🟡 TOUR-DE-FORZA 🟢 Forza Horizon 2 (2014, Xbox One) REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the open road to cover Forza Horizon's turbo-charged jump to Xbox One. Buckle your seatbelts: it's even better than the excellent original 🙂👇 #gaming #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/forza-horizo...

@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's latest vid review 👀 Haven't played much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, but I've always thought the setting has a huge amount of potential ☺️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYN6...

After enduring a turbulent development which saw cancellation, the developer's closure and re-opening and even military conflict, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 would emerge in 2024. Does it live up to prior games? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg #gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2

🟡 SEAFOOD & BEAT IT? 🟢 Darius Gaiden (1996, Saturn) REVIEW: Taito's classic arcade shmup blasted onto the Saturn in '96. 28 levels, branching paths, and a legion of memorable bosses made for a mega-ambitious game. How would its port fare? 😊🙂 #gaming #sega 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/darius-gaide...

AGGRESTA Is A Promising New Sidescrolling Shmup That Should Definitely Be On Your Radar. (Image: @PO_TPJ)

You could end up reading about the feature-packed X68000 port of Gradius II... kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/08/17/g...

3DS joins the site! Now I can tell you all how bad Zombie Slayer Diox is in review form 😉

🟡 MERCENARY PRACTICES? 🟢 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (2011, 3DS) REVIEW: The 3DS becomes the 49th different platform we've covered on The Pixel Empire! 😊 Where better to start than with Capcom's controversial action game? 😊👇 #gaming #nintendo #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/resident-evi...

After proving a pivotal release for PCs in the late nineties, Secret Level would bring Unreal Tournament to Dreamcast in 2001. Was the port godlike? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw #gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament

The Russian ZX Spectrum scene of the mid-late 90s is fascinating. With more powerful computers expensive and out-of-reach for most, there was a scene of dedicated strategy fans bringing demakes and unique versions of Civilization, Master of Orion, and XCOM to ZX Speccy 'Pentagon' clones.

🟡 AN ABSOLUTE HOOT 🟢 Owlboy (2018, PS4) REVIEW: A beautiful blend of old-school sensibilities, gorgeous pixel art, and superb storytelling. @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers a game that spent nine years in development, but was worth the wait ☺️👇 #gaming 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/owlboy-ps4-r...

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

Here's something fresh for everyone on PS1 shmup Einhänder! I had to really dig to find this game's treasure, but I did find it in the end: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/11/10/e...

🟡 NOW I HAVE A LIGHTGUN, HO HO HO! 🟢 Die Hard Trilogy (1996, PlayStation) REVIEW: A run 'n' gun, a lightgun game & open world driving. Probe delivered three awesome movie adaptations that bring the action thick and fast 😊👇 #gaming #retrogaming #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/die-hard-tri...

This is a great read. Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative. Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.

I made a new free game for the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16. Trtly it out on your favorite console, emulator, or FPGA! newsdee.itch.io/kex #gamedev #pcengine #turbogragx16 #homebrew

Confirmation of this years charity stream! We're Live Dec 19th 2025 20:00PM GMT in support of Make A Wish Ireland Further details to be shared soon! Please spread word & hope to see you there! Please see the charities mission here 🔽 makeawish.ie

MindsEye would garner pre-release hype due to the involvement of former Rockstar North boss Leslie Benzies, but could it match his previous works? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/zPqSWFBG7gA #gaming #MindsEye #PS5

Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game 🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️ It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛 It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏 I hope you like it 🥰

#LogLoads64 Ikarus Wow. I have never heard of this, nor played it. Now I have. Lovely presentation and possibly a decent 2-Ply "Joust" affair for the #C64. Released for free, I think, in 1991. It's fairly interesting, but you really do need to have two playing it. The controls are a bit whack.

Today is officially my 20th year on @retrogamermag.bsky.social It’s been an amazing, wild ride and I don’t want it to stop.

⏰ This is happening in half an hour! Tune in if you can.

🟡 MYSTERY WITHOUT END 🟢 Jenny LeClue: Detectivú (2020, Switch) REVIEW: Jenny LeClue needs a sequel. Partly because it's a really good, youngster-friendly investigation game... and partly because its ending is pants 😄☺️👇 #gaming #nintendo 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/jenny-leclue...

I'm surprised so many definitions of 'retro' are still nailed to a (usually specific) number of years. I think of it as a thematic thing. 6th gen onwards (online aside and HD aside), genre tropes have become more normalised: remakes like RE4, Dead Space change little & the OG's still feel modern ☺️

🟡 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...

🟡 HIDDEN DEPTHS? 🟢 Deep Fear (1998, Saturn) REVIEW: Couldn't let Halloween pass without a survival horror review! I cover the Saturn's last release (in Europe), a fascinating but flawed effort set in an underwater facility ☺️👇 #gaming #horror #sega 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/deep-fear-sa...

"This game is a place where giant dragons and a distinctive type of biomechanical science meet, where well animated and deeply beautiful 2D shapes exist as a natural and highly active part of a stunning 3D world." kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/03/14/e...

Chocobo GP would be at the centre of controversial, mercenary practices upon release. But with Square Enix backpedalling 9 months later, how does the game fare now on it's own merits? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/oATBzbVm6qw #gaming #switch #chocobogp

🟡 HIDDEN DEPTHS? 🟢 Deep Fear (1998, Saturn) REVIEW: Couldn't let Halloween pass without a survival horror review! I cover the Saturn's last release (in Europe), a fascinating but flawed effort set in an underwater facility ☺️👇 #gaming #horror #sega 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/deep-fear-sa...

🟡 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...

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!) 😁

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a masterpiece. It's an engaging game from start to finish, and a must have for your Nintendo Switch library. Here's our full review:

🟡 BOOM OR BUST 🟢 Super Bomberman R (2017, Switch) REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers a Switch launch game that saw the return of a long-dormant party classic from Konami. Read or watch his findings on SBR at the link! 🙂👇 #gaming #nintendo #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber...

A horror-noir story starring John C. McGinley, Dead Head Fred would prove a standout on the PSP in terms of uniqueness. But was it fun? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/R0f2CNKRwB8 #psp #review #deadheadfred

🟡 A TALE AT TEE TIME 🟢 Golf Story (2017, Switch) REVIEW: Mario Golf reimagined? Golf Story's charming narrative and fun, accessible gameplay helped make for an enchanting indie adventure from Sidebar Games 😊👇 #gaming #switch #nintendo 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/golf-story-s...

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

"Like a perfect nightmare, these blocks are my only safety, and also the only threat." My IQ Mania article has just gone live on my website! Come take a look at this creepy puzzle game: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/10/22/i...

Nintendo Reveals That Kirby Is Angry in American Releases Due to Cost of Insulin

There is but one review left in October...so let's look at November's stacked line-up of reviews! 🐤 Chocobo GP #Switch 🤯 MindsEye #PS5 🔫 Unreal Tournament #Dreamcast ☢️ S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl #XboxSeriesX ⌛ Prince of Persia: Sands of Time #PS2 Be well and stay safe!

Hey! I just found out one of my moots, @goldskullgames.bsky.social, launched a gaming website earlier this year with tons of great retro reviews! Check it out here: www.goldskullgames.com

🟡 HEAVY HITTER 🟢 Mechwarrior 2 (1997, PlayStation) REVIEW: Featuring controls reworked to suit a console experience & a whopping 48 levels, would MW2's PS port prove a winner? @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's coverage has all you need to know! ☺️👇 #gaming 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/mechwarrior-...

I never knew that The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (スカイ・クロラ イノセン・テイセス) on Nintendo Wii was a sort of a spinoff to the Ace Combat series.

🟡 I WOULD LOSE 500 LIVES & I WILL LOSE 500 MORE 🟢 Sunblaze (2021, PC) REVIEW: A good but gruelling precision platformer where I pose the question: how many deaths on the road to a review is too many? (4375, if you're wondering) #gaming #review 😊👇 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-...

Another indie GOTY underdog on Game Pass right now from @kennysun.com and @devolverdigital.com. Don't sleep on Ball x Pit:

Sunsoft would enter the Resident Evil clone pool with Hard Edge, an action-focused take with a skyscraper under siege. Does it compete with the best in class? VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/XrwMuFdPq9A #ps1 #residentevilclone #sunsoft

🟡 EMPIRE BUILDING 🟢 Star Wars: Demolition (2000, Dreamcast) REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social travels to a galaxy far, far away to cover Luxoflux's Vigilante 8 evolution. A sci-fi spectacle, or would it crash and burn? Read or watch below 👇 #retrogaming 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/star-wars-de...

Dream Disc '24 Lets You Grab 10 Homebrew Dreamcast Games For The Price Of Shipping Alone. (Repost)

🟡 SAME OLD BRAND NEW BLUE? 🟢 Sonic Advance (2002, GBA) REVIEW: SEGA's first game as a third-party developer would bring about the unthinkable: Sonic on Nintendo! A rebirth for SEGA, and a return to form for its defining series ☺️ #gaming #retrogaming #review 🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/sonic-advanc...

Atlus' first High-definition title, Catherine would prove one of the most distinctive games of the 7th-gen for a myriad of reasons. VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/eb9jLfFcFLw #gaming #ps3 #catherine