The memories and stories of finding, playing, and enjoying all things gaming! Video game nostalgia is like the best comfort food.
I played the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for more than 145 hours before putting it down. And I want more. I am legitimately sad I have finished all the things I wanted to! As an adult nearing 40 who has two kids and is completing a graduate program for a new career, […]
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I’ve been on a massive retro gaming kick since we moved into our new house. Modern games simply haven’t had as much appeal for me recently! I’m finding so much to love about older titles. And I keep being delighted that classic games I play for the first time (like Rocket Knight Adventures on the
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Growing up in the 90s, there was nothing quite like getting a new Nintendo Power in the mail. The bulk of my gaming news came solely from the sweet, sweet pages of the magazine. So did strategy and tips for beating games! I would always rollerblade around our neighborhood mailbox (ah, the 90s) on the
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If you’re a gamer who wants to read more books, stick with me for this Ask Iwata book review! One of my wife and I’s recent goals is to read more books, as we got out of the habit a bit with the craziness of the past few years (our kids are still toddlers and
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Words cannot express how irrationally excited I am about Metroid Dread and the fervor around it! I seriously never thought I’d see the day. Obviously, my entire website is named after the Chozo, an integral part of the Metroid lore. Some of my best friends and I originally bonded over our love for the series,
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Between the release of Metroid Dread and the fact that my website is The Chozo Project, it’s high time for ranking the Metroid games! Metroid is my second favorite series, right behind The Legend of Zelda. And just like Zelda, most Metroid games are of the highest quality. It’s hard to beat the spectacularly realized
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We just passed the summer equinox, which means it’s time to talk about games you play in the summer! Between being a teacher for 13 years and having summers off as a kid, I’ve done A LOT of summer gaming in my life. My birthday is also the first week of August, so growing up
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I think every gamer has their own list of retro games that need a sequel. E3 often inspires big hopes that we’ll *finally* see a new iteration of a favorite game that’s gone underappreciated or ignored for years. Usually games in that camp didn’t sell well despite their cult following, and/or have the rights to
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Will the upcoming Shredder’s Revenge be one of the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games? I certainly hope so, but in the meantime, let’s look at some excellent Turtles titles you can play right now! If you grew up in the late 80s and early 90s, you’re almost certainly familiar with the phenomena that was
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I bought an original NES! Since I recently re-purchased a Model 2 Genesis and built up a small collection, I was inspired to do the same for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the first console I ever owned (but traded in long, long ago). After grabbing Turtles II and III for my cartridge cleaning post, it
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