Remember when you could make Gretzky bleed from his head in some of the older NHL video games? Well, you’re not alone. The developers behind Super Blood Hockey took that concept and ramped it up to eleven. To write Super Blood Hockey off as a modern take on the 8 and 16-bit hockey area would…
SNES Classic made me fall in love with the original Nintendo console, but it wasn’t enough. Here’s some thoughts on why I love using original hardware on an old TV, and the thrill of the hunt.
HackyZack is a puzzle platformer that is all about kicking various types of balls into a goal. Sounds simple, right? Well think again. Though the premise is simple the execution is not so much. We know very little about Zack and why he’s kicking these balls around and, to be honest, that’s okay. A game like this doesn’t need some grand story to explain why he is doing what he is doing you just need to dive in and experience it.
Retro gaming has returned with a vengeance in recent years. The NES Classic and Super NES Classic have both proven that these games can stand toe-to-toe with recent releases. When the Super NES Classic released it was the number one selling console that month. With all of this love for games from that era, the…
With the release of the SNES Classic we not only get to replay 20 of our favorite SNES games, we also get to experience Star Fox 2 for the very first time.
It’s not everyday that you can take credit for predicting the future, but that’s exactly what we did at Handsome Phantom. 2 months ago our boy Duddy made a video predicting that the SNES Classic would see light of day for Holiday 2017. A bold prediction after the catastrophic events surrounding the launch and “life…
