Tag: Retro Gaming

Video Game Reviews

Review: Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Looking for that perfect blend of nostalgia and superhero action? Marvel Cosmic Invasion might just scratch that itch. This arcade-style brawler lets you play as 15 different Marvel heroes, each with their own fighting style and special moves. After beating the game and unlocking all four secret characters, I’ve got some thoughts about what works and what doesn’t.

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Interview

How David Cruz Dominated TRON’s Deadly Mini-Games

The TRON arcade cabinet has humbled countless gamers since 1982, but David Cruz isn’t one of them. In July 2011, the Brandon, Florida native achieved the seemingly impossible—a jaw-dropping 14,007,645 points that would cement his name in Twin Galaxies record books forever. In this 2012 interview, Cruz opens up about the grueling journey to mastery, the strategies that separated him from the competition, and what it truly means to conquer one of gaming’s most unforgiving challenges. With TRON: Ares now lighting up theaters, this conversation reminds us why the franchise’s arcade roots continue to captivate both veteran players and newcomers to the Grid.

Video Game Reviews

Review: Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Demo)

What makes Cosmic Invasion so appealing to someone like me is that it’s an absolute love letter to those old coin-op beat-em-ups from the 80s and 90s. If you ever pumped quarters into Captain America and the Avengers, Spider-Man, Superman, The Punisher, or the X-Men arcade game, you know exactly what this feels like. It’s a side-scrolling brawler in the same vein as Altered Beast and Final Fight, games that basically defined an entire era of arcade culture.