Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.

Out of the drafts and into… About a thousand million years ago, I decided to follow up my mildly creepy little C64 text adventure Escape the Dragon Caves with a lighter sci-fi offering, written for…

It’s time to face my fears! I tend to think of Ecco the Dolphin as not merely some old and difficult game but full-on nightmare fuel; lurking under that adorable splashy dolphin exterior, all…

This has scared me like nothing else I’ve written about all spooky season; it’s the one game I honestly don’t want to look at screenshots of if I can help it, the one heart-stoppi…

By remake attested, by port revealed, their tale can now be told (on PC).

You know, when I started my latest playthrough of Vagrant Story the original plan was to use this refresher to discuss its masterful (and arguably unbeaten to this day) use of light, shadow, and co…

Some Dungeons & Dragons games are complex tactical treasures. Others are intricately designed RPGs so reactive every new run feels as fresh as the first. A few toss me in a trap-laden labyrinth…

Digital cameras are now beyond ubiquitous. They’re cute, functional keychains. They’re covered in cartoon characters and sold to children. They’re available in the supermarket for…

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "Why did I sleep on this game?!" on Twitch.

Shining sea becomes idyllic sky as my bright seagull-white plane effortlessly arcs through the air, rolling at exactly the right moment to avoid incoming fire before unleashing a trio of damaging f…

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Shop JALECOlle Famicom Ver. SHATTERHAND for Nintendo Switch at Nintendo Store. See game details, editions, and availability.

This massive interview with SNK alumni Yasushi Adachi and Tomoaki Fukui originally appeared in the SNK Anniversary Fan Book.

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "VTOL Fighter "Blast-Type"" on Twitch.

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "The Tracer car they call Spanker" on Twitch.

Koei’s 1996 (PC-FX)/1997 (Saturn, PlayStation) romance sim, Angelique Special 2, is perhaps the ultimate “girl” game—and by that I mean it’s been made exclusively for girls …

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Released on the SNES in 1994, Angelique dared to ask a simple question that is sadly still considered controversial today: “What if we made a game for women?”. Not a game starring a wom…

My rogue and their premade trio of allies stiffly stand on the spot as a druid, frozen in a single pose on their circular base, hops from one unseen grid space to the next as they talk about elves …

We should all feel very lucky to live in an era where the entire libraries of a dozen or more formats old and new can be displayed on just about anything from gigantic OLED TVs to specialist monito…

There can be no talk of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty without first acknowledging the runaway success of the 1998 title that spawned it, a PlayStation game so unbelievably popular it sold ove…

A short bit of interactive fiction, for your entertainment (hopefully).

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "Headbutt" on Twitch.

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