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  • Cruis’n USA Is The Worst Game Of All Time

    Short Review: Cruis’n USA (Nintendo 64) Let’s be honest: Cruis’n USA sucks. This game can be fun in the arcade because you know it’s just a silly, goofy, exaggerated experience. But overall—and especially on the Nintendo 64—this game is absolute trash. I wasn’t crazy about it back then, either. It was just a rented game,…

  • Wave Race 64 Was A Lackluster

    Classic Review: Wave Race 64 The year was 1996, the Nintendo 64 had just launched, and absolutely everyone was fascinated with the new world of 3D graphics. Back then, if you were lucky enough to get the console but didn’t have any games yet, you rented everything and anything. That was the exact case for…

  • My Reasons Why Ridge Racer Is The Worst Racing Game

    A Disappointing First Impression of ridge racer I think my brothers rented Ridge Racer with a friend back then. At the time, I knew the graphics were supposed to be a big deal, but the game didn’t really become the standard for me. It felt like there wasn’t much to it, though I could be…

  • Destruction Derby: The 1995 Stress Reliever Kids Today Couldn’t Handle

    Destruction Derby was developed by Reflections Interactive and released in North America on November 16, 1995, for the PlayStation. Childhood Memories of Car Crash Chaos Many moons ago, we rented Destruction Derby, and that game was pretty cool because all you did was crash your car—whether it was in a race or in an arena.…

  • Xtreme: 4 Reasons Sony Needs To Remaster This Classic

    Originally released as Xtreme on September 9, 1995, and later rebranded as a Greatest Hits title, 1Xtreme was developed by Sony Interactive Studios America as a launch title for the original PlayStation. The game features various sports gear like bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, and luges. This is competitive racing with combat mechanics, similar to Road Rash.  Xtreme Game…

  • Nothing else was like F- Zero

    F- Zero first released in the US in August 1991 as a launch title. When I 1st played F- Zero, we got it from the rental store, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. As a matter of fact, that game was very different because it was all futuristic. The idea…