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Review: “Batman Returns” (SNES, Jolly Jinglings Special)
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Classic Arcade Boxing Game “Final Blow” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch
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“Konami’s Table Tennis” Now Available on PS4, Nintendo Switch
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Backlog Review: “Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess” (Xbox 360, Festival of Dread Special)
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Unleash Your Inner Beast with Konami’s “Metamorphic Force”
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Compass Comics Asks, Can You “Escape From Monster Island”?
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35 Years Later, Taito’s Retro Fighter “Violence Fight” Finally Hits Home Consoles
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Crowdfunding Campaign For Top Secret’s Superhero Fantasy “Sword of Justice: Origins” Ending Soon (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
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Retro Arcade Volleyball Game “Power Spikes” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch
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Ernest P. Worrell Rides Again In “Ernest & The Dream Stone”
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Four Decades Later, Arcade Classic “Moon Shuttle” Achieves Console Liftoff
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The Wraith of God Confronts The Headless Horseman In “Fear Hollow”
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Retro Arcade Classic “Crime City” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch
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Who is your Shenmue Waifu? (SEGA Dreamcast Anniversary Special)
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Book Review: “Playing at the Next Level” (SEGA Dreamcast Anniversary Special)
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