The Checklist - Half-Life 2
I'm not saying anything new here, of course, but it's all stuff I've come to appreciate a lot more now since the first time I played it.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Rayman 2: The Great Escape (PS1)
The many disparate versions of Rayman 2 are strange beasts, and strangest of all is the port for the original PlayStation.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
This game... it's really, really something.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Super Mario Odyssey
Between this coming out at the peak of my end-of-year assessments and Zelda releasing in week one of first semester, it felt like Nintendo was trying to wreck my university career.
Read MoreThe Checklist - SteamWorld Dig 2
The original Steamworld Dig leapt into my heart by combining the things I like about Motherload (digging for ore through squares of dirt and returning to the surface for upgrades) and Super Metroid (exploration gated by found abilities). This game took that even further, expanding the exploration and the playtime drastically and adding some neat progression features.
Read MoreThe Checklist - The Legend of Zelda
If you're a fan of any of the later games, I think it's an interesting exercise to go back and see their roots - because they show through in some unexpected ways.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Portal
Everyone should play Portal - it's one of the closest things to a perfect video game.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Gyromite & Duck Hunt
I've arrived at the Wii Play and Link's Crossbow Training of the NES.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros is worth experiencing - once you work out how to sand over the unforgiving part, it's easy to have a great time with it.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Ice Climber
I like how they turned the levels into Smash Bros. stages.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Jetpac & Friends
I guess this ends up being sort of an ad-hoc review for Rare Replay: I think it's super cool, even if a lot of the games don't hold up to my oh-so-delicate modern sensibilities.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Dig Dug
So here's the thing with old games like Dig Dug - my time/reward ratio requirements are much different than that of an 80s arcade kid.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Ms. Pac-Man
Those ghosts are still motherfuckers.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Super Motherload
This is not a great game. I'd struggle to call it a good game. But the deep nostalgia I felt for Motherload meant I had to try it, and propelled me through to the end.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Galaga
DOUBLE FIREPOWER
Read MoreThe Checklist - Pac-Man
Pac-Man is still pretty dope.
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