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Top 100 Retro Games: North & South

North and South Nintendo Entertainment System Kemco 1990 #68 North and South is a fascinating game that was fairly unique to me growing up. It was likely the first turn-based game that I played,...

Top 100 Retro Games: Thunder Cross

How good is Thunder Cross from 1988!?! This is a really good evolution off of the Gradius series and you can see Konami trying out things that would come back in their later games,...

Top 100 Retro Games: Sonic 2

Sonic The Hedgehog II Sega Genesis Sega 1992 #61 The story of how I got into the Sega Genesis begins with a neighbor. He, or really his older brother I guess, got one pretty...

Top 100 Retro Games: Metroid

Metroid Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo 1987 #25 I did not own Metroid myself, but I played it a lot at friend’s houses. At least a few of them owned it, so I was able...

Top 100 Retro Game List: NHL ’94

NHL ’94 Sega Genesis Electronic Arts 1993 #14 NHL’94 seems to be the consensus choice for best game in this series. It had real player names, and more advanced play control. My history with...

Top 100 Retro Games: Mega Man III

Mega Man III Nintendo Entertainment System Capcom 1990 #60 Despite Mega Man II being one of my favorite games of all time, I barely played Mega Man III after it came out in the...

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