Its so rare to post something from an MMO that might have broad appeal on WPO. The fine folks from Arena have really done an amazing job with Guild Wars 2 since release. Keeping things fresh and giving players a reason to log in. This latest event the Super Adventure Box is like nothing I […]
Posts Tagged ‘retro’
La-Mulana
December 6th, 2012 
gunsage General Overview Is it worth dying, dying, and dying again for a grand action/adventure of epic proportions? That’s what developer Nigoro set out to found out. A remake of the 2005 cult classic, La-Mulana is everything an oldschool action/adventure title should be down to its very core. It also helps that the music is pretty […]
Blast Corps
October 4th, 2012 gunsage General Overview Save the world from utter, total annihilation by destroying absolutely every goddamn thing in the path of a truck that’s gone out of control and whatever the hell else you’d like as well…wait a minute…
Al Creed’s 8 Bits Presents: “8 Bits Poutine”!
August 22nd, 2012 G Hungry? Is your character in a video game out of health points? This will fill any life meter up in any game. Why? Well, because poutine. That is all. Check out Al Creed’s 8 Bits home here His whole archive is here..
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Tags: 8 bit, Art, awesome, Cheese curds, chip, eat this now because it's awesome, french fries, gravy, poutine, retro, YUM 
1 Comment »Games You Need To Play Before You Die – Episode 1
July 10th, 2012 gunsage Hello everybody, it’s your friendly(?), everyday Gun Sage here ready to throw a new series in your face hole. Recently I’ve been getting a few Virtual Console titles here and there for my daughter, trying to teach her how to play videogames. She’s okay at some and terrible at others, but it got me thinking…what […]
Emulation Arcade – Avengers
July 3rd, 2012 gunsage Avengers is a fun, straightforward action brawler that involves you advancing toward a seemingly endless barrage of enemies, punching and kicking your way to justice. Yes, this sounds like Final Fight, but there are a number of twists. Firstly, it’s overhead and has a look and feel similar to that of Commando, but with you […]
You Love It, I Hate It – Super Meat Boy
June 19th, 2012 gunsage A lot of people often look back at older NES titles and try to say that Ninja Gaiden and Ghosts n Goblins were among the toughest of the tough. While they’re not wrong, I don’t feel that there’s any part of these games that I could deem as unfair or even frustrating. Tough, sure. Requiring […]
Final Fantasy 3
May 17th, 2012 gunsage General Overview Join the magical adventures of Loonie, Arg, Reefer, and Dingus as they travel the land in their retarded quest to consistently annoy oldschool RPGers. What’s that? That’s not their actual names? It doesn’t fucking matter; this game is awful.
Legend of Grimrock
May 10th, 2012 gunsage General Overview An oldschool dungeon crawler with new age graphics, sounds, and animations is primed and ready to kick your ass and make you remember. Despite its rough difficulty, Grimrock does everything it can to keep its core audience and branch out to new audiences by being unashamed to provide you classic gameplay with only […]
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
May 3rd, 2012 gunsage General Overview A frustrating adventure platforming game with an even more frustrating inventory system that will constantly have you pulling your hair out, not only because it’s difficult, but also because it requires constant backtracking and remembering where you set down object X for puzzle Y. And yet, it’s still one of the most charming, […]
