Pac-Man is one of the video-game worlds true institutions…
Milon’s Secret Castle
The NES library has to be one of the most contrasting video-game library's in history…
Chuck Norris SuperKicks
Oh I really, really want to like this game, I really, really do- any game starring the hardest man that ever there was and that there ever will be, surely has got to be good, right? The answer is no…
Wings of Fury
The goal of this game is very simple; destroy everything in sight…
Lost Dutchman Mine
Looking for an adventure game that will make you spend hours in front of your Amiga? Look no further, you've just dug up Lost Dutchman Mine…
Oscar
Oscar came out in the middle of the mascot platformer boom for Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, and SNES…
Shadowfire
Shadowfire can be seen as a revolution in the big adventure market on C64.
RETRO GAMES
Pacmania
By 1987 Namco were thinking of new ways to milk the Pac Man franchise…
Space Raiders
The ZX81 was a little marvel of a computer…
Galaxions
I remember way back in 1985 when I first bought this game…
Blue Shadow
It is no secret that when a game becomes a success, it is soon going to have a clone made of it, to capitalise on the original game's success…
Alien
With the release of Prometheus at the cinema- one of my all time favourite sci-fi franchises- it encouraged me to dig out and dust off some of my old Alien games (Alien 3 on the Mastersystem is awesome- but that’s a review for another day) including this pretty much unheard of 1982 tie-in of Ridley Scott’s classic 1979 movie Alien…
Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou
The Story
Birume Sentai Barayarou became a sort of Holy Grail for me at one time…
Saboteur! – Commodore Plus4 Version
The classic game which was immensely popular on the bigger systems eventually arrives on the Plus4…
Saboteur! – Commodore 16 Version
The classic game which was immensely popular on the bigger systems eventually arrives on the C16…
Mr Puniverse
This game is based on the BBC's old "Late, Late Breakfast Show"…
Pokemon Stadium 2
its difficult to state what really sets this game apart from its predecessor, apart from the obvious…
The Devil Rides In
Ok, during this review I will try to work out why I am currently addicted to this old as the hills Spectrum game.
Bomberman 64
I have been a lifelong fan of this game as I’ve been playing it since age 5, but I will keep the bias out of this review…
Spellcasting 101 – Sorcerers Get All The Girls
In this text adventure with graphics you play the young boy Ernie Eaglebeak, who is terrorized every day by his step father in the fantasy world of Peloria…
Metal Marines
You are the equivalent of the Japanese space army, taking the fight to the evil Westerners…
Moon Buggy
Based upon the classic 1982 arcade game Moon Patrol by Irem, it soon quickly arrived to our system a mere three years later near as soon after we tore off the festive wrapper off our good old grey breadbin on 1984 Christmas morning.
Amazing Spider-Man, The
The (not so) Amazing Spider-Man, This web slinging platformer/puzzle game pitches you against Mysterio,who kidnaps mary-jane and as spidey you have to rescue her from his evil lair which is a gaint film studio…
Natsume Championship Wrestling
Pro-Wrestling has been the focus of video-games for years. With every generation of consoles pro-wrestling games are released
The Bard's Tale I – Tales of the Unknown
The game's story is as simple as it gets: The evil mage Mangar has seized the city of Skara Brae and you play a group of up to 6 heroes trying to defeat him and restore peace to the city…
Mighty Bomb Jack
Out of all the consoles ever released, the NES has to have the most diverse game library ever…
Gradius III
It is amazing to think how many game genres have been perfected on the SNES…
Wario’s Woods
The final game ever released for the NES, Wario's Woods, would see you playing as Toad trying to create a variety of block patterns which in turn would lead you to the next level and a harder puzzle to work out…
Double Dribble
The NES was bombarded with sports games…
Sweet Home
Capcom started doing survival horror long before Resident Evil came along…
Tower Of Evil
I will try keep the introduction brief…
Ikari Warriors
Ikari Warriors is a 1986 arcade game by SNK. The player takes the role of commando-like warriors named Ralf and Clark, who must try to reach the village of Ikari and rescue Colonel Cook.
Bust A Groove
I have never been one for mainstream or normal gaming, which is most likely why this particular and quite bizarre hybrid game drew me in.
The Lost Vikings
One of the few puzzle games I enjoyed in my early gaming years, The Lost Vikings took all that was great about a SNES platforming game and spliced it with a puzzler.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Based on the short story of the same name by Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point and click psychological horror game for the old PC-DOS system.
Jet Set Radio
Many people knew of the Dreamcast but few bought it, the masses mainly held back due to Sony’s big black wonder being just around the corner. Yet those select few of us who chose to let bygones be bygones and put our past behind with Sega were in for quite the treat.
Syndicate
As anyone will tell you or that you can see for yourself from my site or other reviews, I am somewhat a fan of the Amiga system.
Flashback
Often mistaken as a follow up to the just as stellar “Another World”, Flashback was one of the finest examples of why the Amiga was a true gamers dream.
Dino Crisis
In an age long gone by, Capcom once reigned supreme among game developers/publishers of the day.
Legend of Zelda: Links Awaking
Links Awakening is an 1993 Action adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy…