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“Balatro” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 18 Mar 2024

When you look at the gaming landscape today, it’s so vast and deep that it becomes hard to find new games you might want to play. Not so much because they don’t exist, but because you just don’t hear about…

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“WWE 2K24” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 04 Mar 2024

WWE 2K24 continues to build on the strong foundation that was established over the last two years.

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More F-Zero than F-Zero – “Star Racer” First Look

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC Previews | 0 Comments | 27 Jan 2024

When my editor, Danreb, emailed me asking if I wanted to have a look at Star Racer I was curious. This was the first I’d heard of the game, but, of course, that could just be because it’s impossible to…

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Filippo’s Top 5 Games of 2023

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Best of 2023 Features | 0 Comments | 27 Dec 2023

This year saw the release of many landmark titles. It also saw a declining interest in big AAA games from myself and several others. That’s not to say there weren’t any that I didn’t enjoy. There were a few that…

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“Baldur’s Gate 3” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 28 Aug 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 comes with very high expectations among RPG fans. Taking six years of development time, Larian Studios have delivered a fine example of how to do a Dungeons & Dragons RPG right. For those of you still reading…

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“Double Dragon Gaiden” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 05 Aug 2023

The last couple of years have been rather good for Beat-em-up revivals. With Streets of Rage 4 showing there is a pent-up demand for these games, and TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge showing that this demand is far from sated, we now…

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“AEW: Fight Forever” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 28 Jun 2023

AEW: Fight Forever brings back the fun, pick up and play type of wrestling game that has fallen by the wayside over the years.

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“WWE 2K23” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 01 Apr 2023

Wrestling games have had an interesting run in the past few years. The WWE games in particular have run into a period of blandness and stagnation, resulting in the WWE series missing a year. Last year’s 2k22 entry was, for…

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“8bitdo Pro 2” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Hardware Nintendo Switch PC Reviews | 0 Comments | 17 Mar 2023

As someone new to the Nintendo Switch, I was told that a controller would be a requirement for getting the most out of the system. The included Joycon grip, as it turned out, is a crime against ergonomics, and I…

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“Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Retro Reviews Steam Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 12 Jan 2023

To people of a certain age, Atari will evoke fond memories of hours spent in front of the TV, enjoying fast, fun, and engaging games. For those people born in the 90s or 00s, though, Atari is barely even talked…

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How To: Patching Your ROMs

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Retro Tutorial | 0 Comments | 05 Jan 2023

Disclaimer: We do not provide links to ROMs, nor will we respond to requests for ROMs. It is copyright infringement, according to US law. There are many ways to obtain ROMs, including reading them from your own cartridges, from retro…

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Dragon Sector (Remake) Personal Spotlight

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Features Retro | 0 Comments | 03 Jan 2023

Over the past two pandemic-laden years, I’ve been away from SmashPad. I’ve had a few reasons for this. The most notable was that I was just feeling burned out. I’d taken up a lot of responsibilities here, and they’d just…

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