If you ever went to an amusement park as a child you remember with joy those moments spent riding roller coasters and waiting in lines with nothing but your anxiety and a severe sunburn to comfort you. Maybe you remember laying down to sleep after a long day of amusement, feeling the rush of crazy…
Editor's note: I originally authored and published the below post on a now defunct site called "The Cool Ship." Enjoy this reprised content! There is a simple question that keeps me up at night, gives me chills and causes me to break out in random cold sweats, where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? You…
You have two types of people, those who know who John Madden is, and those who don’t. For those who don’t, I wonder if they think Electronic Arts conjured the name to use for their NFL themed games. Those who know are the ones who probably remember his…
Person A: "Mega-Riboxord-san is the best, his special attack is un-blockable!" Person B: "No my favorite character is Tim, he has the best combos. I will pwn¹ you!" [steps on soapbox] This fictional dialogue demonstrates the difference of opinion I've seen…
Racing fans, The Cool Ship is jamming it in reverse and taking you back for lap two of the retro racing review. The focus this time is on console racers, as promised, and I also promise to surprise you with my picks. Expecting Gran Turismo? Denied! I used to…
I wanted to review a retro car racing game, but in the course of playing a few I ended up rediscovering so many racing games I’ll just have to combine them into a two part review. I’ll call it, the retro racing review! Load up on Red Bulls and stash a [few…
I just had one of the most fulfilling and despairing experiences of my life, I beat the Japanese RPG Chrono Trigger for the first time. I beat it only to discover that there are 13 different endings, only one of which I unlocked. This is normally good news…
Santa isn’t the jolly old elf you’ve always thought he was. I just played Hunter: the Reckoning Redeemer and found out his true intentions and discovered the source of his magical power over children. Santa is a zombie. You heard me right. Santa is a 15-foot…
The evil emperor Andross is up to his old tricks again, just in time for the holidays. Can Starfox and his loyal troops save the galaxy from peril in time for me to wrap Christmas presents? Ok so that’s not exactly the story behind Starfox 64, but it could…
Boomshakalaka! Glass shattering, elbow throwing, high jumping basketball for up to four players--NBA Jam defines a genre and inspires some of the best moments us gamers have ever experienced. NBA Jam has always been my basketball video game yardstick, to…
Less of a game and more a coin-dropper, Altered Beast steals your money and laughs, “welcome to your doom!” We’re going back to 1988 this week in retro, a time when arcades were still frequented despite Nintendo’s home gaming console hitting the market. You…
Descent burrows its way back from the depths of time and shines like a diamond on Windows 7. The game has no upgrades, graphics or frills by today’s standards, but it pulls you in as if it had the X-wing vs Tie Fighter or Ace Combat name behind it. I had…
Raptor: Call of the Shadows sounds like a perfect title for a dinosaur horror game lost in the 90s, but this vertical scrolling 2D shooter isn't extinct yet. Apogee games was no stranger to shooter games, having already developed Duke Nukem I & II prior to…