Tetris NES “Kill Screen” Bypassed; Level 33 Reached
Too cool! Thought The Legend of Zelda‘s newly-discovered Minus World was cool? Well, okay, that’s probably a bigger find than this, but this NES Tetris achievement was only possible…
Dead By Daylight Stalks The Nintendo Switch This Year
After spilling blood on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, Behavaviour’s terrifying multiplayer title takes the hunt to the Nintendo Switch Dead By Daylight, Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetric multiplayer…
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Switch Remake Coming This Year
The rumors were true! While many a Zelda fan hoped Game Boy’s masterpiece in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening would receive a Switch remake, how many thought a…
Final Fantasy IX Now Available on Switch eShop
Zidane, Steiner, Vivi, and the rest of the gang arrive on the Switch today, Final Fantasy VII to follow next month It’s hard to believe it but it’s…
Super Mario Maker 2 Arriving June 2019
Cats, karts, and Toadette, oh my! In news surprising surprise no one, Super Mario Maker 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch! Opening today’s Nintendo Direct, a bonanza of new…
Nintendo Direct Arriving February 13th (5 PM EST/2 PM PST)
A Switch-focused Direct starring Fire Emblem: Three Houses. EDIT: While an earlier version of this article correctly reported the Nintendo Direct would arrive tomorrow, it misreported the date as…
Record of Agarest War: Mariage Review (PC)
Maidens, Monsters, Magic, and Marriage? Don’t threaten me with a good time! Record of Agarest War, the…
Rainswept Review (PC)
Crime, Chain-Smoking and Small Town Comfort Maybe I’ve missed something major over the course of my life,…
Etrian Odyssey Nexus Review (3DS)
A Fond Farewell It’s no secret that Nintendo’s 3DS is on its way out. It’s getting up there…
Re-Legion Review (PC)
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. In the original Age Of Empires, one of the most…
Arcade Spirits Review (PC)
Retro Romance Western visual novels have always been a bit of an oddity to me. Or, more…
Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal Review (PS4)
Quality Over Quantity I’m going to let you in on a little secret — I think that the…
Hey Poor Player’s Top 25 Games of 2018
Who will win 2018’s Crystal Joystick award? 2018 was a polarising year in the world, with Brexit, Trump and populist movements continuing to dominate headlines all over the…
5 Christmas(ish) Board Games!
The Best Board Games to Argue About This Christmas Time! It’s that time of year again where you are obligated to sit around a table and play board games…
Farewell Sony! I’m Loyal to the Experience, Not the Platform.
Benny Carrillo bids adieu to Sony following sweeping changes to the company’s censorship policies My first PlayStation system was one of the large PS2’s that was given to…
Niche Gaming Alternatives to PlayStation: Xbox One
The Xbox One. A powerful HD-gaming machine with the backing of Microsoft. But is it a viable alternative to the PlayStation platform? Let’s take a look. Back…
The Best 25 Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Remixes
Did your favorite song make the cut? Hey all, Anthony here! With just two days away from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, we at Hey Poor Player wanted to celebrate…
Impressions: Death End re;Quest
How do you survive a buggy game that’s trying to kill you? Death end re;Quest was the real focus of Idea Factory International’s press event on Thursday. If you…
Shortest Trip To Earth Preview (PC)
The Voyage Home Having your game situated as an “FTL-like” is certainly purchasing some comically big Sideshow Bob-esque shoes to fill. Faster Than Light casts a gargantuan…
Green Hell Preview (PC)
Early Access to Death Green Hell is a first-person survival game set in the Amazon rainforest. The game claims to be a realistic survival simulator where the…
Tropico 6 Preview (PC)
Presidente’s Preview The satirical tropical Bannana-Republic-em-up series Tropico has been roaring along for five entries now. With the exception of the piratical Tropico 2, each game in the…
Gamescom 2018 Preview: Destiny 2: Forsaken
Bungo, Plz Destiny 2: Forsaken has a lot riding on it. When Destiny 2 launched, it received critical acclaim from many of the mainstream video game outlets.…
Banned Board Games – Serial Killer: The Board Game
Banned Board Games: Episode Seven – Serial Killer: The Board Game Serial Killer: The Board Game, is the banned board game that truly proves video games are not the…
Banned Board Games – Ouija
Banned Board Games: Episode Six – Ouija In celebration of Halloween, let’s talk about a board game that, while never being officially banned, has suffered a dramatic change in…
Case Closed Vol. 69 Review
An English-friendly Conan? You’re kidding! Ah, the rare Case Closed volume where there’s not a drop of kanji/Japanese wordplay around! We’ve long since elaborated on the unavoidable language barriers…
Dr. Stone Vol. 3 Review
“Get excited!!” Now this is more like it: steady pacing! A burgeoning new world! An engaging cast! In Dr. Stone’s rush to dodge the editorial axe, its opening fumbled…
5 Retro-Style Platform Games You Probably Haven’t Played (But Should)
Old faithfuls Not all retro is old. Classic-style platform games have seen a considerable resurgence in recent years. Many of these titles seek to mimic the look and feel…
BattleSouls Review (PC)
BattleSouls Fights for Relevance BattleSouls is one of the simplest introductions to arena combat I’ve ever come across. Three short slides of explanation and you’re able to jump…
The Tick Review
“What if you were awesome?” There are two moments that define this newest iteration of The Tick for me, and they both come in the fifth episode. In the…
