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Retro spotlight: Castlevania
The Dracula-fighting action game that started it all plays much differently than future Castlevania titles, but is still loads of fun decades later.
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Re-release this: Bosconian
Not as heavy of a commercial hitter as much of Namco's early 80s output, but a classic arcade title that deserves a standalone release all the same.
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Games inside games: Beetle Mania (Super Mario RPG)
A full-color fixed shooter on the Game Boy (?), contained within Mario's first role-playing adventure.
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The top 101 Nintendo games of all-time
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Ranking the top 101 Nintendo games: No. 1, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Ranking the top 101 Nintendo games: No. 3, Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Ranking the top 101 Nintendo games: No. 6, Super Metroid
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Ranking the top 101 Nintendo games: No. 4, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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Retro spotlight: Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!
Konami took their licensed games seriously, and it shows in this platformer based on a kids' cartoon.
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The music of The Legend of Zelda
There isn't much music in the original Zelda outing, no, but some of it has persisted throughout the series, and it's wrapped up in a fascinating bit of…
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Re-release this: Neo Drift Out: New Technology
Neo Geo Arcade Archives has come and gone without Neo Drift Out getting a re-release.
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It's new to me: Tomb Raider Anniversary
A remake of Lara Croft's first adventure
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Re-release this: Parodius (series)
Even when Konami was more active, they didn't release Parodius games all over the world. As the classic series turns 35, it's time to change that.
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XP Arcade: Dig Dug
Dig, crush, inflate, and don't get caught.
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Re-release this: Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Despite the title, it's the first game in the series. Well, a fairly different Wii version of the original DS game.
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Re-release this: Gun-Nac
Even with the Turbografx-16 and Sega Genesis out, Compile still had 8-bit magic to make.
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XP Arcade: Final Fight
Not the first beat 'em up, no, but the one that other beat 'em ups built on top of.
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