Didn’t think that would ever happen. Here I am, reviewing a new NES game. It came out just a few weeks ago(as of the writing of this post), and it was all made by one guy, nicknamed Sivak (click here for his youtube channel). Yeah, when I heard about the game and saw gameplay videos, I was instantly excited for it. I mean, a new NES game in an NES cartridge, and it actually looked good? I had to play it. And what a nice addition to my continually growing NES collection too, which is now over 120 games big.

After a few months of waiting, it finally came for sale, and I got it within minutes, not long before it sold out.

Read on and see if Sivak made a masterpiece, or if was just a dud.
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jobocan Games, NES, retro, Review

AH yes, Capcom milking something that hasn’t really been milked since the early 90s. After the success(and awesomeness) of Mega Man 9, it was no surprise that people wanted more, and Capcom never misses the opportunity to make easy money.

Since the fans loved it so much, myself included, this game goes back to the NES style of Mega Man games again. Cover art and all. Yeah, I really love that cover art… The game features nostalgic graphics, nostalgic music and nostalgic gameplay.

Does it hold of as well as Mega Man 9, or should have Capcom stopped milking the cow already?

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jobocan Announcements, Console, News, retro, video, WiiWare

Well, I’ve been playing with my newly received Power Glove for an hour now. So I’ll go and write my first impressions right away!

So, is it fun to use? Does it even work? Is it better than the AVGN is leading us to believe? Read on and see!

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jobocan Console, Games, impressions, NES, Random, retro, Review

Well, I could just say “O_O” and be done with it for this mini-review, but that wouldn’t do the film justice. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect but I did hear lots of great reviews on this, so I went in there knowing it would probably be okay. But I was wrong… it was GREAT.

So let’s go just a little bit more in detail and talk about one of the weirdest people in the world of cinema!

Read on! (Yeah, I know this movie is 15 years old, but I just saw it for the first time and I thought I should share my thoughts with everyone)
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jobocan Movie, Random, retro, Review

Huh…. Surprising. This is actually the first time I buy something on the Wii Shop Channel. And it’s also not a disappointing buy at all.

Contra is a great series. Namely renown for 4 things: awesome run n’ gun gameplay, awesome weapons, high difficulty and of course the famous Konami Code. Starting in the arcade and later being ported to the NES, it was a huge game in the industry and one of the more popular series of the time.

So… is Contra Rebirth a proper rebirth, or does it fail to live up to the name?

Read on to see if it did!
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jobocan Console, Games, retro, Review, wii, WiiWare

I was searching around the web to find a deal on a Power Glove for the NES. Unsurprisingly, I didn’t find anything good in that regard, with the piece of shit being either incredibly hard to find, or way over-priced when I DID find it.

But the search wasn’t ENTIRELY fruitless, as I did manage to find something of interest that combines 2 things I love: old-school video game music and Power Metal. What I found was Power Metal band Powerglove.

Read on for a bit more info and a few songs to preview them!
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Well, with a new GOOD Batman game out, I thought I’d make my first “Challenges from the Past” post about another good Batman game. That’s right, Batman on the NES, made by Sunsoft.

This is an NES classic for sure, and one of the few Batman games to have been good.

I was given a few challenges for this, so let’s talk about the game first, and the challenges after!
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jobocan Challenges from the Past, Console, Games, NES, retro