Anthony Pelone, Author at Hey Poor Player

PSOne Classics Buyer’s Guide — PS3/PSP Store Apocalypse Edition

Pick these PSOne Classics up before they’re gone! Edit (4/19/2021): Um, awkward: Looks like Sony’s going back on their decision to close the PlayStation store…for PS3 and Vita, anyway, but PSP owners should bear in mind you can install your PSOne Classic games there via Remote Play and…

Ask Iwata Review

“No part of my experience has turned out to be a waste of time.” “There’s no ethics under capitalism”. Such is but one of the many cynical mantras that temper our arrival into the harsh reality of adulthood and smother that wide-eyed naivete we once held so dear. Indeed,…

11 Ill-Conceived Nintendo Games

They didn’t exactly think these through. Look back on video games that disappointed you — did that new IP promise you the world only to stumble from bug-ridden landscapes and repetitive, unimaginative game design, or did the latest sequel fail to capture the magic of their predecessors? All relatable…

N64 Dinosaur Planet Build Leaked Onto Internet

A Nintendo 64 Holy Grail! Thought GameCube’s Star Fox Adventures was ill-suited for Nintendo’s sci-fi shmup? You’re not alone — while the 2002 action-adventure game had its fans, many Nintendo fans wish Rare’s original vision in Nintendo 64’s Dinosaur Planet came to fruition instead, be it as an ambitious…

8-Bit Chronicles: Q*bert

@!#?@! Bleeps, bloops, and pixels: the cornerstones of classic gaming. The innate addiction coded within the circuit board-powered arcade cabinets and NES cartridges render them precious artifacts, their primitive graphics and relative brevity revered even today. But why is that the case? Join Anthony on his 8-Bit Chronicles, wherein…

Mother Music Revisited Album Releases Digitally for US/Canada Today

I believe the morning sun~ EarthBound/Mother fans and game music aficionados alike are undoubtedly familiar with EarthBound Beginnings‘s 1989 Mother arrangement album: a 10-song soundtrack featuring vocalized and instrumental remixes from the NES classic. We could review this album’s vast history and importance to the beloved series over the…