by Christopher Lynk | September 13, 2020 | The Backlog |
Oh wow, someone is reviewing Super Mario Bros. on the Internet. What’s this guy going to tell us that we don’t already know? “Dad! I made it to the castle! I’m going to save the princess!”~Me, age 7, calling my dad at work after reaching... 
by Christopher Lynk | September 11, 2020 | The Backlog |
Sayonara Wild Hearts is difficult to explain. It’s described as a “pop album video game” but that’s not something we’ve really had before. I didn’t know what to expect when I scooped it up from the Nintendo Switch e-Shop when it was... 
by Christopher Lynk | September 10, 2020 | The Backlog |
Metroid: Zero Mission is a retelling of 1987’s original Metroid. I hate the original Metroid, but I love Metroid: Zero Mission. What improvements did it take to make this ground-breaking, genre-creating game go from something I could shrug off, to something I... 
by Christopher Lynk | September 9, 2020 | The Backlog |
Ori and the Blind Forest is not an indie game. Sure, you may not have ever heard of the Austrian video game developer Moon Studios, and if you haven’t played Ori and the Blind Forest or it’s sequel, you haven’t played another game they made. The... 
by Christopher Lynk | September 7, 2020 | The Backlog |
Mega Man X. Mega Man X. Mega Man X. It’s fucking great. “Why Mega Man X is So Fucking Good That It Makes My Dick Rock Hard”~Arin Hanson of Game Grumps Mega Man X is one of the greatest games of all time. It takes a beloved franchise and gives it... 
by Christopher Lynk | September 6, 2020 | The Backlog |
What happens when you combine an eight-year-old’s two favorite things; Super Mario, and dinosaurs? Well, he’d probably also want a few Ninja Turtles thrown in for good measure just so you’d be covering the holy trinity. This isn’t about turtles... 