Shaun Musgrave
@shaunmusgrave.bsky.social
Slinging words for Siliconera, Nintendo Insider, and TouchArcade. Formerly IGN and Ziff-Davis among others. Freelance writer for hire.
He/him.
See also: postgamecontent.com, patreon.com/ShaunMusgrave
He/him.
See also: postgamecontent.com, patreon.com/ShaunMusgrave
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On the blog this week: @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social looks at five Evercade carts you might have missed. With Black Friday sales offering up to 30% off carts in various regions, now's a great time to add these to your library!
https://evercade.co.uk/5-great-evercade-cartridges-you-might-have-missed/
https://evercade.co.uk/5-great-evercade-cartridges-you-might-have-missed/
5 great Evercade cartridges you might have missed - Evercade
Catch up on the Evercade cartridges you might have missed with our guide to five of our favourites.
evercade.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
On the blog this week: @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social looks at five Evercade carts you might have missed. With Black Friday sales offering up to 30% off carts in various regions, now's a great time to add these to your library!
https://evercade.co.uk/5-great-evercade-cartridges-you-might-have-missed/
https://evercade.co.uk/5-great-evercade-cartridges-you-might-have-missed/
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Ahead of Simogo Legacy Collection's launch next week, I had a chance to chat with Simon @simogo.com about preservation, Switch 2 input options, working with Nintendo, how it felt revisiting these games, coffee, and much more for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social: www.nintendo-insider.com/simogo-legac...
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ahead of Simogo Legacy Collection's launch next week, I had a chance to chat with Simon @simogo.com about preservation, Switch 2 input options, working with Nintendo, how it felt revisiting these games, coffee, and much more for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social: www.nintendo-insider.com/simogo-legac...
Me: ahh finally done ranking all the GB NSO games
Nintendo: lol fool
Nintendo: lol fool
These #NES and #GameBoy games are now available to play for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!
NES:
☑️ Ninja Gaiden II™: The Dark Sword of Chaos
☑️ BATTLETOADS™
Game Boy:
☑️ Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
☑️ BIONIC COMMANDO
NES:
☑️ Ninja Gaiden II™: The Dark Sword of Chaos
☑️ BATTLETOADS™
Game Boy:
☑️ Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
☑️ BIONIC COMMANDO
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Me: ahh finally done ranking all the GB NSO games
Nintendo: lol fool
Nintendo: lol fool
There’s an Arcade Archives sale incoming for PS4/Switch. All ACA NEOGEO games, all half-off. Includes the following games:
Zed Blade
Metal Slug
Cyber-Lip
KoF 2002
Thrash Rally
Aero Fighters 2
Art of Fighting 2
The Last Blade 2
Super Sidekicks
Sengoku 3
Zed Blade
Metal Slug
Cyber-Lip
KoF 2002
Thrash Rally
Aero Fighters 2
Art of Fighting 2
The Last Blade 2
Super Sidekicks
Sengoku 3
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
There’s an Arcade Archives sale incoming for PS4/Switch. All ACA NEOGEO games, all half-off. Includes the following games:
Zed Blade
Metal Slug
Cyber-Lip
KoF 2002
Thrash Rally
Aero Fighters 2
Art of Fighting 2
The Last Blade 2
Super Sidekicks
Sengoku 3
Zed Blade
Metal Slug
Cyber-Lip
KoF 2002
Thrash Rally
Aero Fighters 2
Art of Fighting 2
The Last Blade 2
Super Sidekicks
Sengoku 3
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ko-fi.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Thinking back to when Gran Turismo was new and racking up the numbers, and then for like ten years after that every racing game made you do bullshit strict license tests before you could enjoy racing
Who thought that was a good idea
Who thought that was a good idea
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Thinking back to when Gran Turismo was new and racking up the numbers, and then for like ten years after that every racing game made you do bullshit strict license tests before you could enjoy racing
Who thought that was a good idea
Who thought that was a good idea
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Here's the in game finale to R-Type Delta which is running so fast the buildings no longer sink, all particles are missing & the music hard cuts as it's all been scrolled off-screen. The whole game's like this, so the music sync'ing to the action in st.3, lol no etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Here's the in game finale to R-Type Delta which is running so fast the buildings no longer sink, all particles are missing & the music hard cuts as it's all been scrolled off-screen. The whole game's like this, so the music sync'ing to the action in st.3, lol no etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
The Super Famicom is now 35 years old. Why not revisit my list of my 10 favorite games for Nintendo’s 16-bitter as you ponder the flow of time?
postgamecontent.com/post/7948468...
postgamecontent.com/post/7948468...
My 10 Favorite Games: Super NES Edition
Time for the Super NES edition of my Favorite Games series. Nintendo's 16-bit console arrived later to the party than some, which gave it a fair few technological advantages. Curiously, it fell short....
postgamecontent.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Super Famicom is now 35 years old. Why not revisit my list of my 10 favorite games for Nintendo’s 16-bitter as you ponder the flow of time?
postgamecontent.com/post/7948468...
postgamecontent.com/post/7948468...
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Time for more Evercade game rankings! Today's burning questions:
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
Let's Rank Every Game for Evercade: Part Twelve of Two Hundred or So | Shaun Musgrave
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November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Time for more Evercade game rankings! Today's burning questions:
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
Time for more Evercade game rankings! Today's burning questions:
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
Let's Rank Every Game for Evercade: Part Twelve of Two Hundred or So | Shaun Musgrave
Get more from Shaun Musgrave on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Time for more Evercade game rankings! Today's burning questions:
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
- Is a Bruce by any other name still a Lee?
- How impossible is Impossible Mission?
- Mappy: friend or foe?
- Who is Dr. John and what's up with his stones?
Free to read for all members, paid or free!
www.patreon.com/posts/144005...
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NEW VIDEO: I’m a big fan of Arcade Archives as one of those #retrogaming projects which celebrates a bunch of Arcade gaming’s past.
So it’s time for another dive into the catalogue for more of them I Just Think Are Neat!
youtu.be/LXTLlKvgBpc
So it’s time for another dive into the catalogue for more of them I Just Think Are Neat!
youtu.be/LXTLlKvgBpc
More Selections from Hamster's Arcade Archives I Just Think Are Neat - Beyond The Scanlines #129
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEW VIDEO: I’m a big fan of Arcade Archives as one of those #retrogaming projects which celebrates a bunch of Arcade gaming’s past.
So it’s time for another dive into the catalogue for more of them I Just Think Are Neat!
youtu.be/LXTLlKvgBpc
So it’s time for another dive into the catalogue for more of them I Just Think Are Neat!
youtu.be/LXTLlKvgBpc
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Sure, there are lots of reviews of Pokemon Legends Z-A for Switch 2, but how about the Switch 1 version? What? Lots of those too? Well, here’s one more!
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
'Pokemon Legends Z-A' Nintendo Switch Review | The TouchArcade Show
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November 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Sure, there are lots of reviews of Pokemon Legends Z-A for Switch 2, but how about the Switch 1 version? What? Lots of those too? Well, here’s one more!
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
I wrote up a review of Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Switch over on the TouchArcade Patreon. Free to read for all. Yes, I reviewed the old console version, not the new one. For science!
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
'Pokemon Legends Z-A' Nintendo Switch Review | The TouchArcade Show
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November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I wrote up a review of Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Switch over on the TouchArcade Patreon. Free to read for all. Yes, I reviewed the old console version, not the new one. For science!
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
www.patreon.com/posts/143843...
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And if the above is met, consider a donation to the American Cancer Society:
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tilt.fyi/DOvubDc4wf
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
And if the above is met, consider a donation to the American Cancer Society:
tilt.fyi/DOvubDc4wf
tilt.fyi/DOvubDc4wf
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Consider streaming your play and donating/sharing links to the funeral fund:
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Consider streaming your play and donating/sharing links to the funeral fund:
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
RIP to a legend among legends.
Thanks for everything, Becky. Your story deserved a better ending.
Thanks for everything, Becky. Your story deserved a better ending.
Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
RIP to a legend among legends.
Thanks for everything, Becky. Your story deserved a better ending.
Thanks for everything, Becky. Your story deserved a better ending.
For Patrons: I normally do four games at a time for my Switch Online Classics rankings, but I decided to just finish off Game Boy with a double edition!
- Wario Land 3
- Mario Golf/Tennis
- Zelda Oracles
- Alone in the Dark
- Blaster Master
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
www.patreon.com/posts/143691...
- Wario Land 3
- Mario Golf/Tennis
- Zelda Oracles
- Alone in the Dark
- Blaster Master
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
www.patreon.com/posts/143691...
Ranking the Classic Games of Nintendo Switch Online: Game Boy Edition, Part Nine | Shaun Musgrave
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November 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For Patrons: I normally do four games at a time for my Switch Online Classics rankings, but I decided to just finish off Game Boy with a double edition!
- Wario Land 3
- Mario Golf/Tennis
- Zelda Oracles
- Alone in the Dark
- Blaster Master
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
www.patreon.com/posts/143691...
- Wario Land 3
- Mario Golf/Tennis
- Zelda Oracles
- Alone in the Dark
- Blaster Master
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
www.patreon.com/posts/143691...
That the AI “Ghibli” art filter exists and has proliferated so much that it has made the Ghibli style a probable sign of AI shit is enough of a crime against humanity that Sam Altman should be in prison for life
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
That the AI “Ghibli” art filter exists and has proliferated so much that it has made the Ghibli style a probable sign of AI shit is enough of a crime against humanity that Sam Altman should be in prison for life
Look I think the Steam Machine is going to do fine for what it is, but some of the talk about it reminds me a lot of what some people were saying about Apple TV before it launched
Chill a lil
Chill a lil
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Look I think the Steam Machine is going to do fine for what it is, but some of the talk about it reminds me a lot of what some people were saying about Apple TV before it launched
Chill a lil
Chill a lil
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Been playing Tears of the Kingdom alongside Age of Imprisonment and, given recent Discourse over modern games not trusting players to retain information, I feel the organically occurring adventures of BotW and TotK are evidence that a hands-off approach *can* work. moegamer.net/2025/11/15/z...
Zelda's organic adventures - MoeGamer
Zelda has always been about non-linear exploration, but its most recent installments expand this into organically occurring adventures.
moegamer.net
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Been playing Tears of the Kingdom alongside Age of Imprisonment and, given recent Discourse over modern games not trusting players to retain information, I feel the organically occurring adventures of BotW and TotK are evidence that a hands-off approach *can* work. moegamer.net/2025/11/15/z...
Regular readers know I can't resist Digital Eclipse's offerings. Here's my full review of The Namco Legendary Pack DLC for Atari 50 on the Nintendo Switch. It includes three of my ten favorite Atari 7800 games! Wow!
postgamecontent.com/post/8001897...
postgamecontent.com/post/8001897...
'Atari 50: The Namco Legendary Pack' DLC Switch Review
When I reviewed the previous Atari 50 DLC here a little over a year ago, I had a feeling we would see more added to this amazing interactive documentary in the future. There are still plenty of games....
postgamecontent.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Regular readers know I can't resist Digital Eclipse's offerings. Here's my full review of The Namco Legendary Pack DLC for Atari 50 on the Nintendo Switch. It includes three of my ten favorite Atari 7800 games! Wow!
postgamecontent.com/post/8001897...
postgamecontent.com/post/8001897...