What games would like like to see on this site?

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It’s been ten years since I started this site and I’ve covered a lot of games with the help of some friends. Recently I have had to slow down a bit due to a demanding schedule, but things are changing and I will have a lot more time to write guides in the near future. In the past I used to pick games to cover based on my own whims. I have a short list of titles I want to add (I really need to do the second part of Golden Sun and it doesn’t feel right not having Legend of Zelda) but I’ll run through it fairly quickly.

I feel like the people who use this site deserve a say when it comes to what games I cover. With that in mind, you are invited to request games in the comment section below this post. I can’t promise I will be able to fulfill every request since some games may be hard to get, but I will at least look into every suggestion. For the most part, I’m able to write guides for just about every genre. Some guides may take weeks or months to create, so do not hold your breath waiting for content.

I’ll keep this post pinned to the top of the home page indefinitely. Readers are welcome to make requests on it even if it’s twenty years old. My plan is to create guides as long as I can hold a controller.

~tankMage

Get ready for some arcade action!

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Last summer I played and reviewed a few arcade games. I plan to do the same over the course of the next few weeks, starting with a rather obscure beat ’em up called Under Cover Cops. With any luck I’ll be able to write a guide for it, which will make it the first arcade title I’ve done a walkthrough for. Everyone who uses this site has my gratitude and it’s great to see the stuff I’ve done for arcade games doing so well.

~tankMage

MSX has been added!

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It only took ten years, but we now have a section for the MSX and MSX2 in the game catalog! I’ll work on MSX games for the next few months and hopefully add a section for this family of home computers to the Save Archive. If there is something you want to see added, let me know here or in the game suggestions post stickied to the top of this page.

The first game to appear on this site will be a Japan exclusive called AshGuine. I’ve written a guide for it (hopefully I’ll get it posted soon after writing this) and am working on a review. Stuff for the more famous MSX titles, like Metal Gear and Snatcher, is planned, but I want to cover those games when I have more free time.

Thank you for your support!

~tankMage

Discontinuing Map Guides

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About six years ago, I began creating guides that use maps. The idea was to provide users with visual references that would make it easier to navigate. Creating these guides was fun and I developed some new skills, but I never felt they were as good as they could have been. At the same time, none of my map walkthroughs seem very popular nor have I received the sort of feedback that written guides get, which has made it very difficult to tell if they are actually helpful for my audience. It also takes far longer to create maps than it does to make a simple written guide.

Taking all of these factors in account, I’ve decided to take a break from making map walkthroughs. I hope this does not disappoint anyone who uses this site, but I do not see a reason to continue making something when its usefulness is questionable at best. That said, I intend to continue making written walkthroughs and will hopefully be able to produce a lot more in the near future. I’ll also use what I’ve learned from editing maps to include more visual elements in future guides.

I’m always seeking to improve, so feel free to let me know what you think of any of my walkthroughs and whether or not you find my map walkthroughs useful.

~tankMage

Comments are Open Again

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A few days ago, the comments section was shut down due to a sophisticated spam attack that was designed to advertise and boost a website unaffiliated with this one. Sadly, this has been a common occurrence over the years despite the fact that we have several layers of countermeasures designed to intercept bots and solicitors.

It appears that the attack has ended, so comments are open again. Closure of the comments section will not be announced in the future. Users who wish to communicate with contributors to this site or me are welcome to send an email (the link to which can be found in the about section) if they find comments locked.

Comments are Temporarily Closed Yet Again

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Unfortunately, I’ve had to close the comments section again due to an inordinate amount of spam. The comments section of this website is for visitors to share feedback on the subject material of this website. It is not for bots and spammers to advertise their garbage products and phishing scams.

I am sorry for the inconvenience this may cause for the people who use this site and its comment section in good faith. Sadly, spam has become increasingly sophisticated over the years and I have had to resort to increasingly stringent measures in order to crack down on it. Spammers share malicious links, leave comments that have nothing to do with the topics on this site, and try to promote their own products. All of these things ruin the experience for the actual users of Retromaggedon and waste the time of the people who operate it. Thank you for your patience, hopefully this issue will be resolved soon.