Great review! I didn't expect such a comprehensive look at the individual games. Shame that
Super BurgerTime turned out to be a bust, but the rest more than make up for it. So much cool stuff that I have to check out now - thanks especially for introducing me to
Varth!
What did you mean by "curious gaps" in the selection? Apart from a few really big names like
Ghosts 'n Goblins and
Double Dragon, the whole lineup seems like a haphazard mishmash of whatever second-tier near-classics could be thrown on.
VideoGameCritic wrote:Let me know what you think! I expect there may be some typos reported.
I might as well take the bait and just proofread it systematically.
It turns out that there really aren't that many mistakes, considering the length.
last years' Retrobit Generations should be
last year's Retro-Bit Generations(Last year was only a single year, and the company's name is Retro-Bit, not Retrobit; the same also goes for the other mention of "Retrobit" a little later.)
The first game I tried was 1942 and was surprised to see it fill up my entire screen. should say
1942, and I was surprised(You were surprised, not the game.)
I'd advise you set all of the games to their original format should say
advise you to setThe bulk of the games are arcade titles not previously available. should say
not previously available in home versionsDespite being the most jaded video game player on the planet, this collection fascinated me to no end. should say either
Although I'm the most jaded video game player on the planet in the first half or
I was fascinated to no end by this collection in the second.
(This collection is not the most jaded video game player on the planet.)
Bump n Jump needs apostrophes around the N.
This side-scroller shooter is bizarre! should say
side-scrolling shooterSide-scrolling starring a witch reminded me of the Cotton series should say
This side-scroller starring a witch"Courtesy" is misspelled in the screenshot credit.
And a typo in the update to the Retro-Bit Generations review: "superseded" has an S in the middle, not a C.