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October and beyond is celebration season for The Pixel Empire 🥳 We're now just 10 reviews short of the 1000 mark! 💛💚❤️ #gaming #retrogaming #reviews thepixelempire.net

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 06/10/2026

@whyalwaysjamesy.bsky.social I might regret this, but I have started Taz Express 😨😊

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 21/08/2026

Xbox 360 becomes our first system to reach 100 feature reviews (and it only took 14 years)! Safe bet to say the next to do so will have "PlayStation" in its name... but which one? 😊🤔 All our 360 reviews in one place: www.thepixelempire.net/xbox-360-rev...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 20/08/2026

We've reached 100 Xbox 360 reviews. It's the first system where we've broken 3 figures. @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social deserves the credit, having written more than 80 of them! You can find them all here: www.thepixelempire.net/xbox-360-rev... ...plus a few highlights from along the way 😊👇🧵

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 13/07/2026

I've been playing some fairly involved RPGs and investigative games so far in 2026. Happily enjoying a change of pace at the moment in the form of some arcadey shoot 'em ups ☺️

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/07/2026

Now for a change of pace. 💥 The July-September period sees us championing arcade shoot 'em ups. Run 'n' guns, twin-stick shooters, scrolling shmups: if it's packed with action, it makes the grade! 😁 #gaming #reviews #shmups #shooters #arcade thepixelempire.net

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 19/06/2026

🟡🟢🔴 We're on the cusp of reaching a host of review milestones over the next few months 😊 Our tiny team has now written full review coverages for 400 PlayStation games! www.thepixelempire.net/sony.html To celebrate, here's a thread: one review for each system 🧵

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/06/2026

🟡 LUNAR: ETERNAL BLUE (Mega-CD) www.thepixelempire.net/lunar-eterna... 🔵 OCTOPATH TRAVELER (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/octopath-tra...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/06/2026

🟢 CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 (Xbox Series X) www.thepixelempire.net/clair-obscur... 🟢 SOUTH PARK: THE FRACTURED BUT WHOLE (Xbox One) www.thepixelempire.net/south-park-t...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 19/05/2026

Today marks 14 years of The Pixel Empire! 🥳🟡🟢🔴 Thank you @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social for your brilliant articles 😀 Here's a screen from 2012, and one from today. We've tidied up a few bits over the years, but the layout remains familiar. Continuity for the win! ☺️ #gaming www.thepixelempire.net

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 02/04/2026

March and beyond on thepixelempire.net sees the spotlight shifting to role-playing games. A classic of the 16-bit era. A modern masterpiece. A couple of the gems that never made it to European shores. Lots to discover! 😊 #gaming #retrogaming

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/04/2026

🔴 ESCAPE PLAN (PlayStation Vita) www.thepixelempire.net/escape-plan-... 🔵 Orb (Commodore 64) www.thepixelempire.net/orb-c64-revi...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/04/2026

🔵 THE STARSHIP DAMREY (3DS) www.thepixelempire.net/the-starship... 🟣 EARTH MUST DIE (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/earth-must-d... 🟡 WATER FLOW (Playdate) www.thepixelempire.net/water-flow-p...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 30/03/2026

🟡 Escape Plan (2012, PS Vita) 🟢 REVIEW: Every system launch has a game to show off the new tech ☺️ For the Vita, that meant motion controls & a fiendish puzzle-platformer, as covered by @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social in his review ☺️ #gaming #playstation #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/escape-plan-...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 29/03/2026

It's not just the mainstream platforms we love to cover on thepixelempire.net, leftfield systems matter just as much 💛💚❤️ Check out our review indexes: 🟡 PLAYDATE www.thepixelempire.net/mega-duck-re... 🟢 MEGA DUCK www.thepixelempire.net/mega-duck-re... 🔴 PC-FX www.thepixelempire.net/pc-fx-review...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 11/03/2026

🔴 EXIT (PlayStation Portable) www.thepixelempire.net/exit-psp-rev... ⚫ NOVA (Commodore 64) www.thepixelempire.net/nova-c64-rev... 🔵 PARANORMASIGHT: THE SEVEN MYSTERIES OF HONJO (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/paranormasig...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 04/03/2026

🔴 DANGANRONPA 2 (PS Vita) www.thepixelempire.net/danganronpa-... 🔵 MYSTIC ACADEMY - ESCAPE ROOM (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/mystic-acade... 🔵 PERSONA 5 TACTICA (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/persona-5-ta...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 04/03/2026

A handy thread of puzzlers, logic games, and all-round cerebral endeavours that we're covering on The Pixel Empire from January to March 🧵👇 #gaming #retrogaming #reviews

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 20/01/2026

New site banners, new theme! Sometimes we like a good mental workout from our gaming. For the next few months, we'll be celebrating a range of puzzlers and cerebral games... As well as our usual mix of everything 😉😊 www.thepixelempire.net 🟡🟢🔴

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 31/12/2025

Thanks as ever to @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social for his incredible contributions to thepixelempire.net over the last 12 months. We managed a whopping 105 reviews: only 2013 has seen us write more (112) in a calendar year! 😊

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 18/12/2025

🟡 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS 🟢 Catherine (2012, PlayStation 3) REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social tackles Atlus's unusual puzzle game, which mixes a surprisingly deep story with climactic gameplay. Read or watch the review below! 😊👇 #gaming #ps3 #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/catherine-ps...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 16/12/2025

50 platforms now covered, and the big thread finally finished. See if you can discover some interesting curios 😊👇 🟡🟢🔴 #gaming #retrogaming

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 04/12/2025

For December's theme, we've a classic throwback: Breakout & Arkanoid! In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari www.thepixelempire.net 🟡🟢🔴

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 20/11/2025

🔴 Die Hard Trilogy (PlayStation) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/die-hard-tri... 🔴 Owlboy (PlayStation 4) www.thepixelempire.net/owlboy-ps4-r... 🔵 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) www.thepixelempire.net/resident-evi...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 07/11/2025

🟡 Deep Fear (Saturn) www.thepixelempire.net/deep-fear-sa... 🟢 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox Series X) www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone... 🔵 Jenny LeClue: Detectivu (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/jenny-leclue...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 07/11/2025

🔵 Golf Story (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/golf-story-s... 🔵 Super Bomberman R (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber... 🟡 Lethal Enforcers (Mega-CD) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 02/11/2025

🟡 FORTUNE AND GLORY 🟢 Indiana Jones the Great Circle (2024, Xbox Series) REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers the return to gaming of Indiana Jones, in the capable hands of modern Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. Read/watch below! ☺️👇 #gaming #xbox 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 29/10/2025

🟡 JUSTIFIED 🟢 Lethal Enforcers (1993, Mega-CD) REVIEW: The first game to utilise Konami's Justifier lightgun would make its way to the Mega-CD in 1993. Its presentation may be somewhat austere, but the gameplay is a lot of fun, especially with a friend ☺️🙂 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 29/10/2025

A couple of small review notes: 🔵 Super Bomberman (SWI) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber... (this was missing the 'verdict' text) 🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-... (originally, inexplicably flagged as 'suggestive': the character bares her UPPER ARMS on the game's cover!) 😁

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 25/10/2025

🟡 Star Wars: Demolition (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/star-wars-de... 🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-... 🔴 Mechwarrior 2 (PS) www.thepixelempire.net/mechwarrior-...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 25/10/2025

🟡 Ax Battler (Game Gear) www.thepixelempire.net/ax-battler-a... 🔵 RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5) www.thepixelempire.net/robocop-rogu... 🔵 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) www.thepixelempire.net/sonic-advanc...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 23/10/2025

If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/10/2025

🔵 Batman: The Bold and the Brave (DS) www.thepixelempire.net/batman-the-b... 🟡 The Lucky Dime Caper (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/the-lucky-di... 🔴 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PlayStation) www.thepixelempire.net/tony-hawks-s...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 01/10/2025

(Donald) Duck season is officially over, but we've something exciting in store for October-November on thepixelempire.net Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴 #gaming #retrogaming

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 30/09/2025

🔵 Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat (GameCube) www.thepixelempire.net/largo-winch-... 🟢 Warp (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/warp-x360-re... 🔵 Tail 'Gator (Game Boy) www.thepixelempire.net/tail-gator-g...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 21/09/2025

The old and the new 😉 SNES and PS5

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 21/09/2025

I forget other markets, and end up surprised by the likes of SOTN and Suikoden II, as in the UK, they carried an almost mythical level of rarity ☺️ A few games are missing from the list, such as Tomb Raider II (5.2 million sales on PS), but a bit more variety isn't a bad thing in a list, I suppose 😀

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/09/2025

🔴 God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) www.thepixelempire.net/god-of-war-c... 🔵 Brawl Brothers (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/brawl-brothe... ⚫ Black Forest Tale (Mega Duck) www.thepixelempire.net/black-forest...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/09/2025

🟣 Elven Warrior (ZX Spectrum) www.thepixelempire.net/elven-warrio... 🔵 Typoman (Wii U) www.thepixelempire.net/typoman-wiiu... 🔵 Red Steel 2 (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/red-steel-2-...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 31/08/2025

🔵 Eternal Ocean (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/endless-ocea... 🔵 Donald Duck no Maho no Boshi (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/donald-duck-... 🟡 Carrier (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/carrier-dc-r...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 27/08/2025

@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social I miss the days when I evidently didn't care what I wrote for screenshot captions 😂

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 20/08/2025

🟡 Quackshot (Mega Drive) www.thepixelempire.net/quackshot-sm... 🔵 Puzzle Bobble: Bust-a-Move (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/puzzle-bobbl... 🟢 Dino Crisis 3 (XBOX) www.thepixelempire.net/dino-crisis-...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 16/08/2025

My least favourite of the Minogue sisters 😄 #retrogaming #bustamove #supernintendo

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/08/2025

🟡 Master of Darkness (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/master-of-da... 🟣 DuckTales: The Quest for Gold (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/ducktales-th... 🔴 Relayer (PS5) www.thepixelempire.net/relayer-ps5-...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/08/2025

🔵 Shufflepuck Cafe (Amiga) www.thepixelempire.net/shufflepuck-... 🔵 Pheasants Forever (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/pheasants-fo... 🔴 Anarchy Reigns (PS3) www.thepixelempire.net/anarchy-reig...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/08/2025

🟢 TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan (Xbox One) www.thepixelempire.net/teenage-muta... 🟡 Hang-On (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/hang-on-sms-... 🔴 The Last of Us Part II (PS4) www.thepixelempire.net/the-last-of-...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/08/2025

🟡 Deep Duck Trouble (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/deep-duck-tr... 🔴 Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (PS4) www.thepixelempire.net/transformers... 🟡 Out Run Europa (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/out-run-euro...

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Tom @thepixelempire.net · 15/08/2025

🟢 Bayonetta (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/bayonetta-x3... 🔵 Donald Duck: PK (GameCube) www.thepixelempire.net/donald-duck-... 🟢 Aliens vs. Predator (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/aliens-vs-pr...

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