Reviews from 2001 revived!. Good news everyone! Futurama might not be back, but old PC gaming previews and reviews from UnionVault.NET, one of Jefklak’s Codex ancestors, have been revived. I happened to stumble upon a few readable HTML files wile looking for something else and decided to throw them into Google Translate as they were originally written in (poor) Dutch. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
31 Animal Crossing GCN Features that (never?) returned. Which features from previous Animal Crossing games do you wish were present in the Switch one? Some features never made the jump to a new iteration. Let us take a closer look. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
Super Mario 64 aged badly. Super Mario 3D All Stars, the sneaky compilation release Nintendo bestowed upon us in the previous month, contains high definition remakes of three classic Mario 3D titles: Super Mario 64 (N64), Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube), and Super Mario Galaxy (Wii). I have a special place in my heart for Sunshine, despite the general hate the game got. However, I wanted to start where any brave gamer would start: at the beginning. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
A multi-video-game-system portable handheld. A digital audio workstation with a built-in synthesizer and sequencer. A tribute to portable gaming.| www.analogue.co
Wizardry 8 Playthrough Blog. Wizardry 8: the Adventure Blog! I’ve been keen on replaying the whole game for old times sake - on a ‘real’ retro Win98 PC. After finally convincing my friend to install the game, we were ready to go through it together/alone, since it’s a single-player adventure. In the same fashion as other adventure blogs on this site, I thought it would be nice to do a short write-up after making a bit of progress. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
A Look At the Evolution of Retro Shooters and Their Engines. I’m feeling nostalgic. Why don’t you join me so we can marvel at magnificent achievements of the FPS past? Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
The Evercade: A Cartridge-based Modern Retro Handheld. In 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, Brittany-based company Blaze came with the solution: it is not vaccine jabs, but cartridge jabs we require! Salvation at last! The Evercade handheld console site simply states: Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
E3 2021: a Retro PC Gamer's Perspective. The summer of 2021 is here: not only the sun, but also hope is in the air. Most conferences are still mostly virtually presented, but at least this time E3 isn’t completely canceled. Even though most of the bombs still need to be dropped (Switch Pro!?), sunday’s PC Gaming Show was exquisite. I’d like to take the opportunity to inspect the announcements with a retro gamer’s eye—it is striking that many announcements are heavily influenced by t...| jefklakscodex.com
The Best and Worst Retro Hack & Slash Games. A selection of retro Hack & Slah games, ranked. Which ones stack up to Diablo 2? A summary of the best and worst action RPG games from 2000 to 2012. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
The Gaming Setup, a 2007 Flashback. While digging through an old archive, I came across pictures of my gaming setup in 2007. CRT gaming and the ultimate game boy - it’s all there! Recollecting once owned but now lost games has become an expensive undertaking. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
The Analogue Pocket: The Definitive Game Boy Handheld?. It took a long time for the Analogue Pocket to finally arrive at our doorstep. I was a few minutes too late to pre-order the very first batch more than a year ago, which was of course delayed multiple times. I was determined to jump on board as soon as the announcement of the second pre-order wave went online but still had to wait about half a year (!!). The 2021 chip shortage further increased its price to $220. Include a Game Gear cart...| jefklakscodex.com