Episode 058 – Warcraft series (1994, 1995, 2002, 2004)
Episode 058 – Warcraft series (1994, 1995, 2002, 2004) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are amassing our armies to destroy vile orcs and corrupted humans! From 1994 to 2004, we’re playing the...
View ArticleVidya Game News – June 9, 2016
– A fun piece from Dany Roth of blastr, as he looks at 10 forgotten NES games that deserve a comeback. Included on the list is The Guardian Legend, which we covered a few weeks ago. – Joe Juba of Game...
View ArticleEpisode 059 – Cool Spot (1993)
Episode 059 – Cool Spot (1993) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are indulging in product placement to the highest degree! From 1993, we’re playing Cool Spot by Virgin Games for the SNES mostly,...
View ArticleVidya Game News – June 16, 2016
– Want to know how the Warcraft movie did? Well, Paul Tassi of Forbes.com has a piece on it, and the headline probably says it all: “The ‘Warcraft’ movie is a crushing disappointment in almost every...
View ArticleEpisode 060 – Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (1990)
Episode 060 – Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (1990) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are dancing and crotch-grabbing our way past enemies! From 1990, we’re playing Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker by...
View ArticleVidya Game News – June 23, 2016
– Cool: An Ecco the Dolphin prototype for Dreamcast has been found. Read more here. – This week, blastr has another cool list, this one on 10 Genesis games that deserve comebacks. It’s by Dany Roth and...
View ArticleEpisode 061 – ActRaiser (1991)
Episode 061 – ActRaiser (1991) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are playing God as we level fields and destroy Satan! From 1991, we’re playing ActRaiser by Quintet and published by Enix for the...
View ArticleVidya Game News – June 30, 2016
Image from MobyGames. – The Nintendo 64 turned 20 last week, which led to retrospectives from plenty of places, like Nerdist and Tech Insider. – The fine folks at Shmuplations are dong the lord’s work,...
View ArticleEpisode 062 – Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja (1988)
Episode 062 – Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja (1988) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are BAD enough dudes to rescue the president! From 1988, we’re playing Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja by Data East for...
View ArticleVidya Game News – July 7, 2016
– Polygon has an awesome full-length feature on where Blizzard’s Starcraft: Ghost went wrong. – Also from Polygon, a good, long read by Colin Campbell on an Atari artwork book. – A translation for...
View ArticleEpisode 063 – Ghostbusters (1988)
Episode 063 – Ghostbusters (1988) This week in Your Parents Basement, busting is NOT making us feel good! From 1988, we’re playing Ghostbusters by Bits Laboratory for the NES, which is based on an...
View ArticleVidya Game News – July 14, 2016
A sweet baby boy NES! – Pretty much everyone shared this article with Steve on a mini-NES loaded with 30 games. My mini-review: Eh. It’s kind of steep at $59.99, and there’s no indication whether you...
View ArticleEpisode 064 – Quest 64 (1998)
Episode 064 – Quest 64 (1998) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are playing as the legendary, all-powerful and awe-inspiring magician… Brian. From 1998, we’re playing Quest 64 by Imagineer, and...
View ArticleVidya Game News – July 21, 2016
– Gizmodo has an awesome write-up of the find of a Seattle man: The incredibly rare Nintendo 64 disk drive. – Of all places, Playboy has a long read on how the really good 2009 Ghostbusters game came...
View ArticleEpisode 065 – Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1992)
Episode 065 – Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1992) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are going where no man has gone before! From 1992, we’re playing Star Trek: 25th Anniversary developed by...
View ArticleVidya Game News – July 28, 2016
– Nintendo is mining its past heavily for the Christmas season, as in addition to the NES Classic Edition, they also plan to come out with the Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics retrospective...
View ArticleEpisode 066 – The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (1992)
Episode 066 – The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (1992) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are smacking things with our pipes and yo-yos! From 1992, we’re playing The Legend of the Mystical Ninja by...
View ArticleVidya Game News – August 4, 2016
– Holy hell, get at this treasure trove before Nintendo takes it down! Thirteen years of Nintendo Power have been put on the Internet Archive. The covers alone are awesome. Read them alllll here....
View ArticleEpisode 067 – Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995)
Episode 067 – Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are playing an awful licensed game with an Olympic mascot! From 1995, we’re playing Izzy’s Quest for the...
View ArticleVidya Game News – August 12, 2016
Today’s roundup is a day late because Steve has a case of OLYMPIC FEVER. It’s unclear if he contracted it from the waters of Rio, or some other way. Without further ado though, the links! – Anddddd...
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