After pressing start: Super Metroid and efficiency

(After Pressing Start is a new series running on Nightmare Mode every Friday by resident narrative guru Tom Auxier. It focuses on beginning, on the stories that happen directly after pressing start, and how those stories influence the arcs of

Your God is called what?: Breath of Fire II and Religion

If I had one sentimental favorite RPG, it would be Breath of Fire II. Fortunately, I have several, but Breath of Fire II holds a special place in my heart, first for its retro aesthetic and second for its understated

A Link to the Past: Chrono Trigger

  Chrono Trigger, released today on Virtual Console, is perhaps the most perfect game in existence. In light of the fact that some people may be playing it for the first time, this piece contains no spoilers. At all. That’s

The Forgotten: Kirby's Dream Course

Let’s take a moment to not think about Dragon Age, and talk about a game no one’s ever heard of. Despite it’s major market branding, you’d be hard pressed to find too many people who’ve played Kirby’s Dream Course. I’d

ACTRAISER – Review

ACTRAISER is a videogame developed by Quintet, published by Enix for the Super Nintendo and by Square Enix for the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console. The Virtual Console version was played for this review. It was directed by MASAYA HASHIMOTO. This