diff --git a/content/about.md b/content/about.md index c4195a8..df1a889 100644 --- a/content/about.md +++ b/content/about.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ We retro fans have to stick together you know! -### About the Rating System +### About the Rating System Inspired by the review methodologies of _GoodReads_ and _EuroGamer_, I award each game a simple score between 1 (very bad) and 5 (very good). They have the following meaning: diff --git a/content/games/3ds/_index.md b/content/games/3ds/_index.md index 20987e1..11e8680 100644 --- a/content/games/3ds/_index.md +++ b/content/games/3ds/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,17 @@ aliases: image: "/img/3ds-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Nintendo 3DS +A perhaps natural transition from the [Nintendo DS](/platforms/ds) to this one, with the addition of 3D. Thankfully, the device kept its backwards compatibility, but was the first in decades to (re)introduce region locking on a handheld device. Thank you, DS pirates! ---- +## Best Of Games » -A perhaps natural transition from the [Nintendo DS](/platforms/ds) to this one, with the addition of 3D. Thankfully, the device kept its backwards compatibility, but was the first in decades to (re)introduce region locking on a handheld device. Thank you, DS pirates! \ No newline at end of file +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | A | +| 2 | Luigi's Mansion 2 | A | +| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Both Worlds | A | +| 4 | Super Mario 3D Land | A | +| 5 | Fire Emblem: Awakening | A | +| 6 | Kirby Triple Deluxe | B | diff --git a/content/games/ds/_index.md b/content/games/ds/_index.md index b6868a8..9b956d6 100644 --- a/content/games/ds/_index.md +++ b/content/games/ds/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,30 @@ aliases: image: "/img/ds-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Nintendo DS +Just three years after the [Game Boy Advance](/platforms/gba), Nintendo pulled the DS out of their hat, as a "side track"---which, as we all know and felt then, ended up completely replacing the Game Boy line. Nonetheless, thanks to its accessibility and novel titles, the DS reached a new height in sales. ---- +## Best Of Games » -Just three years after the [Game Boy Advance](/platforms/gba), Nintendo pulled the DS out of their hat, as a "side track"---which, as we all know and felt then, ended up completely replacing the Game Boy line. Nonetheless, thanks to its accessibility and novel titles, the DS reached a new height in sales. \ No newline at end of file +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | [Animal Crossing: Wild World](/games/ds/animalcrossing-wildworld) | A | +| 2 | Mario Kart DS | A | +| 3 | Tetris DS | A | +| 4 | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow | A | +| 5 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | A | +| 6 | Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes | B | +| 7 | Kirby's Canvas Curse | B | +| 8 | [Etrian Odyssey](/games/ds/etrian-odyssey) | B | +| 9 | Professor Layton & The Curious Village | B | +| 10 | Advance Wars DS | B | +| 11 | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | C | +| 12 | [Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin](/games/ds/castlevania-portrait-of-ruin) | C | +| 13 | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia | C | +| 14 | Dragon Quest Rocket Slime | C | +| 15 | New Super Mario Bros | C | +| 16 | GTA Shinatown Wars | D | +| 17 | Sonic Rush | D | +| 18 | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | D | +| 19 | Final Fantasy Tactics Avance 2 | D | \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/games/gameboy/_index.md b/content/games/gameboy/_index.md index 9e8b114..1a63ae1 100644 --- a/content/games/gameboy/_index.md +++ b/content/games/gameboy/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,24 @@ ignore: true image: "/img/gameboy-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Game Boy +The Grey Brick, my First Big Crush. What's there to say? This is an iconic piece of hardware that continues to be loved all over the world by nerds and collectors who know what's good for them. Released in 1989 in Japan, and only being beaten by its successor the [Game Boy Color](/games/gameboycolor) nine full years later---and the more recent [Analogue Pocket](/articles/analogue-pocket)---the GB has a _massive_ collection of good and not so good games. ---- +## Best Of Games » -The Grey Brick, my First Big Crush. What's there to say? This is an iconic piece of hardware that continues to be loved all over the world by nerds and collectors who know what's good for them. Released in 1989 in Japan, and only being beaten by its successor the [Game Boy Color](/games/gameboycolor) nine full years later---and the more recent [Analogue Pocket](/articles/analogue-pocket)---the GB has a _massive_ collection of good and not so good games. \ No newline at end of file +This includes black cartridge [GBC](/games/gameboycolor) games. See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:--|-------|----------:| +| 1 | Wario Land II | A | +| 2 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | A | +| 3 | Kirby's Dreamland 2 | A | +| 4 | Tetris | A | +| 5 | Super Mario Land 2 | A | +| 6 | Turtles III: Radical Rescue | B | +| 7 | [Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land](/articles/wario-land/) | B | +| 8 | Gargoyle's Quest | B | +| 9 | Donkey Kong | B | +| 10 | Donkey Kong Land 2 | C | +| 11 | Kirby's Block Ball | C | +| 12 | Dragon Warrior Monsters | C | +| 13 | Game & Watch Gallery 2/3 | C | diff --git a/content/games/gameboycolor/_index.md b/content/games/gameboycolor/_index.md index a2319b7..0e18cd3 100644 --- a/content/games/gameboycolor/_index.md +++ b/content/games/gameboycolor/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ platform: gameboycolor image: "/img/gameboycolor-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Game Boy Color - ---- - The Gray Brick upgraded with Colors and all! Released nine years after [The Original Game Boy](/games/gameboy), Nintendo---and thus, we---finally saw things in color! For actually seeing "the light", we'd have to wait until a backlit-enabled version of [the GBA](/games/gba) was to be released in 2003. The GBC doubled the CPU and memory power of the GB, but sadly only lived for three short years, before the GBA replaced it. + +## Best Of Games » + +Includes only clear cartridges: black ones are in the [GB top list](/games/gameboy). See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | [Wario Land 3](/articles/wario-land/) | A | +| 2 | [Looney Tunes Collector](/games/gameboycolor/looney-tunes-collector) | C | +| 3 | [Wendy: Every Witch Way](/games/gameboycolor/wendy-every-witch-way) | C | diff --git a/content/games/gamecube/_index.md b/content/games/gamecube/_index.md index 2b0af64..22daa1d 100644 --- a/content/games/gamecube/_index.md +++ b/content/games/gamecube/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,27 @@ platform: gamecube image: "/img/gc-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Nintendo GameCube +The Purple Box one puts Mini-DVDs in: a clear departure from Nintendo's previous cartridge-based systems, lastly seen on the N64. I have a soft spot for the GameCube, we bought the silver one together with Wind Waker and of course Smash Bros Melee. All you need next is a WaveBird and plenty of time! ---- +## Best Of Games » -The Purple Box one puts Mini-DVDs in: a clear departure from Nintendo's previous cartridge-based systems, lastly seen on the N64. I have a soft spot for the GameCube, we bought the silver one together with Wind Waker and of course Smash Bros Melee. All you need next is a WaveBird and plenty of time! \ No newline at end of file +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker | A | +| 2 | Paper Mario 2: Thousand Year Door | A | +| 3 | Smash Bros Melee | A | +| 4 | Resident Evil 4 | A | +| 5 | Metroid Prime | A | +| 6 | Fire Emblem: Path of Radiace | B | +| 7 | Viewtiful Joe | B | +| 8 | Tales of Symphonia | B | +| 9 | Luigi's Mansion | B | +| 10 | Pikmin 2 | B | +| 11 | Animal Crossing | C | +| 12 | Super Mario Sunshine | C | +| 13 | Killer 7 | C | +| 14 | Super Monkey Ball 2 | C | +| 15 | Baten Kaitos | C | +| 16 | Alien Hominid | D | diff --git a/content/games/gba/_index.md b/content/games/gba/_index.md index bf1f221..5ef68b7 100644 --- a/content/games/gba/_index.md +++ b/content/games/gba/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,30 @@ platform: gba image: "/img/gba-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Game Boy Advance +Finally advancing the [original Game Boy](/games/gameboy) and its [color variant](/games/gameboycolor) into the 32-bit era! The GBA was a _huge_ success, and rightfully so called a _Pocket SNES_---not only because of the many ports. It is one of my favorite platforms, and thanks to the ARM processor technology, quite easy to program on. ---- +## Best Of Games » -Finally advancing the [original Game Boy](/games/gameboy) and its [color variant](/games/gameboycolor) into the 32-bit era! The GBA was a _huge_ success, and rightfully so called a _Pocket SNES_---not only because of the many ports. It is one of my favorite platforms, and thanks to the ARM processor technology, quite easy to program on. \ No newline at end of file +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | [Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow](/games/gba/castlevania-aria-of-sorrow) | A | +| 2 | Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | A | +| 3 | Tactics Ogre: Knights of Lodis | A | +| 4 | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | A | +| 5 | Metroid Fusion | A | +| 6 | The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap | B | +| 7 | Advance Wars | B | +| 8 | Golden Sun | B | +| 9 | Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | B | +| 10 | Wario Land 4 | B | +| 11 | Metroid Zero Mission | C | +| 12 | [Castlevania: Cirle of the Moon](/games/gba/castlevania-circle-of-the-moon) | C | +| 13 | Sonic Advance | C | +| 14 | Yggdra Union | C | +| 15 | Mario VS Donkey Kong | C | +| 16 | [Castlevania: Harmomy of Dissonance](/games/switch/castlevania-advance-collection) | D | +| 17 | Kirby's Nightmare In Dreamland | D | +| 18 | Drill Dozer | D | +| 19 | [Riviera: The Promised Land](/games/gba/riviera) | D | diff --git a/content/games/megadrive/_index.md b/content/games/megadrive/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..266ea45 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/games/megadrive/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +title: SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis +type: platform +platform: megadrive +ignore: true +aliases: + - /platforms/megadrive +image: /img/md-cover.png +--- + +Genesis does... What [Nintendon't](/platforms/snes)! Growing up in Europe, I naturally was in the camp of the SEGA MegaDrive, although my wife had a SNES when she was little. High speed chases after Sonic's stars were somehow more exciting than Mario's clumsy mushrooms, even tough looking back now, it's hard to decide which was the ultimate 16-bit champ. They both rocked! + +## Best Of Games » + +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | Aladdin | A | +| 2 | Sonic 2 | A | +| 3 | Sonic 3 & Knuckles | A | +| 4 | Streets of Rage 2 | A | +| 5 | Castlevania Bloodlines | A | +| 6 | Toejam & Earl on Panic in Funkotron | B | +| 7 | Earthworm Jim | B | +| 8 | Zombies Ate My Neighbors | B | +| 9 | Micro Machines 2 | B | +| 10 | Fatal Fury 1 | B | +| 11 | Golden Axe 2 | C | +| 12 | Sonic The Hedgehog | C | diff --git a/content/games/nes/_index.md b/content/games/nes/_index.md index 99db87d..8c168c0 100644 --- a/content/games/nes/_index.md +++ b/content/games/nes/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ ignore: true image: /img/nes-cover.png --- -# Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System - ---- - The original Nintendo Entertainment System, or simply NES, is the one that got everyone hooked on a silly 8-bit game about an Italian plumber in 1985. The Japanese Famicom was a huge sucess in the west and helped both converting arcade classics and conceiving entire new genres. Thanks to the NES, everyone knew what "a Nintendo" was. diff --git a/content/games/pc/_index.md b/content/games/pc/_index.md index f99d1f7..fd978c0 100644 --- a/content/games/pc/_index.md +++ b/content/games/pc/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ ignore: true image: "/img/pc-cover.png" --- -# Platform: PC - ---- - Fused with keyboard and mouse, clutched behind a glowing screen, feeling the whizzing of the too many fans from the case: welcome to PC gaming! From the old 80386 to the Bold Win95/98/XP machines, this list contains a plethora of PC games over many different generations. But: the older, the better! diff --git a/content/games/snes/_index.md b/content/games/snes/_index.md index 0f82ea1..431ffe6 100644 --- a/content/games/snes/_index.md +++ b/content/games/snes/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,28 @@ aliases: image: /img/snes-cover.png --- -# Platform: Super NES +The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or simply SNES, is revered as the undisputed king of the classic 16-bit console era. With big hitters such as the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, [Super Metroid](/games/super-metroid) and a plethora of [jrpg](/tags/jrpg)s, you were pretty much set with a SNES. _Genesis doesn't_... ---- +## Best Of Games » -The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or simply SNES, is revered as the undisputed king of the classic 16-bit console era. With big hitters such as the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, [Super Metroid](/games/super-metroid) and a plethora of [jrpg](/tags/jrpg)s, you were pretty much set with a SNES. _Genesis doesn't_... \ No newline at end of file +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past | A | +| 2 | [Super Metroid](/games/snes/super-metroid) | A | +| 3 | Super Mario World | A | +| 4 | Chrono Trigger | A | +| 5 | Kirby Super Star | A | +| 6 | Yoshi's Island | B | +| 7 | Turtles IV: In Time | B | +| 8 | Street Fighter II (Turbo) | B | +| 9 | Super Mario Kart | B | +| 10 | Super Castlevania IV | B | +| 11 | Donkey Kong Country | C | +| 12 | Super Bomberman 2 | C | +| 13 | Secret of Mana | C | +| 14 | Contra 3 | C | +| 15 | Legend of the Mystical Ninja | C | +| 16 | Goof Troop | D | +| 16 | Ghosts 'n Goblins | D | diff --git a/content/games/switch/_index.md b/content/games/switch/_index.md index 0d29a85..39af697 100644 --- a/content/games/switch/_index.md +++ b/content/games/switch/_index.md @@ -8,8 +8,33 @@ type: platform image: "/img/switch-cover.png" --- -# Platform: Nintendo Switch - ---- - Is It A Handheld? Is It A Bird? It's a Hybrid Console! And a damn good one, judging from the sales results---and the sheer number of excellent games. The Switch could also be called [a perfect retro (port) machine](/articles/switching-to-the-definitive-nostalgic-console/), as many previously Sony-exclusive games found its re-release here. Sadly, Nintendo ceased its [3DS](/platforms/3ds) line, so from now on, it's only the Switch. + +## Best Of Games » + +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | [Hollow Knight](/games/switch/hollow-knight) | A | +| 2 | [Sonic Mania](/games/switch/sonic-mania) | A | +| 3 | Into The Breach | A | +| 4 | Super Mario Odyssey | A | +| 5 | Celeste | A | +| 6 | [Ion Fury](/games/switch/ion-fury) | B | +| 7 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | B | +| 8 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | B | +| 9 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | B | +| 10 | [Diablo 3](/games/switch/diablo-3) | B | +| 11 | [Mario Party Superstars](/games/switch/mario-party-superstars) | C | +| 12 | [Animal Crossing: New Horizons](/games/switch/animalcrossing-newhorizons/) | C | +| 13 | Steamworld Heist | C | +| 14 | Slay the Spire | C | +| 15 | The Witcher 3 | C | +| 16 | Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon | D | +| 17 | [Bug Fables](/games/switch/bug-fables) | D | +| 18 | [The Messenger](/games/switch/the-messenger) | D | +| 19 | [Dexter Stardust](/games/switch/dexter-stardust) | D | +| 20 | [Irony Curtain](/games/switch/irony-curtain) | D | + diff --git a/content/games/wii/_index.md b/content/games/wii/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f7ee83 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/games/wii/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +title: Wii +type: platform +platform: wii +ignore: true +aliases: + - /platforms/wii +image: /img/wii-cover.png +--- + +The easy going remote that successfully deceived millions of casual gamers reconfirmed Nintendo's position as a market leader in creating something with little. Everybody and their grandma had one, and everybody could join in on a cheerful game of Wii Sports without having to understand anything about intricate hardcore game mechanics. Luckily for us gamers, it also came with a couple of must-play highlights---and even came with retro channels that allowed you to legally emulate older generations of Mario. + +## Best Of Games » + +See [the rating system](/about/#rating). + +| # | Title | Category| +|:---|-------|----------:| +| 1 | Okami | A | +| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | A | +| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | A | +| 4 | Super Smash Bros Brawl | A | +| 5 | Kirby's Epic Yarn | B | +| 6 | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | B | +| 7 | Super Paper Mario | B | +| 8 | New Super Mario Bros Wii | B | diff --git a/data/webmentions.json b/data/webmentions.json index 053d92b..f037624 100644 --- a/data/webmentions.json +++ b/data/webmentions.json @@ -1,4 +1,18 @@ [ + { + "author": { + "name": "Jefklak", + "picture": "/pictures/jefklakscodex.com" + }, + "name": "Lost In Play: An Adventurous Feel-Good Game Best Enjoyed With Two", + "content": "I (sometimes fondly) remember the endless bickering between me and my sisters when growing up—before puberty kicked in, when everything was always wonderful, and awesome, and when we didn’t care about individual differences in interests. 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