Games | Super NES: Nintendo was reluctant to kill the golden goose that was the NES, which allowed Sega to swoop down with the Genesis and turn Nintendo into foie gras. The late-comer NES did eventually take the 16-prize, but mainly be default. Great library, though.


Breath Of Fire: Who knew killing God would become such a pedestrian endeavor in RPGs? At least Breath of Fire did it first.

Breath Of Fire II: The "Video games are bastardized when not in their native tongue" lobby might be right in this case. Probably not though.

Brandish?: This feature was originally pledged as a reward for GIA readers who contributed a massive amount of money to keep the site alive. Sadly the site died before I could contribute it, but I wrote the game up anyway.

Chrono Trigger?: An epic tale of replaying a game. With pictures! It's very fancy.

EarthBound: The quirky postmodern RPG with geniune heart.

EarthBound: Coming of Age: TommGuycot's personal take on the Earthbound phenomenon.

Final Fantasy IV: Or Final Fantasy II, for you old-timers who haven't quite caught up with the current nomenclature. An innovative game in many ways, but most of all for introducing extreme, overwrought melodrama to the genre.

Final Fantasy VI: Responsible for 37% of clown phobias among the current generation.

Robocop vs. The Terminator: No, actually, I would not buy that for a dollar.

Super Metroid: Look, this is probably, quite simply, the best game ever made. This or Mega Man 2. Either way, learn it, live it, love it.

UN Squadron: MCBanjoMike blows your mind via genre studies.

Remembering SNES: A loving memorial on the system's 15th birthday. You died so young, SNES!