Due to schoolwork and other general business, I'm pushing the launch of retroweekly until July 2024. Nostalgic social media posts will resume this week. 😊 Happy Holidays, everyone!

Harvest Moon was my favorite video game series growing up and I still love it as an adult. Save the Homeland, released on this day in 2001 and one of my favorites in the franchise, differs from other games in the series by imposing a year-long time limit to save your village.

#retrogaming #harvestmoon #ps2 #gamestr #grownostr

Grab your cardboard box - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was released on this day 19 years ago!

#retrogaming #metalgearsolid3 #PS2 #gamestr #grownostr

My first 3D platformer! I first played Crash Bandicoot on a cousin's PlayStation before I got my own copy.

When did you first play Crash Bandicoot? Where would you rank it among platforming games?

#retrogaming #CrashBandicoot #PlayStation #gamestr #grownostr

When you're right you're right 😂

"I NEED A WEAPON" - Master Chief that one time

Halo 2 was released for the original Xbox on this day in 2004. The sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved improves on its predecessor in every way, including adding Xbox Live multiplayer. I'd rank it among the top sequels of all time.

Any awesome Halo 2 memories out there?

#retrogaming #halo #xbox #gamestr #grownostr

Guitar Hero II - released on November 7, 2006. You can't top the feeling of a great run of Jessica by the Allman Brothers Band. Or the clickity-clack of plastic guitars.

What's your favorite song from this stellar tracklist?

#retrogaming #guitarhero #ps2 #gamestr #grownostr

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! was released for PlayStation on this day in 1999 in North America. Spyro 2 sees Spyro the Dragon tasked with defeating the evil dino-warlock, Ripto. Any fond memories of this one?

#retrogaming #spyro #playstation #gamestr #grownostr

Today, the final day of October (aka Halloween), is the perfect time to take a look at I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, based on a short story of the same name. Imagine being kept alive and tortured by an AI for over 100 years - not a great time. Happy Halloween!

#retrogaming #horror #Halloween #gamestr #grownostr

I picked up a complete version of a game I've played hundreds of times before: Sonic the Hedgehog. What I didn't realize is that there's a strong contender for "best named video game henchman" in here.

#retrogaming #sonicthehedgehog #sega #gamestr #grownostr

I never owned a 3DO, but D (1995) piques my interest. This gruesome title from the mind of Kenji Eno straddles the line between movie and video game with the heavy use of full-motion video and a two-hour time limit.

Have you played D? Would you recommend it in 2023?

#retrogaming #D #3DO #gamestr #grownostr

I love MK64, but the single-player mode and speed of CTR puts it over the top for me. It just feels like a faster game.

Sure, I loved Mario growing up, but Crash was my guy - er, bandicoot. I put countless hours into CTR: Crash Team Racing by myself and with friends as a kid. A solid kart racer that's still a lot of fun!

#retrogaming #crashteamracing #playstation #gamestr #grownostr

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem was a scary game, but not in the traditional sense. This title's Sanity Effects took the horror to another level. Have you played this game? Where do you rank it among other horror games?

#retrogaming #horror #eternaldarkness #gamecube #gamestr #grownostr

The first Fallout game was released on October 10, 1997 for MS-DOS and Windows. While the series has long since changed after being acquired by Bethesda, the original Fallout remains a great RPG worth playing today.

#retrogaming #fallout #pc #gamestr #grownostr

I have yet to try Parasite Eve (PS), a horror-action RPG from Square, though it looks great. Is this game on anyone's must-play list? #retrogaming #horror #playstation #gamestr #grownostr

I feel like this is a mildly spicy take

Haunted House, released for the Atari 2600 in 1982, is one of the first examples of horror in video games.

It's also probably the only example of a game where you play as a pair of eyes.

I bet Sauron's jealous.

#retrogaming #horrorgames #atari2600 #gamestr #grownostr

Quite possibly the scariest RE-related thing I've ever seen 😂

It's October and you know what means - everyone and their mother will be spooky and chugging pumpkin spice lattes for approximately 31 days.

To get into the spirit, I'm thinking of Resident Evil today! What's your favorite game in the RE series?

#retrogaming #horrorgames #residentevil #gamestr #grownostr