Diehard GameFAN

Author: Charlie Marsh

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 5/25

    Last week we found ourselves gushing over Majora’s Mask. I’m personally still on a high from that, but I couldn’t help but wonder if they’ll try to kill that by bringing out something horrible. This week, we’re getting Clayfighter from the Genesis. That’s not bad, but let’s see what we have to say about it!

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 5/18

    Knowing that this week would see the release of the 300th VC game, I had a dream last night about what this game could be. My unconscious mind came up with the only logical choice for such a milestone: Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. For once, I’m glad to be proven wrong, as we’re getting…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 5/11

    They must have a really big backlog of titles for the Virtual Console that they need to get out. I know there’s a hell of a lot of games they can release, but good gravy, wake me when something good comes out. This week sees the release of Galaxy Force II from the Genesis. I’d…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 4/27

    An interesting thing happened at DHGF HQ this morning. It seems Nintendo released a game on the VC this week that none of us have actually played. This week sees the release of Nobunaga’s Ambition from the SNES. And while we have a few Koei fans here, this one has kind of stumped us. A…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 4/20

    Every so often, you get a week in which the Virtual Console release is sure to piss off just about everyone. I think this is one of those weeks. This week sees the release of Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair from the Genesis. If that name sounds a bit familiar, it may be because the…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 4/6

    This week, Nintendo launched the DSi, along with six sexy DSi Ware games. Who cares about those? This is the Virtual Console Column! We’re here to talk about this week’s new VC game, Uncharted Waters: New Horizons from the SNES. I’ve…actually never heard of this, so let’s get some opinions from some people who have!

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 3/30

    While I was waiting for Nintendo execs to completely and thoroughly embarrass themselves during Nintendo’s big speech at GDC, they surprised me with a decent storage solution for the Wii and some brand new arcade games added to the VC. Those games are all good, but oh, what’s this? Some more goodness coming out this…

  • Review: Major League Baseball 2K9 (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Major League Baseball 2K9 Genre: Sports Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: 2K Sports Release Date: 3/3/2009

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 3/23

    Good gravy, there are two games being released this week?! And it’s not even my birthday! This week, we’re getting Bomberman “Ëœ94 and Detana!! Twinbee, both from the TurboGrafx-16. Not bad. While I figure out what the occasion is, and if I have to get Nintendo anything back now, here’s what DHGF thinks!

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 3/16

    Remember those fancy new Commodore 64 games Nintendo put out a few weeks ago? Well, they finally remembered them, too, as this week, we’re getting Summer Games II. What happened to Summer Games I?

  • Charlie’s Retro Countdown – Retro Makeovers

    I’m pretty sure it’s been said by pretty much everyone with a soul, but man, Mega Man 9 is awesome. It was just what the series needed; to take away the anime and voice acting and all that crap, and give us retro graphics and gameplay. Add in perfect difficulty and I was bowing to…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 3/9

    Last week saw the release of a rather rare and classic game in Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen. In fact, the releases have been pretty good for the past few weeks. Now, if you’re like me, you’re thinking, “Hey, where’s the mediocrity?” Well, it seems Nintendo thought that too, because this week, we’re…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 2/23

    Can it be? Can it possibly be, that more than one game is being released on the VC this week? Holy testicle Tuesday! It had to happen sometime. So what’s the occasion? Well, this week Nintendo is releasing 3 games from the old Commodore 64, so I guess they’re starting that off with a good…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 2/16

    Hello, and welcome to the worst day of my life. If you haven’t heard, it appears EarthBound, aka the best game of all time, won’t be seeing release on the Virtual Console any time soon due to some legal issues. So, fine. Let’s see what they’ll put out instead in order to earn my money.…

  • Kickin’ It Old School – Sonic Adventure

    Oh, Sonic. What happened to you? I used to envy all of my Genesis-owning friends for having the super awesome Sonic the Hedgehog series, when all I had to go home to was pussy ass Mario. But, while Mario is still going pretty strong (though some would say it’s time for a change there), Sonic…

  • DHGF at the Movies – Max Payne

    Video game movies. Three words that, when said in succession, make gamers cringe. After all, rarely do such movies capture what made the games they’re based on great. Not that it’s easy to do that. I mean, how can you take something like Super Mario Bros. and turn it into a movie? Dennis Hopper as…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 2/2

    The parade (One game a week is hardly a parade, but work with me.) of good games on the VC continues, as we have Sonic Chaos from the Master System. Not bad, and it could be worse. Let’s see what we have to say about it!

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 1/26

    Well, the one game a week plan Nintendo has been using for a while has worked out so far, with some pretty good games being released. Let’s see if that trend holds up as Wonder Boy in Monster Land from the Sega Master System is our one game for the week. Let’s hear what your…

  • Kickin’ It Old School – Super Ghouls and Ghosts

    There were games way back when that were just plain tough. You could play them for hours and barely get into the game. You could lose life after life, credit after credit, and yet, you can’t put the controller down. Because even though you’re getting chewed up and spit out by this game, you’re still…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 1/19

    Hey look, another one game week. Is it still getting tiresome if the one game is good every week? Well, let’s find out. This week, we’re getting M.U.S.H.A. from the Sega Genesis. And here’s what your friends at DHGF have to say about it!