Joe’s a history teacher who treats the console wars like actual history. A lifelong Sega devotee from Phoenix, he writes with passion, humor, and lingering heartbreak over the Dreamcast. Expect strong opinions, bad puns, and plenty of “blast processing.”
Joe’s hill to die on: Streets of Rage 3 is better than Streets of Rage 2. Yes, I know this is controversial. Yes, I know Carl disagrees. Yes, I know most people prefer the second game’s accessibility. But Streets of Rage 3’s additional complexity, branching paths, and combat depth make it the superior experience for players willing to invest the time to master its systems. Fight me. Released in March 1994, Streets of Rage 3…
Joe here, and I need to address something that bothered me throughout the 16-bit era: Konami’s apparent favoritism toward Nintendo…
Joe’s take, and yes, I’m still annoyed Carl keeps insisting Revenge of Shinobi was the better game. He’s wrong, and…
Joe here. This is the hill I’ll die on: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is not just the best Sonic game…
I need to confess something upfront – I nearly quit the Balding Gamer crew over Earthbound’s placement on our SNES…
I need to be upfront about something – I’m a Sega devotee. Always have been. Master System, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast.…
