to you by your commanding officer. Before you start a mission, you are given a choice on what weapons you want to take with you, there are 3 different categories each with 3 choices ...

User Rating: 4.88/5.00

szunyzoli99 says:
Prince of Persia 2 was released in 1993, and was ported to various systems over the years. This is the prototype ROM of the never finished Sega Genesis port.

User Rating: 4.9/5.00

Red Angel1 says:
In Ultima VI (called Itsuwari no Yogensha in Japan) you have to return to Britannia and resolve several cases by doing epic puzzles.

User Rating: 4.67/5.00

raelgoth says:
An arena-style hack'n'slash. With a linear story line, you fight off scores of enemies with your 'Dino Breaker', a mechanical robot in which you ride and fight with. When you have defeated all enemies in the area, you advance the story and proceed to the next area. There are bosses and various enemies ...

User Rating: 3.97/5.00

szunyzoli99 says:
A pretty bad game released in 2003, with it's story mostly based on the Bionicle Mask of Light movie. The controls are terrible, the graphics are bad even for the GBA, the gameplay is slow and boring, the difficulty is unfair ironically, the final boss is a pushover) and there's no save system; the game ...

User Rating: 4/5.00