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Metroid Prime 3 was released in 2007, in the early days of the Wii. After then, the series went through some rocky developments, including the poorly received Other M, and two portable spinoffs, Prime Hunters and Federation Force, neither of which are traditional Metroid titles. After an alright remake of Metroid II for the 3DS,


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By the early 90s, MicroProse had established a UK division to publish externally developed titles and create ports of their own games such as Gunship, F-15 Strike Eagle II and Pirates! Gold. In the middle of this, a small team within MicroProse UK (including future Crystal Dynamics/Naughty Dog designer Richard Lemarchand) developed an original side-scrolling


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Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is the third video game starring the famously foul-mouthed YouTube retro video game critic. The first two, developed by FreakZone Games, had a vaguely retro aesthetic gameplay style, but as the title states, this entry is more closely based on 8-bit NES games; very explicitly, it’s basically Mega Man. There


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Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven was released a mere six months after Emerald Beyond  in 2024 and it’s massively different production values and goals are immediately apparent. As a remake, it has the luxury of having the core gameplay and story pre-established allowing it to focus on providing modern game design conveniences in


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Scarlet Grace was a surprise to many people. Romancing SaGa’s remake for the PlayStation 2, Minstrel Song, was released 14 years before the international release of Scarlet Grace Ambitions but it would only be a mere five years more until Emerald Beyond debuted. In that intervening time, a steady clip of remasters and modernized ports


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