Gaming off the Beaten Path

We are going back to the early days of the blog, which went back to the early days of the PS1. Warhawk was one of the console's early titles, but is it still worth playing

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #playstation #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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It's time to play ball. It's kind of funny to see what people thought baseball might look like in 2020 way back in 1991. Was Super Baseball 2020 a good game?

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #baseball #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Heretic was a 90's FPS, a boomer shooter, if you will, designed to capitalize on the success of Doom. Did its medieval treatment of a successful formula succeed?

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #pc #doom #idsoftware #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:

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School is in session this week with yet another Capcom fighting game.

⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #playstation #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Licensed games are dime a dozen now, but it wasn't always that way. So I was shocked when I learned there was a platformer based on movie star Jackie Chan from the 90's. That's cool, but was the game actually good.

⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #turbografx16 #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠

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Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:

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With the Stanley Cup finals about to get underway, I figured I would check out a hockey game. But Mutant League Hockey is no ordinary puck sim.

⁠⁠#retrogaming #hockey #mutantleague #mygamingjourney⁠⁠

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This week, we're taking our first look at the TurboGrafx-16 library with a pinball title that's definitely a little different.

⁠#retrogaming #turbografx16 #pinball #mygamingjourney⁠

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Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:

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One ring, two low-tier Mega Man titles. It's Mega Man and Bass vs. Mega Man X6 in our latest 10 Round Fight. Which Mega mess will come out on top?

#retrogaming #capcom #megaman #mygamingjourney⁠

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Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:

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This week, we take a look at the much maligned Mega Man and Bass. Is this title as difficult (and frustrating) as it's cracked up to be?

#retrogaming #capcom #megaman #mygamingjourney

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I've been thinking a lot about how I discuss video games, and I've decided to stop using two of the internet's favorite words.

#retrogaming #mygamingjourney

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