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Editor of thepixelempire.net I review anything and everything on a website that's a (hopefully inviting) throwback to the games magazines of the 80s and 90s. #gaming #gamersunite #retrogaming

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 14d

(Donald) Duck season is officially over, but we've something exciting in store for October-November on thepixelempire.net

Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴
#gaming #retrogaming

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 7h

Dream Disc '24 Lets You Grab 10 Homebrew Dreamcast Games For The Price Of Shipping Alone. (Repost)

Dream Disc '24 Lets You Grab 10 Homebrew Dreamcast Games For The Price Of Shipping Alone

Dream Disc '25 has also been announced

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 1d

🟡 SAME OLD BRAND NEW BLUE?
🟢 Sonic Advance (2002, GBA)

REVIEW: SEGA's first game as a third-party developer would bring about the unthinkable: Sonic on Nintendo! A rebirth for SEGA, and a return to form for its defining series ☺️ #gaming #retrogaming #review

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Sonic Advance (GBA) review | Game Boy Advance

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 1d

Ooo I covered this earlier in the year! Looks rather basic, but I have to admit, it turned out to be a lot of fun ☺️
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Winning Shot (PCE) review | PC Engine; TurboGrafx-16

Winning Shot PC Engine review: A deceptively basic golf game with poor visuals but tight, addictive mechanics perfect for high‑score chases.

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Shane @ The Pixel Empire @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social · 4d

Atlus' first High-definition title, Catherine would prove one of the most distinctive games of the 7th-gen for a myriad of reasons.

VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/eb9jLfFcFLw

#gaming #ps3 #catherine

Catherine (PS3) - Review

YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 8d

🟡 Good Cop / Great Cop?
🟢 RoboCop: Rogue City (2023, PS5)

REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's coverage of Teyon's action-packed open world FPS. In text form & video. Also: my second op summary. Read it now. Thank you for your cooperation. #gaming #ps5 😉👇

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Robocop: Rogue City (PS5) review | PlayStation 5

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 9d

Always thought there'd be a market for reissuing older games, especially with so many collectors.

Surprised there hasn't been more of a push for this with nineties CD games, given disc production is (for now) still happening 😊 I've seen a few Neo Geo CD games, but no PlayStation, Saturn etc. 🙂

Time Extension @timeextension.com · 9d

Four Namco Classics Are Being Reissued On Cartridge For The Atari 2600+ & 7800+.

Four Namco Classics Are Being Reissued On Cartridge For The Atari 2600+ & 7800+

'Galaga', 'Pac-Man', 'Dig Dug', and 'Xevious'

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SideQuesting (is for the People) @sidequesting.com · 10d

Earthion review: Supreme shooting that captures the heart of the genre’s classics

Earthion is a wonderful, superbly crafted Genesis-era themed shoot'em up that succeeds at the best of nostalgia

Earthion review: Supreme shooting that captures the heart of the genre’s classics

Earthion is a wonderful, superbly crafted Genesis-era themed shoot'em up that succeeds at the best of nostalgia

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 11d

What's this? YAGER didn't BOMB?
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[abject silence from everyone who's not me]
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Bwhahahaha 😐😐😉😂

Shane @ The Pixel Empire @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social · 11d

Despite a turbulent development, Yager would arrive in Europe in 2003 for Xbox. Does Yager Development's debut game prove worthwhile?

VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/-S0rRYZZtew

#xbox #yager #flightcombat

Yager (XBOX) - Review

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 11d

🟡 ...DON'T AX
🟢 Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (1992, Game Gear)

REVIEW: Everyone's third-favourite Golden Axe fighter landed his own portable adventure back in '92. No one remembers it, and it turns out there's a good reason #retrogaming #sega 😉👇

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Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (GG) review | Game Gear

AX Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe Game Gear review: A handheld Golden Axe spin-off with hack-and-slash action, RPG touches & a forgettable storyline.

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Lord Spencer @lord-spencer.bsky.social · 12d

Check out my review of #Shining the Holy Ark on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This first-person RPG is probably Camelot Software's weakest Shining game
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Shining the Holy Ark

Other than the fact that it is part of the illustrious Shining series, and one of the few RPGs on the Saturn, I don't think that there is a...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 13d

😆😆😆

Cowboy hats at the ready for the next two months haha!

Tom @thepixelempire.net · 14d

🔵 Batman: The Bold and the Brave (DS) www.thepixelempire.net/batman-the-b...
🟡 The Lucky Dime Caper (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/the-lucky-di...
🔴 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PlayStation) www.thepixelempire.net/tony-hawks-s...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 14d

(Donald) Duck season is officially over, but we've something exciting in store for October-November on thepixelempire.net

Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴
#gaming #retrogaming

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15d

🟡 THE 900(TH REVIEW!) 🥳🎉
🟢 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (1999, PlayStation)

REVIEW: Somehow, we've reached 900 reviews! @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers a revolutionary game, which allowed players to perform the Birdman's iconic trick: The 900 😊👇 #gaming

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Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PS) review | PlayStation

Tony Hawk’s Skateboarding PS1 review: Gritty downhill skating, intense tricks, grinds, and combos, an essential soundtrack: an awesome PlayStation game.

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15d

🔵 Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat (GameCube) www.thepixelempire.net/largo-winch-...
🟢 Warp (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/warp-x360-re...
🔵 Tail 'Gator (Game Boy) www.thepixelempire.net/tail-gator-g...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15d

Ooo this looks lovely, and exactly my kind of thing ☺️

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 16d

My bad, I was mixing it up MG1 ☺️

Tom @thepixelempire.net · 16d

That's a really good start, especially MS Sonic! My first trio was the Mega Drive equivalent: Super Hang-On, World Cup Italia '90 and Columns. I think I played Italia '90 the most at the time because of its two-player, though it's easily the worst of the trio ☺️

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 16d

I'm most assuredly going to hell... where they'll force me to play Fantasia as punishment for moaning about games being 'too difficult' 😆

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 16d

*a couple OF days. Bleh 😜

Tom @thepixelempire.net · 17d

We've now 899 reviews on The Pixel Empire! There's only one game we can think of as a fitting way to celebrate #900, and that's coming in a couple days 😁☺️

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 17d

🟡 A GOOD INVESTMENT?
🟢 The Lucky Dime Caper (1991, Master System)

REVIEW: Our final Donald Duck coverage is of a Master System game and SEGA's answer to DuckTales on the NES. One of the MS's best-looking games, and a brutal challenge 🙂👇 #review #retrogaming

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The Lucky Dime Caper (SMS) review | Master System

The Lucky Dime Caper Master System review: A bold treasure hunt, with tough platforming, enemies bashed with mallets, tricky bosses & classic 8-bit action.

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · Mar 28

If you want to read about retro games you've never heard about that are still worth playing today (no nostalgia goggles needed!), I encourage you to check out my Substack, The Greatest Games You (Probably) Never Played.

You'll love it! And it's entirely free.

#Gaming #VideoGames #RetroGames

The Greatest Games You (Probably) Never Played | Sean J. Jordan | Substack

There are thousands of awesome video games you probably never knew existed! Here are some of them. Click to read The Greatest Games You (Probably) Never Played, by Sean J. Jordan, a Substack publicati...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 18d

Wonder Boy in Monster World on the Mega Drive. The idea I could return to a game without having to start at the beginning every time I switched it on, is a novelty that's never entirely worn off 😊

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 20d

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?"

💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports.

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