Category Archives: Video Games

Adventure Island II: Review

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Seth Newman

After completing Adventure Island for the Nintendo, I decided that it gave me a good break from beating PS3 games. I enjoyed the toned down graphics and stories. Nothing too complicated about Nintendo games other than the difficulty of actual … Continue reading →

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Sly Cooper 3: Honor Among Thieves Review:

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Seth Newman

What a way to end the series on the PS2. This game took everything that the first two games offered and put them together to make a fantastic third game in the franchise. Sly Cooper 3 was released only one … Continue reading →

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Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune: Review

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Seth Newman

Video game mascots, rarely transfer over to next generations smoothly. Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Lara Croft, Sonic, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, and Ratchet and Clank, are all examples of big franchise mascots that slipped up, disappeared or had a rocky … Continue reading →

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Sly Cooper 2: Band of Thieves: Review

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Seth Newman

Continuing on my quest to beat the Sly Cooper HD Collection, I turned my attention to Sly Cooper 2: Band of Thieves recently, and wow, I  was not expecting what I played. Sly 2 was released only a year after … Continue reading →

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Adventure Island: Review

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Seth Newman

In the summer of seventh grade, (2003) my house was the place to be. I would usually have four to five friends at a time there either playing sports or video games with me. Seventh grade was also the time … Continue reading →

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Super C: Review

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Seth Newman

If I wanted to be perfectly honest about Super C aka Super Contra, I would just copy my review of the original Contra and paste it in this blank space. Super C is almost an exact replica of Contra, much … Continue reading →

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Contra Review:

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Seth Newman

It was just after I finished beating Gradius and telling a friend about my mission to beat Nintendo games that Contra came up. I had told my friend Vandy, that I had beat Mega Man 1-6 which impressed him because … Continue reading →

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Gradius Review:

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Seth Newman

I’m super proud of myself because I finally got ambitious about playing old school video games. I ordered a few things to really make them enjoyable! First off I bought a Nintendo USB controller so I have a proper controller … Continue reading →

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Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus: Review

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Seth Newman

I’m not sure what I was doing in middle school when the Playstation 2 came out, but I certainly was not paying attention to game reviews even though I was subscribed to Playstation Magazine (RIP). Loved that magazine. Looking back … Continue reading →

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Wonder Boy III The Dragon’s Trap: Review

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Seth Newman

Where to begin with this game? This is perhaps as far back as it goes for me in my video game history. Growing up we never had any cool systems until I begged and pleaded for a playstation which I … Continue reading →

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