Blizzard Arcade Collection

Blizzard is mostly known for their Warcraft, Overwatch and Diablo games, but honestly, I never particularly cared about any of these franchises. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate their importance, of course. The few games I have always enjoyed from Blizzard were titles like The Lost Vikings and, most importantly, Rock n’ Roll Racing, my favorite game from the 16-bit era of gaming as a whole. Lo and behold, in celebration the company’s 30th anniversary, they have decided to release ...

The Blizzard Arcade Collection isn't a perfect compilation by any means, but for the advancements that Blizzard made on some of these games without compromising the old-school visuals make it a must-own. The Museum is also a fun look back at the making of some of these old gems. Rock N Roll Racing by itself is more than worth the price of admission, but The Lost Vikings and Blackthorne are such unique time capsules of old-school Blizzard design that they're worth experiencing.

Blizzard ready the world for a Rock n' History Lesson

The Blizzard Arcade Collection is a great little compilation of some lesser known Blizzard games. The additional features such as rewind and save states, when available at least, are delightful improvements, and the definitive editions work amazingly well. I’m also impressed with such a great behind the scenes section with a lot of interesting content. But most of this smorgasbord is par for the course, and I expect a little more out of Blizzard. It falls under the competent category, rather than revolutionary.

If you love retro gaming as much as I do then you'll know there's nothing quite like a good old classic game compilation so let's explore Blizzard's past with 3 iconic titles and see how well they've held up over the decades.