During the 16-bit era of the console wars, the Sega Genesis had a pretty daunting task: compete with the uber-popular Super Nintendo (which had a hype train behind it like you wouldn’t believe). However, I think the Genesis definitely held its own at the time, especially in terms of its catalog of RPGs. In fact, … Read more
The Neo Geo Pocket was released in 1998, followed by the Neo Geo Pocket Color in 1999. This handheld console was made by the Japanese video game company SNK and competed with Nintendo’s Game Boy and GameBoy Color. Did you know there were 82 games made for the Neo Geo Pocket? Many of the games … Read more
Whether it was one incredible piece of music or an entire soundtrack, the NES contained some of the most iconic video game music ever created. When the Nintendo Entertainment System was first released in Japan in 1983, it was known as the Famicom (or Family Computer). Over the next decade, Nintendo didn’t just create some … Read more
Survival horror games will never get old, but let’s be honest, a lot of the all-time great horror games came from the PS2. Many of these games are sequels to games that were originally released on the original PlayStation. While many great horror games were developed for the PS1, the games released for the PS2 … Read more
In the 90s, something that characterized SEGA was the paranoia it felt for its rival products. The rising popularity of the CD-ROM format and the Super Nintendo Super FX chip was its biggest fears. That led to the Mega Drive add-on: Mega-CD. However, as we already know, fear leads to the dark side. Even though … Read more
It was 1990, and Sega did not want to give up and responded to every move by Nintendo with aggressive and risky plays. During a battle for dominance of the desktop console market, Nintendo launched a machine to become the most famous handheld game console in history. But Sega did not want to be left … Read more
The Nintendo Gamecube is remembered with great affection and remains as the favorite console of many. The PS2 and XBOX overshadowed it in many ways. The Gamecube became known for featuring some of the best Nintendo titles to date, still worth playing as The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Also, the … Read more
After a few years, when RPGs were on a losing streak, many titles came to the rescue of the genre, and the PS3 became a great console to enjoy all kinds of RPGs. The PlayStation 3 covered all the bases with PS3 RPGs. From the classic Japanese role-playing games, with their turn-based combat and fantastic … Read more
A lot of racing games were launched on PS2. Many of those tried to follow in the footsteps of greater tittles. Some were adaptations of video games from racing movies, and others were sports games from official series. Despite the many games released, few came out on top as classics in the genre. Those games … Read more
Nobody bet on the Sony console in the debut of the turbulent era with which the 32-bit generation began. The reality is that PlayStation devastated all other rivals due to a multitude of excellent ideas a few had come up with. For the PS1 RPG genre, the arrival of CDs allowed to expand the size … Read more
