To graduate from Monster Academy, three young monsters - Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm - need to pass their Monster Midterm Exam. Per the orders of headmaster Gromble, the three monster hopefuls need to scare a certain number of people to pass. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is an action-adventure platformer video game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Viacom New Media in 1995 for the Sega Genesis and SNES. The game is based on the Nickelodeon cartoon series. For more

Did you know Yuppies in the 1980s had their own video game? Released in 1989 for the NES, the Wall Street Kid must prove himself worthy of a $600 BILLION DOLLAR inheritance by taking $500,000 in seed money and turning it into $1M. The Wall Street Kid does this by investing in the stock market while reaping the rewards of his earnings by going shopping and buying expensive investments like houses and cars. The Kid is even encouraged to spoil his girlfriend by taking her

Total Recall was released in 1990 and 1991, by Ocean Software for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC and the Nintendo Entertainment System. In a tie-in with the NES game, the August 1990 issue of Nintendo Power promoted Total Recall with the Rekall slogan of "Making the Impossible Possible." The first prize would be one of the Martian police uniforms along with a videotaped trip to Hollywood with a chance to meet Arnold Schwarzenegger. Years later, the magazine ad

Todd's Adventures in Slime World is a side-scrolling platform video game first released for the Atari Lynx in 1990, with Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and PC Engine CD versions following in 1992. Todd is a galactic explorer who, while in the Andromeda sector, discovered a starship and downloaded part of the captain's log. The log contains information on Slime World, a world teeming with disgusting life forms and the presence of valuable slime gems. For more retro video game con

Released for the NES on March 29, 1991, Totally Rad follows the story of Jake, an apprentice magician working for Zebediah Pong. ⁣ ⁣ He is training when some strange people attack and kidnap his girlfriend, Allison. ⁣ ⁣ Jake goes on a quest to find out where they came from and why they wanted Allison. ⁣ ⁣ Afterwards, Jake discovers Allison's kidnapping was a feint to force Allison's father, a renowned scientist, out of hiding. ⁣ ⁣ Jake must not only save Allison's fat

Imagine buying a video game and getting a free toy inside!⁣ ⁣ The Micro Machines 64 Turbo games came with a bonus Micro Machine that we’re positive players eventually lost in messy rooms or to younger siblings.⁣ ⁣ Did you own this #game? Do you still have the Micro Machine? ⁣ For more retro video game content, check us out on Instagram.

Happy Belated Birthday, Mario Kart 64! Released February 10, 1997. Here are few random facts about the beloved game. Bananas are avoidable hazards: I’s possible to prevent spin-outs? If you hear your wheels start to squeak, use the brake (B Button) to negate the slipping rather than continue driving. A music note will appear above your character's head to indicate you were successful. Kamek was going to be a playable character: A blue-robed wizard was in the game's be

Bad Street Brawler was released for the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and the NES.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ The NES version was one of only two NES games specifically designed for use with Mattel's Power Glove.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The player plays the character Duke Davis, who goes from stage to stage beating up gangsters that get in his way, dressed in a yellow tank top, sunglasses, and yellow pants. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ He is described as a former punk rocker and the "world's coolest" martial artist.⁣⁣ Before the start of th