Review: Sega 3D Classics Collection is certainly an admirable aggregation

Sega has quite a back catalog of games, many of which qualify for for the “classics” label. After all, the Sega Master System and Genesis were home to over 1,000 games combined. Which, for some, will be reason enough to pick up the Sega 3D Classics Collection. Here! Nine games you likely loved as a child are immediately available upon popping the cartridge into your system. They’re as great as you remembered!

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Review: Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX may look small, but it dreams big

The Hatsune Miku rhythm games bear an enticing peculiarity. It’s almost as if Vocaloids themselves were designed specifically for the purpose: their compositions are intentionally complex in a way that makes it more practical for a virtual singer than a real one, and the inherent specificity of the rhythms and tones sets high expectations for the player’s precision.

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Welcome back, Puyo Puyo!

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX‘s September 8 release is certainly an enticing one for Miku fans and rhythm game players, but its release is significant in a totally different way for fans of falling-block puzzlers: it’s the first appearance of the Puyo Puyo franchise in the West in quite some time.

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