Another week is behind us, ladies and gentlemen. This week’s Retro Wrap-Up celebrates the season. For some of across the USA, summer is just beginning. For others, it’s already well underway, or we’ve long since gotten our degrees and don’t have school being out to look forward to anymore. Still, there’s something about summer that makes me pretty nostalgic. It’s always a good excuse to go on vacation or hit the beach. Hell, more than one of you are probably going to tackle some of your gaming backlog! What are some of your favorite games to play over the summer?

In the spirit of bustin’ up the beach, the oprainfall Retro Commercial Research Team—me—brings you some games that bring summer to mind. Whether we’re talking California Games, Kingdom Hearts II and the whole…six days of summer that game had, or much more: please do enjoy some of summer gaming’s greatest TV moments here in North America.

Here are the highlights from this past week:

REVIEWS:

• Moon Chronicles – Episode 1 | Guy Rainey
• Daylight | Arik Yates
• Mega Man Zero, Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man Zero 4 | Phil Schipper
• Mega Man X4 | Justin Guillou
• Mega Man X5 | Nathan Stiles
• Raiden IV: Overkill | Dalton McClain

ORIGINAL CONTENT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS:

• Building Character: Rikka Takanashi
• IMPRESSIONS: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
• POLL RESULTS: Favorite Mega Man Game
• LAST CALL FOR FUNDING: Shiness, Red Goddess, and More
• Smashing Saturdays! Week 30: May 26-30, 2014
• The Downpour Podcast Episode 50
  (Episode 51 is coming on Monday, June 9th!)

THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST NEWS:

• PRESS RELEASE: Mind Zero Now Shipping
• XSEED to Localize Most Recent Harvest Moon as Story of Seasons
• Pushmo World Pushing, Pulling, and Climbing to Wii U This June
• PlayStation E3 Experience Coming to the Big Screen
• Best Buy, Nintendo Announce Locations for Smash-Fest
• Press Release: 1001 Spikes Releasing On June 3rd for PS4, Vita & Steam
• Atlus Claims European Persona 4 Arena Distribution Rights
• Smash Bros. Invitational Competitors, Announcers Revealed
• Former Index President, CEO Charged For Fraudulent Practices

Do you have any awesome ideas for the retro commercials I should try to find next time? Email jhiggins@oprainfall.com or send a tweet. Of course, you can always let me know in the comments below!

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