Gaming off the Beaten Path

Let's keep the FPS train rolling with 1997's Doom 64. Was this entry in the iconic franchise worth playing? #retrogaming #FPS Read more at Gaming Off the Beaten Path.

Precise shooting, stealthy infiltrations, deliberate planning. If you like all of those things in your first-person shooters...you should play something other than Black. Read more on Gaming off the Beaten Path. #retrogaming #fps

This week, we take a look at a game I just realized was a thing, Street Fighter III: New Generation. Does it hold up to its pseudo sequels? Read more at Gaming off the Beaten Path #retrogaming #streetfighter

Before Sonic, there was Alex Kidd. Was this mascot platformer worth playing today? #retrogaming Read more at Gaming off the Beaten Path

This week, we're making moves to complete our (sad) personal goals by playing Soul Blazer for the SNES. Is this action RPG worth your time? #retrogaming Read more at Gaming off the Beaten Path Check out my reviews of games referenced in this episode: Dark Cloud Part 1 and Part 2 -and- The Granstream Saga

It's time to put out some fires. Does Real Heroes: Firefighter deliver on the firefighting experience? #retrogaming Read more at Gaming Off the Beaten Path

This week, we take a look at the Super Mario Bros. Movie. It's taken the world by storm, but is it worth watching? #retrogaming #supermariobrosmovie Read more here.

This week, we discuss X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse for the SNES. #Retrogaming

This week, we look at the absolutely bizarre Total Carnage, an arcade game ported to the SNES. Read more here: Total Carnage (gobp.blogspot.com) #retrogaming

It's finally time to talk about everyone's new favorite indie RPG, Chained Echoes. Read More: Chained Echoes: Part 2 (gobp.blogspot.com) #retrogaming #chainedechoes

This week, we look at Saiyuki: Journey West, a Strategy RPG for the PS1. #retrogaming

This week, we're going back to the beginning with another look at one of the first games I ever reviewed, Shadow Madness for the PS1.  Read more at Gaming off the Beaten Path (gobp.blogspot.com)

Time for some classic TMNT action with Shredder's Revenge, a new-school take on an old-school genre. Read more at https://gobp.blogspot.com/2023/03/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredders.html

Is that a bear? Wearing a backpack? With a bird in it? You bet it is! Was Banjo-Kazooie for the N64 as good as advertised? Check out my blog at Gaming off the Beaten Path (gobp.blogspot.com) #retrogaming #retrogames

A haunted mansion filled with the undead? Sounds familiar. This week we take a look at Sweet Home, a game known for its influence on Resident Evil. But this 8-bit horror RPG is so much more than that. Read more : Sweet Home (gobp.blogspot.com)

Feel like causing some damage? Blast Corps. on the N64 will let you do just that.  But is it any good? Check out my written review at Blast Corps. (gobp.blogspot.com)

Time for our first real review. Vanguard Bandits, published in the U.S. by Working Design, was yet another entry in the PS1's expansive RPG lineup. But was it any good?  Check out my written review here!

I've been blogging for years, now it's time to give podcasting a try. Introducing the Gaming off the Beaten Path podcast, a place to discuss old school video games, from the unfamiliar and obscure to the classics you know and love. Before I do any game reviews, I want to discuss my mission, vision and rating scale.  Check out my blog at Gaming off the Beaten Path (gobp.blogspot.com)