Mike Vito

Mike Vito has been a slave to gaming ever since playing his grandfather's Atari 2600. A collector of all things retro, his main focus is obtaining a full NES collection. Being a father has rekindled his spirit for Nintendo and he now spends most of his time teaching his daughter about the games of yesteryear. Check out his other work in Pat Contri’s Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the SNES Library. Follow him @veryevilash on Twitter Current favorite games: Air Zonk, NHL Hitz 2003, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, & Super Dodgeball.

Fear Effect Sedna Review (Switch)

Fear Itself I went into this review not knowing much about the original Fear Effect game that was released on Sony’s PlayStation console back in 2000. That’s not to say that I never was interested in the title.  I mean, come on. The name alone makes it sound like a…
Moss

Moss Review (PSVR)

A Little Mouse With a Big Heart   Last year was the first year that we here at Hey Poor Player attended the Electronic Entertainment Expo, otherwise known as E3. When we first walked into the Los Angeles Convention Center, our hearts were pumping and our brows were sweaty.…

The Longest 5 Minutes Review (Switch)

The Easiest RPG You’ll Ever Play   If there is one thing I’ve learned about video games, it’s that hero characters have a knack for suffering from amnesia. Almost all the classic stories we know and love start off with amazing heroes completely forgetting who they are. We saw…
Pop-up Pilgrims

Pop-up Pilgrims Review (PSVR)

Lemmings in Virtual Reality   I’d hate to do this but I’m starting this review off with a bit of a gripe. Somewhere along the line of the history of video games, publishers (and developers too) have decided that gamers do not need instruction booklets anymore. This needs to…
Mercenary Kings

Mercenary Kings Reloaded Edition Review (Switch)

Move Out! It’s that time again, gamers! You know what time I’m talking about. Time to review another “new” Nintendo Switch game that dropped on the other consoles years ago. That may sound like I’m bashing the Switch’s steady stream of older content, but let me assure you that…

Shu Review (Switch)

Nintendo Switch Owners Now Get to Experience the Greatness that is Shu     I have a confession to make. I absolutely love 2D platformers. I think what I love most about them is their simplicity. The majority of 2D platformers have the same objective: simply jump from platform…

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