Author: Jimmy Lynn Sanchez

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is now available digitally for all current generation consoles, handhelds, and PC at $49.99. Physical editions will follow on December 12, 2025, priced between $49.99 and $79.99 depending on the edition and platform. For more than three decades, people have asked what game series inspired me to start writing about my love for video games. The answer is simple: Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat lit the fuse that exploded the fighting game craze in American arcades. Then it ignited again on September 13, 1993, Mortal Monday. In the span of just eleven months and five days, from…

This review covers Golden Tee Arcade Classics on Xbox Series X/S. Priced at $29.99 US (€25), it is available digitally on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. A physical edition for PlayStation 5 and Switch arrives October 24. Golden Tee Arcade Classics gathers six Golden Tee Golf arcade classics from 1995 to 2001: Golden Tee 3D Golf, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2K and the original Golden Tee Classic. Alongside these golf games, two ‘hardware derived’ games, World Class Bowling and Shuffleshot were added for variety. This collection marks the 49th Golden Tee release since its 1989…

On March 31st, Blaze released its third annual Evercade Showcase, bringing plenty of news for fans. On the software side, there were some solid announcements, but the hardware front felt a bit underwhelming – no entirely new devices, just branded variations. That said, some interesting cartridges are on the way this summer, and the long-awaited SNK deal is finally taking shape. Let’s take a closer look. Arcade Cartridge #15: Windjammers, Karnov, & Friends The first announcement from the showcase was Arcade Cartridge #15: Windjammers, Karnov & Friends. This cartridge will feature five games: Windjammers and Karnov, along with Vapor Trail:…

This Tetris Forever review is played and tested on Sony PlayStation 5.  Tetris Forever is available for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X & S, and PC for $34.99US/€33. Tetris Forever is the third compilation in a series known as the “Gold Master Series,” released by Digital Eclipse. The first two collections in the series are The Making of Karateka (#1) and Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (#2), both excellent compilations worthy of purchasing if you haven’t done so already. Tetris Forever is a beautifully curated and expansive collection of fifteen classic and new Tetris variants, spanning…

The 9th Arcade Cartridge and 41st overall release for the Evercade is Toaplan Arcade 2. This cartridge features seven classic games from the legendary developer Toaplan, with an 8th title unlocked if you connect this cartridge with its predecessor, Toaplan Arcade 1, to the Evercade VS System, released in late 2021. With only eight titles to cover, let’s dive into a small preview of each one! Wardner The first game in this collection is Wardner, a side-scrolling platformer where you play as Dover, a young boy trying to rescue his girlfriend, Mia, from a warlock who has kidnapped her. The…

In the last two months, Blaze has been busy with several updates, including the announcement of two new cartridges and some significant news that came through in the last couple of days. New Cartridge Releases Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 On July 30th, Blaze announced the release of The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 (Home Computer Cartridge #8), the 58th cartridge in their impressive line of retro classics. This collection features six Amiga games developed by the British-based Bitmap Brothers, known for their iconic titles. The games included in this set are: Among these six titles, three stood out to me either…

Blaze Entertainment, a UK-based games and console publisher, know for their Evercade retro platform, announced two sequels to their Data East and Toaplan Arcade cart series. These Evercade announcements where already planned and published in the road map Blaze laid out in the beginning of the year. The Toaplan Arcade Collection 3 (Evercade Arcade Cart #11) will have seven new titles for the Evercade. It mixes the Steam released games with some nice additional game specific versions. with the notable standouts being Batsugan, Batsugan: Special Edition, and Truxton II. The games on the cart are: Data East Arcade Collection 2…

This is a “Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord” review, played and tested on Sony PlayStation 5. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is available for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X & S, and PC with prices ranging from $29.99-39.99/€ 29,99-39,99 The legend of Wizardry For those reading that are still young and enjoying their Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth; those game wouldn’t exist (at least in the way they are now) if it wasn’t for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. It can be considered the OG when it comes to…

This Attack of the Karens review is played and tested on the Nintendo Switch. Attack of the Karens is available for $4.99/4.99 Euro on the Nintendo Switch and is also available for PC on Steam. “Attack of the Karens” offers an interesting spin on shooters, one that I didn’t expect much from when I first learned about the game. My initial skepticism was largely due to the inclusion of the term “Karen.” The term “Karen” has become associated with traits like entitlement, snobbery, and being stuck up. It gained prominence around 2020 due to several embarrassing incidents, mostly in the…

Playing The Gravity Trickster brought back vibes and memories of a game that was special to us in The United States, Europe, and in Japan. The original game in question has three separate names for its three regions. In Japan it was known as “KulaQuest”, in Europe as “Kula World”, and in North America, with the sad but true name, “Roll Away”. I can not speak for my Japanese and European counterparts, but in North America, this game did not sell well and was not sought after in any way during or after its initial run. It would take a quarter…