Action platformer Archives

10 SNES Games That Were Years Ahead of Their Time

Published: May 14, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

The Super Nintendo helped define what a console generation could be. Arriving as Nintendo’s rivalry with Sega was heating up, […]

20 Underrated Nintendo Switch Games More Players Should Be Talking About

Published: April 6, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

The Nintendo Switch has built one of the largest and most diverse game libraries in modern gaming. Since its release […]

20 Underrated NES Games That Deserve Another Look

Published: March 12, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

The NES helped revive the video game industry and introduced legendary hits like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, […]

15 NES Games So Hard They Made Players Rage Quit

Published: March 11, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

The NES helped revive the North American video game industry, but it also became famous for brutally difficult games. Inspired […]

Vampire Games That Made Us Feel Like Dracula

Published: January 30, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Vampires and fiction based on those mythical bloodsuckers have long been part of just about every art form, to the […]

20 of the Most Rage-Inducing NES Games

Published: January 28, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Paradoxically, the NES would end up being the console that saved the gaming industry in North America despite having some […]

The Castlevania Series 10 Best Games

Published: January 26, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Since its debut on the Famicom Disk System in 1986, Castlevania has grown into far more than a single video […]

The Best NES-Like Games on Steam

Published: December 29, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

As gaming technology advanced unabated, it didn’t take long for players to start to become nostalgic for the games of […]

20 Underrated NES Games From Nintendo’s Classic Era

Published: December 17, 2025 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

The NES was a truly groundbreaking console, first as Japan’s Famicom and later as the Nintendo Entertainment System, that helped […]

Rage Quit: The Hardest NES Games

Published: December 12, 2025 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Ironically, the NES became the system that revived the North American gaming industry while also hosting some of the hardest […]

The Most Iconic Ending Screens of NES Games

Published: November 18, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Video game storytelling has come a long way since the early console generations, but even on the NES there were […]

20 Underrated Games on the Nintendo Switch

Published: November 16, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Nintendo Switch has proven to be one of the company’s greatest successes, helping the Big N to regain a […]

Every Mega Man Game in Chronological and Release Order

Published: November 14, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally making its debut on the Famicom in 1987 before making its way West later that same year, Capcom’s Mega […]

Every Game in the Ninja Gaiden Series

Published: October 21, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Since bursting into the arcades in 1988 (and onto the NES mere months later), the Ninja Gaiden franchise has been […]

SNES Games That Were Way Ahead of Their Time

Published: July 23, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Nintendo’s gamble on the SNES would pay off majorly, ushering in a whole new wave of innovative titles, moving the […]

Steam Has Tons of Great Games on Sale Right Now — Here are 10 That We Would Grab

Published: July 19, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Steam Summer Sale may be in the past, but that doesn’t mean that Valve’s digital storefront isn’t still regularly […]

The Hardest NES Games

Updated: August 8, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Paradoxically, the NES would end up being the console that saved the gaming industry in North America despite having some […]

The 10 Best Games in the Castlevania Series

Published: May 30, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Since its debut on the Famicom Disk System in 1986, Castlevania has gone on to become more than just a […]

Upcoming Metroidvania Games We’re Looking Forward to Getting Lost In

Published: May 28, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The ongoing Metroidvania renaissance continues unabated as 2025 rolls on. Several noteworthy titles in the genre have already been released […]

The Best Vampire Games: Stepping Into the Shoes of a Bloodsucker

Published: May 19, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Vampires and fiction based on those mythical bloodsuckers have long been part of just about every art form, to the […]

Shellbound Hands-On Preview: A Promising Peek at an Upcoming Metroidvania

Published: April 3, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | 1 Comment on Shellbound Hands-On Preview: A Promising Peek at an Upcoming Metroidvania

For longtime fans of the genre, the pull of a good Metroidvania is hard to ignore. The best games that […]

Shellbound Interview: Sitting Down With Fake Lobster to Discuss Their Upcoming Metroidvania

Published: April 2, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | 1 Comment on Shellbound Interview: Sitting Down With Fake Lobster to Discuss Their Upcoming Metroidvania

The Metroidvania continues to experience something of an ongoing renaissance, especially in the world of indie game development, where new […]

Shadow of the Orient Review – A Satisfyingly Old-School Action Platformer

Published: March 26, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | 2 Comments on Shadow of the Orient Review – A Satisfyingly Old-School Action Platformer

The onslaught of indie Metroidvanias has seemingly left the more traditional old-school action-platformer behind in favor of interconnected worlds, ability […]

The Best Metroidvanias by Console Generation – Charting the History of Gaming’s Most Famous Portmanteau, Part 2

Updated: June 14, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

For the second entry in our two-part series covering the best Metroidvanias by console generation, we’re picking up where we […]