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Paul Werkema
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Avid Reader, Gamer, and hiker. I write about retro and indie video games, and books about video games.
Blog: paulwerkema.com
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@paulwerkema?si=1yNPp3bS90VU73ie
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I wrote about The Punisher beat'em up on the Sega Genesis.

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The Punisher: One of the Best Genesis Beat’em Ups - Talking Pixels
The Punisher is a good, but basic beat’em up. It is more grounded than the other superhero beat’em ups from the 1990s. This is a Capcom beat’em up, and it was ported to the Sega Genesis. I couldn’t fi...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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I wrote about the Home Alone game on the Sega Genesis.

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The Best Home Alone Game is on the Genesis - Talking Pixels
Home Alone was one of the first movies I can remember seeing in the theater. Every year, my dad would go deer hunting, and my mom would take us to the movies. We didn’t go to the movies that often, so...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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I compared Final Fantasy with Final Fantasy II.

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Which is Better? Final Fantasy I vs II - Talking Pixels
The Final Fantasy series is an anthology of stories that don’t always have much in common. The second game is an in-name-only sequel that tried something new. Both games have some good stuff in them. ...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I wrote about Super Thunder Blade on the Sega Genesis.

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Super Thunder Blade on the Sega Genesis - Talking Pixels
Let’s take a look at Super Thunder Blade. This is one of the launch titles for the Sega Genesis, and it is one of the weaker ones. It isn’t too different from Space Harrier II in terms of gameplay. It...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I compared Dragon Quest II with Phantasy Star III.

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Which is Better? Dragon Quest II vs Phantasy Star III - Talking Pixels
Phantasy Star III and Dragon Quest II are both turn-based RPGs. They have some similar game mechanics, but differ significantly in most areas. These two series have been my favorite to compare, so far...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I wrote about Space Harrier II on the Sega Genesis.

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Space Harrier II: Better than Altered Beast - Talking Pixels
Space Harrier II was one of the launch titles for the Sega Genesis. It is a third-person shooter where you control a guy wearing a red jumpsuit. He also has a futuristic vacuum cleaner. It is a little...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I wrote about Golden Axe II on the Sega Genesis.

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Golden Axe II is Better than the First Game - Talking Pixels
Golden Axe II is one of my favorite beat’em ups on the Sega Genesis. It is an improvement over the first console game, which is what you should expect. They didn’t completely reinvent the wheel, but S...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I wrote about Marvel Cosmic Invasion. It's a very good beat'em up.

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Marvel Cosmic Invasion: One of the Best Beat’em Ups - Talking Pixels
Marvel’s Cosmic Invasion beat’em up is finally here! The game was released on several consoles as well as the PC. I’ll be playing the version on Xbox Game Pass. This is one of the games I’ve been look...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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I wrote about Final Fantasy II.

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Final Fantasy II is Better than I Remember - Talking Pixels
Final Fantasy II has gotten a terrible reputation over the years. I know that when I first played the game, I really disliked it. It was in the mid-1990s, and I didn’t understand how to play the game....
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December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I wrote about Paperboy 64.

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Paperboy One of the Worst N64 Games - Talking Pixels
A few years ago, I played through the Paperboy games. I had played them before and was looking forward to playing them. Paperboy 64 was the one game that I hadn’t played before making a video on it. I...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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I wrote about Last Battle on the Sega Genesis.

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Last Battle: A Disappointing Fist of the North Star Adaptation - Talking Pixels
Last Battle is one of the stranger games that I’ve played in the last few years. It is an atrocious localization of Fist of the North Star. This is a side-scrolling beat’em up, but it also feels like ...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I wrote about Altered Beast on the Sega Genesis.

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Exploring Altered Beast: A Retro Sega Classic - Talking Pixels
Altered Beat is a Greek and Roman mythologically themed beat’em up. Sega originally released the game in the arcades, and then used it as a pack-in for the Genesis. It was used as a way to show off wh...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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I compared Phantasy Star II and Sweet Home.

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Which is better? Phantasy Star II vs Sweet Home - Talking Pixels
Phantasy Star II and Sweet Home are very different games. While they’re both turn-based RPGs, there are major differences between them. They’re both good games in their own way. Comparing anything to ...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I'm amazed at how well this video did, and a little confused that some people thought it was about a ROM hack.

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Final Fantasy vs Sweet Home
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November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I wrote about Golden Axe on the Sega Genesis.

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Golden Axe: Revisiting a Classic Sega Beat’em Up - Talking Pixels
Golden Axe is one of Sega’s classic arcade games. It started in the arcades, like many other games from the 1980s. Sega eventually turned it into a series of beat’em ups and then made several spin-off...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I wrote about Alien Storm on the Sega Genesis.

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Alien Storm: A Classic Arcade Game from Sega - Talking Pixels
Alien Storm is a fun beat’em up. Sega initially released the game in the arcades, and later ported it to the Genesis/Mega Drive. It is a hybrid of a beat’em up and a rail shooter. I’ll be looking at t...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I wrote about Actraiser on the SNES.

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Exploring Actraiser: The Blend of Action and City-Building - Talking Pixels
Actraiser is a spectacular game for the SNES. It manages to combine SimCity with a side-scrolling action RPG. This is a combination that I didn’t know I wanted until I played it. My friend Drew and I ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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I wrote about Evander Holyfield's Boxing on the Sega Genesis.

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One of the Best Boxing Sega Genesis Games - Talking Pixels
Evander Holyfield’s Boxing is one of my favorite Sega Genesis games. This is one of the games I played with my friends back in the 1990s. My friend Joey rented it, if my memory is correct, and I think...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I wrote about James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing on the Sega Genesis.

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James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing Review - Talking Pixels
James “Buster” Douglas Knockout Boxing is one of the games I bought a long time ago, and I never really played it. I made sure it worked and put it on a shelf for later. When I started making YouTube ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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I compared Phantasy Star II with Phantasy Star III.

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Which is better? Phantasy Star II vs III - Talking Pixels
Phantasy Star II and III are both good RPGs. Both games have great stories, cool settings, and great graphics. You can tell that the games were made by different development teams. While these games a...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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I compared Phantasy Star to Phantasy Star III.

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Which is Better? Phantasy Star I vs III - Talking Pixels
There were a lot of changes made to the Phantasy Star games over the course of the series. Phantasy Star III seemed to go back to how things were done in the first game. When I revisited both games, I...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Got a weird chat request from someone claiming to be @safety.bsky.app that said my account was temporarily suspended.
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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I wrote about the second Resident Evil book by S.D. Perry. It is a fun book that tells an original story set in the Resident Evil world.

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Exploring Resident Evil: Caliban Cove’s Great Original Plot - Talking Pixels
Resident Evil: Caliban Cove is a very fun book from S.D. Perry. This is an original story that takes place between the first and second Resident Evil games. It is really cool that Perry was allowed to...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM