Category: Retro Game Lore

I love a good remake, and I also love a good remake of a remake! Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town traces its roots back to the N64/PSX days of gaming. Most of the characters were initially introduced in Harvest Moon 64, and re-imagined in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSX) with a bit […]

Long before digital storefronts and Black Friday flash sales, the holiday season meant flipping through thick toy catalogs, circling game consoles with a pen, and hoping that one magical box would appear under the tree. For many of us, these wish lists were more than just shopping guides. They were the beginning of our relationship […]

When The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched on November 11, 2011, it instantly became a classic. Players everywhere woke up to a snow-covered fantasy world filled with dragons, magic, and the freedom to become anyone they wanted to be. Fourteen years later, Skyrim is still alive and well, ported to nearly every modern platform and […]

Before handheld gaming was filled with sprawling open worlds and touch controls, Harvest Moon 3 on the Game Boy Color delivered something simple and special: a complete farming experience you could fit in your pocket. Released in 2001, it was the third and final Harvest Moon entry on Nintendo’s 8-bit handheld, and it remains one of the most charming portable titles of its era.

Few games have captured the imagination of players like Chrono Trigger. Originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995, it remains one of the most celebrated RPGs ever made.

When Super Mario Kart launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, players had never seen anything quite like it. Nintendo took characters from the beloved Mario universe, put them behind the wheel, and created one of the most influential racing games ever made.

When Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town arrived on the Game Boy Advance in 2003, it felt like a small miracle. Somehow, the developers at Marvelous managed to fit the heart and soul of the PlayStation’s Harvest Moon: Back to Nature into a handheld cartridge, while retaining the cozy charm of the original Super Nintendo title.

Before open-world games became the standard, Body Harvest was quietly setting the stage for them. Developed by DMA Design (the same studio that would later become Rockstar North of Grand Theft Auto fame), this 1998 Nintendo 64 title was a bold blend of action, exploration, and time-traveling science fiction. You play as Adam Drake, a […]

Nintendo is gaming's king of innovation, let's dive into what they can do with more than one screen!

Harvest Moon 64 was the first cozy game I ever played. It was absolutely refreshing to go from the pressures of saving the world in other games to a simpler virtual life, where the true measure of your success was how well you balanced your daily chores and your social life. There was no doom […]

As October draws to an end, we look at a spooky classic!

The Nintendo Entertainment System library is filled with games that defined genres and inspired generations, but tucked among the giants are hidden gems that time nearly forgot. One such title is Astyanax, a side-scrolling action adventure that mixed arcade spectacle with mythic storytelling.