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Raid 2020

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 by Orion

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It is the year 2020 and cyberpunk ‘Murika is under the tyranny of drug kingpin Pitbull! Agent Shadow, you must conduct a Raid 2020!

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The Legend of Zelda

April 4, 2020July 19, 2019 by Orion

The Legend of Zelda 1 NES box cover art

Being one of game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s early landmark titles, The Legend of Zelda remains to be one of the best NES games of all time.

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Haunted Castle

April 4, 2020October 31, 2018 by Orion

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Haunted Castle is a strange early Castlevania game, down to its localized name change, weird American promotional poster, and presentation.

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Vampire Killer

May 20, 2019October 10, 2018 by Orion

Vampire Killer MSX2 cover art

Vampire Killer is an obscure Castlevania game and the first one to try a nonlinear approach. Sadly, it’s not that great…

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Monster Party

May 23, 2019October 28, 2016 by Orion

Monster Party NES game cover

Monster Party is a charming platformer where you play as a boy-beast hybrid killing giant bats, human-faced dogs, eyeballs, and fried shrimp.

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