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I made a Board Game + Contest

As this post goes live, I have spent the past 2 months buried in Sketchbook Pro, 8 hours cutting tiles, Countless many hours nervously pouring my soul into a project that will follow me to Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio this week. T...

 
 
 
 

RPG of the Year - 2006

Holy shit damn, what a huge year! 57 games! And yes, there was a Sega Genesis game released this year. This is also one of those awkward years where a lot of developers were jumping to the new systems while other ones were still very uns...

 
 
 
 

RPG of the Year - 2005

Now, at first glance, this seems like a huge year. After all, there are 50 games! This was certainly a strong year for RPGs in that there were a LOT, but not so much in terms of quality. I'm confident in my top 5, but the runner ups...oh...

 
 
 
 
 
 

RPG of the Year - 2004

You think last year was a big year? Ha ha ha! This year, there are 49 games! Madness! Let's do this thang! #5 - Fable (Xbox) Let's get the obvious out of the way. Yes, it's very short. No, it didn't quite live up to everything Mol...

 
 
 
 

RPG of the Year - 2003

This is a HUGE year. There are 45 games! This is also the first year we're seeing a mobile game on the list. While you'd think this would make it hard for me to choose, just a simple glance at this list and I can already tell what's what...

 
 
 
 

TOP 7 Obscure games that ROCK.

Hello everyone. This is my first post. My information is right there on the right so, let's cut to the chase. I've been thinking for a while about what to write first, and as much as I have a few ideas for posts I really wanna write next, t...

 
 
 
 

RexwolfTrivia is back!

Hey, it's been a while since I've posted trivia, hasn't it? (The answer is yes.) Anyway, the battle for the blog is back, and let's go over the rules, shall we? First to answer wins a point. Google is allowed. First to five gets to send ...

 
 
 
 
 
 

RPG of the Year - 2002

This was a surprisingly dry year, at least compared to last year. There are only 18 games this time and sadly, not all of them are great. Let's hop into it! #5 - Elder Scrolls 3 - Morrowind (PC) ...I am not a fan of this game. And ye...

 
 
 
 

Can game mechanics spoil us?

I have been playing the Final Fantasy IV Complete on the journey to and from work the last couple of weeks. I have been struck by this screen appearing every time I start and particularly the game noting that "Game progress will not b...

 
 
 
 

RPG of the Year - 2001

Back by popular demand that I just happened to find under the sofa, I present yet another GoTY article! This was a tough year. I mean, REALLY tough. It's bad when you've played half the games on the list and LOVED them. Yeah, THAT bad. ...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Dark Void Zero is friggin' hard!

I've been playing Dark Void Zero lately. I managed to find a use for my PS3 controller and mapped the buttons to keys on my keyboard so I could use it to play DVZ but gadzooks is it difficult! I've played it for 3 hours collectively and I s...

 
 
 
 

Retro-Rant.com is now live!

That's right everyone the website retro-rant.com is now live and has all our videos embedded from youtube. Within the next few weeks Ericd will be tinkering around with it (and probably breaking it). For those of you who haven't seen Retro ...

 
 
 
 

NES controller phone case

I should've taken a picture of this years ago. This is actually the second one I've made. The first one fell out of my pocket as I rode my bike to work. I went looking for it. I found it had been crushed by an automobile. This phone is ...

 
 
 
 

Conkers Bad Fur Day (10 years latter)

Rare, or Rareware, the developer that created Conkers Bad Fur Day was in this trend of creating these incredibly vibrant adventure games. All of which were successful. Rare continued the trend of making these kinds of colourful adventure ...

 
 
 
 

Best System Evar: GAMEBOY COLOR.

If there were ever a sentence that I never thought I'd say, it would be the title of this article. I mean it! I'm a console gamer at heart. I've loved my Playstation since it took over my life at age 7, and my love for the console game w...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Brushing the Dust Off of Old Adventures

Original Post at Experience Points There just isn't anything quite like pulling an old game out from your collection and loading it up for the first time in years. The familiar sights and sounds from yesteryear tickle your senses and half...

 
 
 
 

Dear gaming gods: Please resurrect me!

I was always fond of the PC and console gaming heyday of my youth. I remember yearning for those constant chills and thrills, knowing that certain characters and games were going to stick with me for a long time to come... if not forever....

 
 
 
 

Forgotten Gems: North & South

This image just screams "historical accuracy." Back in the NES days I didn't have my own system so all of my gaming was done at other, luckier kids' houses. Since my friends didn't want to sit there for hours while I played "The Legend o...

 
 
 
 

Something about gaming magazines.

Man, remember when we used to read gaming magazines? Maybe you don't, but I do. A few days ago, while I was on my way to give a friend an old Xbox DVD remote I wasn't using, I had picked up three old gaming magazines for $5 at a Goodwill: ...

 
 
 
 

The Ultimate Megathon Smackdown! For Charity!

This is the fourth marathon quest by the BROgamers, and the first to support the Child's Play Charity. We're a group of high school kids from an arts school in Central Virginia, privy to both current-gen and retro games. We've trudged throu...

 
 
 
 

Dreamcast News Round-Up

I really hope that title made you do a double take. YES. NEWS.. First off, bullet hell shooter game developer NG:DEV sold out of the batch of Fast Striker they sent to Play-Asia. They won't release how many units they sent to them, but t...

 
 
 
 

Quickposts

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Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Dragon Quest XI (Switch) -CrossCode (Switch) -Judgment (PS4/5)

 
 
Virtua Kazama

We only have two more Royal Seeds Lets keep making WONDERful progress as we go live with Super Mario Wonder!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Well, this is I released a blog talking about Virtua Fighters return to EVO through EVO Japan 2023, and they are not in the lineup for EVO Japan Mind you, I make these blogs a month in

 
 
taterchimp

Still Some days

 
 
Retrofraction

Had to share this, hey all!

 
 
The Actual Charlton Heston

So, whos still here? Sound

 
 
Vesalius

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bong264

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Virtua Kazama

Virtua Fighter 3tb Online is now available on Japanese arcades, but unfortunately I wont be able to play it unless I travel to But it wont stop me from talking about on tonights session of VF Takeover!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

To no ones surprise, I pre-ordered the VF3tb Premium Music I needed the soundtrack for the longest

 
 
PhilKenSebben

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Flegma

Well, I got my first busted Evercade game (Its not a ROM cartridge, more like an SD card or USB On one hand, I have some tens of game cards already and this was the first case of a On the other, maybe is one too

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Happy 25th Anniversary to the SEGA Dreamcast! Lets reminisce about the console as we go live with Like a Dragon Gaiden!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

I will say that aside from VF3tb Online happening exclusively towards Japanese arcades because SEGA knew about the resurgence of VF3tb tournaments since 2014, we will be able to play the arcade version of VF3tb through Like a Dragon: Infinite

 
 
Flegma

I noticed Ive been playing games for months on almost As in, I might hear a sound effect played, but cant even identify which effect it Will be continuing like this for the foreseeable

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Happy early turkey day to the few, the proud, and the not so many still May your holiday be joyous, and mostly stress Be safe driving and always wear a

 
 
Flegma

I hear theres a lot of new commercial Game Boy software, but not enough proper Alas, I have found myself incapable of writing true

 
 
PatBateman17

Bump OK, Im hosting the annual Dtoid Secret Santa this No pressure to join, but heres the invite: love to see the usual suspects if we Holi

 
 
Virtua Kazama

This Thanksgiving Season, were thankful for this VF5US session that were about to And that is right now as we go live with the Thanksgiving Edition of Virtua Fighter Takeover!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

So I learned that theres a neat Easter Egg involving Fighting Vipers in Like a Dragon

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: I think I may be hallucinating

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: I think I may be hallucinating

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Were back in Sotenbori yet again, but this time we got the Jack-of-all-trades, Akame, to show us Its time for more Like a Dragon Gaiden!

 
 
PhilKenSebben

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bong264

Well, may aswell keep going until judgement day for Got a precambrian khornezerker done up and have called him Kharn the World My vintage chaos warrior collection is getting pretty big considering how hard it is to find these damn things lol

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Instead of doing a Splatfest, were playing more Super Mario Wonder tonight! Lets get more Wonder Seeds!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

With the release of the Super Mario RPG remake finally out, I have a confession to I am godawful at playing Mario

 
 
PhilKenSebben

New Robocop game looks

 
 
Titannel

Anyone else having issues with their Cblog posts not showing the entire post? My latest one is skipping a lot of critical

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Since the last stream failed due to various technical difficulties, were going to play VF5US Its time for another session of Virtua Fighter Takeover!

 
 
Flegma

Illusion you and your final

 
 
bong264

Final Status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Three years after the events of Yakuza 6, the Dragon of Dojima cant get peace of his Its time to play another RGG game with Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

The Best Fighting Game category for The Game Awards actually not

 
 
Flegma

Didnt expect a video like this from a relatively big-name Still, I truly cannot understand the negative reaction to the original reveal if it wasnt for the platform it was

 
 
PhilKenSebben

#Striptoid

 
 
Flegma

Ive been toiling away with Illusion Island, and I do like that there is no way to attack the enemies in the But I do not like how much going backwards there is and how uncondensed the game And the AD makes me think of cheap old

 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Dragon Quest XI (Switch) -CrossCode (Switch) -Judgment (PS4/5)

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tonights Fortune Roulette stream contains a Sponsored Were going to take a look at the latest release of Air Twister, a 3D Rail Shooter made by Yu Suzuki!

 
 
Flegma

Speaking as someone who liked the size of the world in Xenoblade X and 2, and didnt mind 1 or 3, I didnt expect to think a platformer (Illusion Island) could have too big and empty

 
 
Flegma

Now playing Illusion I prefer World of Illusion or even Castle of I didnt know there was Land of Illusion,

 
 
bong264

Got some more painting done Theis wonderful lads name is Barnaby: The Warrior of Went for some more free hand attempting but it turned out misaligned but oh well! Gonna have to get some more pre slottas prepped

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Its Virtua Fighter but with Fighting Vipers?! Thats right because in celebration of the upcoming Like a Dragon Gaiden, were going to be taking a look at Fighting Vipers 2!

 
 
bong264

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