Cultured Vultures

1 week ago | culturedvultures.com | Ashley Bates

This might be a bit of a shocking statement for some to hear, but everyone has been a child at one point. I hope you were sitting down for that one. While the memories themselves might be hazy from person-to-person, everyone holds on to some kind of precious memories of when they’re a kid, and yet, there haven’t been too many games that actually capture that feeling of being a child.

1 week ago | culturedvultures.com | Ashley Bates

You don’t need me to repeat how the NES changed gaming. So many classic games shaped the very way we enjoy our little digital men and sometimes goblins. But unlike most SNL special guests from the 00s, a lot of NES games just do not age. Blaster MasterAccording to our last NES specific video, not including Blaster Master was a bit of a faux pas. There was surprise, shock, and even the implication of criminal charges from one passionate commenter.

2 weeks ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan |Mike Worby

You love the SNES, we love the SNES, so let’s look at the best SNES games ever together. Quick rule: we can’t have multiples from the same series, but it can be from the same franchise. So we can only have one Super Mario World, but you can also have Mario Kart. 50. PilotwingsEvery console needs at least one good launch game to help it sell, but the SNES boasted plenty that you’ll see later. For now Pilotwings deserves its shine as one of the greatest technical accomplishments, well, ever.

3 weeks ago | culturedvultures.com | Ashley Bates

For those who may need a bit of a history lesson, the Fatal Fury series and Shin Megami Tensei share some similarities. Bear with me on this. Like Atlus’ SMT series, SNK developed Fatal Fury as one of their first fighting games, alongside Art of Fighting, which is set in the same world. Much like Atlus’ Persona though, SNK would create a new fighting game series in King Of Fighters that exploded in popularity, leaving Fatal Fury out in the cold for over 25 years.

4 weeks ago | culturedvultures.com | Ashley Bates

The Game Boy Advance really advanced handheld gaming in its short life, but there are plenty of games for the little purple wonder that pushed the console to its limit. Let’s start with the game Kojima probably made to prove that he is not, in fact, an ageless vampire. Boktai: The Sun Is In Your HandsYou can’t talk about ambitious Game Boy Advance games without mentioning the game that literally lets you wield the power of the sun in the palm of your hands. It’s in the bloody name.