Tom
@thepixelempire.net
Editor of thepixelempire.net
I review anything and everything on a website that's a (hopefully inviting) throwback to the games magazines of the 80s and 90s.
#gaming #gamersunite #retrogaming
I review anything and everything on a website that's a (hopefully inviting) throwback to the games magazines of the 80s and 90s.
#gaming #gamersunite #retrogaming
Thanks as ever to @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social for his incredible contributions to thepixelempire.net over the last 12 months. We managed a whopping 105 reviews: only 2013 has seen us write more (112) in a calendar year! 😊
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thanks as ever to @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social for his incredible contributions to thepixelempire.net over the last 12 months. We managed a whopping 105 reviews: only 2013 has seen us write more (112) in a calendar year! 😊
🟡 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
🟢 Catherine (2012, PlayStation 3)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social tackles Atlus's unusual puzzle game, which mixes a surprisingly deep story with climactic gameplay. Read or watch the review below! 😊👇 #gaming #ps3 #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/catherine-ps...
🟢 Catherine (2012, PlayStation 3)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social tackles Atlus's unusual puzzle game, which mixes a surprisingly deep story with climactic gameplay. Read or watch the review below! 😊👇 #gaming #ps3 #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/catherine-ps...
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🟡 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
🟢 Catherine (2012, PlayStation 3)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social tackles Atlus's unusual puzzle game, which mixes a surprisingly deep story with climactic gameplay. Read or watch the review below! 😊👇 #gaming #ps3 #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/catherine-ps...
🟢 Catherine (2012, PlayStation 3)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social tackles Atlus's unusual puzzle game, which mixes a surprisingly deep story with climactic gameplay. Read or watch the review below! 😊👇 #gaming #ps3 #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/catherine-ps...
50 platforms now covered, and the big thread finally finished.
See if you can discover some interesting curios 😊👇
🟡🟢🔴 #gaming #retrogaming
See if you can discover some interesting curios 😊👇
🟡🟢🔴 #gaming #retrogaming
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
50 platforms now covered, and the big thread finally finished.
See if you can discover some interesting curios 😊👇
🟡🟢🔴 #gaming #retrogaming
See if you can discover some interesting curios 😊👇
🟡🟢🔴 #gaming #retrogaming
For December's theme, we've a classic throwback: Breakout & Arkanoid!
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
For December's theme, we've a classic throwback: Breakout & Arkanoid!
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
🔴 Die Hard Trilogy (PlayStation) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/die-hard-tri...
🔴 Owlboy (PlayStation 4) www.thepixelempire.net/owlboy-ps4-r...
🔵 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) www.thepixelempire.net/resident-evi...
🔴 Owlboy (PlayStation 4) www.thepixelempire.net/owlboy-ps4-r...
🔵 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) www.thepixelempire.net/resident-evi...
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
🔴 Die Hard Trilogy (PlayStation) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/die-hard-tri...
🔴 Owlboy (PlayStation 4) www.thepixelempire.net/owlboy-ps4-r...
🔵 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) www.thepixelempire.net/resident-evi...
🔴 Owlboy (PlayStation 4) www.thepixelempire.net/owlboy-ps4-r...
🔵 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) www.thepixelempire.net/resident-evi...
🟡 Deep Fear (Saturn) www.thepixelempire.net/deep-fear-sa...
🟢 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox Series X) www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🔵 Jenny LeClue: Detectivu (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/jenny-leclue...
🟢 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox Series X) www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🔵 Jenny LeClue: Detectivu (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/jenny-leclue...
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🟡 Deep Fear (Saturn) www.thepixelempire.net/deep-fear-sa...
🟢 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox Series X) www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🔵 Jenny LeClue: Detectivu (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/jenny-leclue...
🟢 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox Series X) www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🔵 Jenny LeClue: Detectivu (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/jenny-leclue...
🔵 Golf Story (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/golf-story-s...
🔵 Super Bomberman R (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber...
🟡 Lethal Enforcers (Mega-CD) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
🔵 Super Bomberman R (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber...
🟡 Lethal Enforcers (Mega-CD) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🔵 Golf Story (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/golf-story-s...
🔵 Super Bomberman R (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber...
🟡 Lethal Enforcers (Mega-CD) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
🔵 Super Bomberman R (Switch) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber...
🟡 Lethal Enforcers (Mega-CD) 🔫 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
🟡 FORTUNE AND GLORY
🟢 Indiana Jones the Great Circle (2024, Xbox Series)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers the return to gaming of Indiana Jones, in the capable hands of modern Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. Read/watch below! ☺️👇 #gaming #xbox
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🟢 Indiana Jones the Great Circle (2024, Xbox Series)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers the return to gaming of Indiana Jones, in the capable hands of modern Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. Read/watch below! ☺️👇 #gaming #xbox
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
November 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🟡 FORTUNE AND GLORY
🟢 Indiana Jones the Great Circle (2024, Xbox Series)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers the return to gaming of Indiana Jones, in the capable hands of modern Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. Read/watch below! ☺️👇 #gaming #xbox
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🟢 Indiana Jones the Great Circle (2024, Xbox Series)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social covers the return to gaming of Indiana Jones, in the capable hands of modern Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. Read/watch below! ☺️👇 #gaming #xbox
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/indiana-jone...
🟡 JUSTIFIED
🟢 Lethal Enforcers (1993, Mega-CD)
REVIEW: The first game to utilise Konami's Justifier lightgun would make its way to the Mega-CD in 1993. Its presentation may be somewhat austere, but the gameplay is a lot of fun, especially with a friend ☺️🙂
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
🟢 Lethal Enforcers (1993, Mega-CD)
REVIEW: The first game to utilise Konami's Justifier lightgun would make its way to the Mega-CD in 1993. Its presentation may be somewhat austere, but the gameplay is a lot of fun, especially with a friend ☺️🙂
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🟡 JUSTIFIED
🟢 Lethal Enforcers (1993, Mega-CD)
REVIEW: The first game to utilise Konami's Justifier lightgun would make its way to the Mega-CD in 1993. Its presentation may be somewhat austere, but the gameplay is a lot of fun, especially with a friend ☺️🙂
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
🟢 Lethal Enforcers (1993, Mega-CD)
REVIEW: The first game to utilise Konami's Justifier lightgun would make its way to the Mega-CD in 1993. Its presentation may be somewhat austere, but the gameplay is a lot of fun, especially with a friend ☺️🙂
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/lethal-enfor...
A couple of small review notes:
🔵 Super Bomberman (SWI) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber... (this was missing the 'verdict' text)
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-... (originally, inexplicably flagged as 'suggestive': the character bares her UPPER ARMS on the game's cover!) 😁
🔵 Super Bomberman (SWI) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber... (this was missing the 'verdict' text)
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-... (originally, inexplicably flagged as 'suggestive': the character bares her UPPER ARMS on the game's cover!) 😁
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A couple of small review notes:
🔵 Super Bomberman (SWI) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber... (this was missing the 'verdict' text)
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-... (originally, inexplicably flagged as 'suggestive': the character bares her UPPER ARMS on the game's cover!) 😁
🔵 Super Bomberman (SWI) www.thepixelempire.net/super-bomber... (this was missing the 'verdict' text)
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-... (originally, inexplicably flagged as 'suggestive': the character bares her UPPER ARMS on the game's cover!) 😁
🟡 Star Wars: Demolition (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/star-wars-de...
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-...
🔴 Mechwarrior 2 (PS) www.thepixelempire.net/mechwarrior-...
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-...
🔴 Mechwarrior 2 (PS) www.thepixelempire.net/mechwarrior-...
October 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🟡 Star Wars: Demolition (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/star-wars-de...
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-...
🔴 Mechwarrior 2 (PS) www.thepixelempire.net/mechwarrior-...
🟣 Sunblaze (PC) www.thepixelempire.net/sunblaze-pc-...
🔴 Mechwarrior 2 (PS) www.thepixelempire.net/mechwarrior-...
🟡 Ax Battler (Game Gear) www.thepixelempire.net/ax-battler-a...
🔵 RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5) www.thepixelempire.net/robocop-rogu...
🔵 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) www.thepixelempire.net/sonic-advanc...
🔵 RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5) www.thepixelempire.net/robocop-rogu...
🔵 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) www.thepixelempire.net/sonic-advanc...
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
🟡 Ax Battler (Game Gear) www.thepixelempire.net/ax-battler-a...
🔵 RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5) www.thepixelempire.net/robocop-rogu...
🔵 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) www.thepixelempire.net/sonic-advanc...
🔵 RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5) www.thepixelempire.net/robocop-rogu...
🔵 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) www.thepixelempire.net/sonic-advanc...
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.
🔵 Batman: The Bold and the Brave (DS) www.thepixelempire.net/batman-the-b...
🟡 The Lucky Dime Caper (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/the-lucky-di...
🔴 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PlayStation) www.thepixelempire.net/tony-hawks-s...
🟡 The Lucky Dime Caper (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/the-lucky-di...
🔴 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PlayStation) www.thepixelempire.net/tony-hawks-s...
October 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🔵 Batman: The Bold and the Brave (DS) www.thepixelempire.net/batman-the-b...
🟡 The Lucky Dime Caper (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/the-lucky-di...
🔴 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PlayStation) www.thepixelempire.net/tony-hawks-s...
🟡 The Lucky Dime Caper (Master System) www.thepixelempire.net/the-lucky-di...
🔴 Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (PlayStation) www.thepixelempire.net/tony-hawks-s...
(Donald) Duck season is officially over, but we've something exciting in store for October-November on thepixelempire.net
Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴
#gaming #retrogaming
Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴
#gaming #retrogaming
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
(Donald) Duck season is officially over, but we've something exciting in store for October-November on thepixelempire.net
Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴
#gaming #retrogaming
Pew-pew: lightguns at the ready! 🔫☺️🟡🟢🔴
#gaming #retrogaming
🔵 Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat (GameCube) www.thepixelempire.net/largo-winch-...
🟢 Warp (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/warp-x360-re...
🔵 Tail 'Gator (Game Boy) www.thepixelempire.net/tail-gator-g...
🟢 Warp (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/warp-x360-re...
🔵 Tail 'Gator (Game Boy) www.thepixelempire.net/tail-gator-g...
September 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🔵 Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat (GameCube) www.thepixelempire.net/largo-winch-...
🟢 Warp (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/warp-x360-re...
🔵 Tail 'Gator (Game Boy) www.thepixelempire.net/tail-gator-g...
🟢 Warp (Xbox 360) www.thepixelempire.net/warp-x360-re...
🔵 Tail 'Gator (Game Boy) www.thepixelempire.net/tail-gator-g...
The old and the new 😉
SNES and PS5
SNES and PS5
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The old and the new 😉
SNES and PS5
SNES and PS5
I forget other markets, and end up surprised by the likes of SOTN and Suikoden II, as in the UK, they carried an almost mythical level of rarity ☺️
A few games are missing from the list, such as Tomb Raider II (5.2 million sales on PS), but a bit more variety isn't a bad thing in a list, I suppose 😀
A few games are missing from the list, such as Tomb Raider II (5.2 million sales on PS), but a bit more variety isn't a bad thing in a list, I suppose 😀
September 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I forget other markets, and end up surprised by the likes of SOTN and Suikoden II, as in the UK, they carried an almost mythical level of rarity ☺️
A few games are missing from the list, such as Tomb Raider II (5.2 million sales on PS), but a bit more variety isn't a bad thing in a list, I suppose 😀
A few games are missing from the list, such as Tomb Raider II (5.2 million sales on PS), but a bit more variety isn't a bad thing in a list, I suppose 😀
🔴 God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) www.thepixelempire.net/god-of-war-c...
🔵 Brawl Brothers (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/brawl-brothe...
⚫ Black Forest Tale (Mega Duck) www.thepixelempire.net/black-forest...
🔵 Brawl Brothers (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/brawl-brothe...
⚫ Black Forest Tale (Mega Duck) www.thepixelempire.net/black-forest...
September 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🔴 God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) www.thepixelempire.net/god-of-war-c...
🔵 Brawl Brothers (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/brawl-brothe...
⚫ Black Forest Tale (Mega Duck) www.thepixelempire.net/black-forest...
🔵 Brawl Brothers (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/brawl-brothe...
⚫ Black Forest Tale (Mega Duck) www.thepixelempire.net/black-forest...
🟣 Elven Warrior (ZX Spectrum) www.thepixelempire.net/elven-warrio...
🔵 Typoman (Wii U) www.thepixelempire.net/typoman-wiiu...
🔵 Red Steel 2 (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/red-steel-2-...
🔵 Typoman (Wii U) www.thepixelempire.net/typoman-wiiu...
🔵 Red Steel 2 (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/red-steel-2-...
September 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
🟣 Elven Warrior (ZX Spectrum) www.thepixelempire.net/elven-warrio...
🔵 Typoman (Wii U) www.thepixelempire.net/typoman-wiiu...
🔵 Red Steel 2 (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/red-steel-2-...
🔵 Typoman (Wii U) www.thepixelempire.net/typoman-wiiu...
🔵 Red Steel 2 (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/red-steel-2-...
🔵 Eternal Ocean (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/endless-ocea...
🔵 Donald Duck no Maho no Boshi (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/donald-duck-...
🟡 Carrier (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/carrier-dc-r...
🔵 Donald Duck no Maho no Boshi (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/donald-duck-...
🟡 Carrier (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/carrier-dc-r...
August 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
🔵 Eternal Ocean (Wii) www.thepixelempire.net/endless-ocea...
🔵 Donald Duck no Maho no Boshi (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/donald-duck-...
🟡 Carrier (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/carrier-dc-r...
🔵 Donald Duck no Maho no Boshi (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/donald-duck-...
🟡 Carrier (Dreamcast) www.thepixelempire.net/carrier-dc-r...
@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social I miss the days when I evidently didn't care what I wrote for screenshot captions 😂
August 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social I miss the days when I evidently didn't care what I wrote for screenshot captions 😂
🟡 Quackshot (Mega Drive) www.thepixelempire.net/quackshot-sm...
🔵 Puzzle Bobble: Bust-a-Move (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/puzzle-bobbl...
🟢 Dino Crisis 3 (XBOX) www.thepixelempire.net/dino-crisis-...
🔵 Puzzle Bobble: Bust-a-Move (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/puzzle-bobbl...
🟢 Dino Crisis 3 (XBOX) www.thepixelempire.net/dino-crisis-...
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🟡 Quackshot (Mega Drive) www.thepixelempire.net/quackshot-sm...
🔵 Puzzle Bobble: Bust-a-Move (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/puzzle-bobbl...
🟢 Dino Crisis 3 (XBOX) www.thepixelempire.net/dino-crisis-...
🔵 Puzzle Bobble: Bust-a-Move (SNES) www.thepixelempire.net/puzzle-bobbl...
🟢 Dino Crisis 3 (XBOX) www.thepixelempire.net/dino-crisis-...
August 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM