Tag: Konami

Metal Gear? Metal Gear.

Reboot, reuse, recycle.

There are many heroes in Castlevania, but who best represents the series?

A look at 12 recently-lost sentimental classics from my Nintendo Entertainment System library, and their significance to me.

On the half-shell, they’re the heroes four; in that day and age, who could ask for more?

From Mario’s Hat: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Find out how it stacks up to the Wii version, as well as other entries in the series. David OxfordDavid Oxford, or “LBD ‘Nytetrayn’,” as he is sometimes also known, is a freelance writer of many varied interests who resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. If you’re […]

Sorry for not updating much around here, folks; I’ve so much I want to write here, but so much I have to write elsewhere that finding the time here is difficult. One such example is the recent double-decker of articles I put together for 1UP.com, which just went up earlier today as part of their […]

Okay, so perhaps “fabulous” is in the eye of the beholder here. Still, I came across a few finds which made me quite happy down at the local used goods store last week (and I’m only now getting around to talking about them, but what can you do?). I’ll start with the second one first: […]

I played the first Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, though I did not finish it. Partway in, I just began to feel a little “meh” on the whole thing. “Perhaps,” I thought, “this reboot is not for me.” So it was much to my surprise when word emerged of a new Castlevania for the Nintendo 3DS, […]

Like many games, the Contra series has seen its share of ups and downs over its 20-year history, starting off as one of the definitive “must-play” NES games, a third-party icon of gaming alongside the likes of Mega Man, Double Dragon, and Ninja Gaiden, among others. After two failed attempts to move into 3D on […]