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Retro News: February 1992 – Legal Eagles, Sparrows & The Game Girl?!

Retro News February 1992

Welcome to something new, for 2022. Being just one person (with a full-time job and family!), I am never going to be able to post up to date news here at PugHoofGaming. So, with that in mind, I’m going to be posting old news. Every month you can expect a look at the gaming news […]

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The Best Metroid Game of All Time – The Road To Metroid Dread, Ep. 17

Well, now that I’ve finally played, finished and reviewed the entire Metroid saga from start to finish, I’m pretty exhausted. I mean after spending six months playing these games and capturing a grand total of 2 days, 1 hour, 27 minutes and 53 seconds of footage for this series; I’m pretty sure you would be

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Metroid 2 Return of Samus Review – The Road To Metroid Dread, Ep. 02

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The Space Pirates of Zebes have been defeated, but the threat posed by the deadly lifeforms known as Metroids is still a real one. It falls upon the Bounty Hunter, Samus Aran to travel to their home planet of SR388 under the orders of the Galactic Federation. Her mission: To exterminate every Metroid on the

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Super Star Wars Return of The Jedi Review – Game Boy & Game Gear

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It’s time to check out the two handheld ports of Super Star Wars: Return of The Jedi, that somehow ended up happening – Welcome to a review of both the monochrome Game Boy and full-colour Game Gear versions. Let’s find out if these ambitious ports do justice to the original SNES game.

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10 Game Boy Games That Helped Me Fall Madly In Love With The Nintendo Icon

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The red battery indicator. That text at the top of the screen, that says; “Dot Matrix With Stereo Sound”. The speaker grille in the bottom right. The Nintendo Gameboy is everything to those of us who were there and continues to be just as iconic to younger generations of videogame players who weren’t. Can you

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Boom Box Boy – The Game Boy Radio That Turns Your Handheld Into A Walkman!

This week, we’re taking a look at possibly one of the most unusual peripherals available – The Game Boy Radio. One of the most interesting aspects of Nintendo’s original handheld was the vast quantity of plastic you could strap onto it. There were useful essentials like screen lights and Game Genies, alongside other products that

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Game Boy Light Review: What is the Limited Edition Tezuka Osamu World Shop Astro Boy Game Boy Light?

Sure, you could install a backlight into your Game Boy. But why bother, when Nintendo already did it for you? ATTENTION – I’ve produced a newer video on this very subject, with a much more details write-up, right here. I love gaming hardware, maybe even more than I love the games themselves. But I especially

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