It’s that time of the month again – a new issue of Retro Gamer is hitting the shelves, this time featuring the ill-fated Power Glove as its cover star. The infamously bad motion control peripheral leads our massive 16 page feature on the greatest disasters in gaming history, in which we examine failed ventures such […]
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Addictive PC Puzzler Chip’s Challenge Due For Re-Release & Sequel Via Steam
Chip’s Challenge for many is what we’d consider a nostalgic hit. The addictive puzzler was a well remembered title for various home computers, providing countless brain-twisters through a grid based environment. Although fondly remembered, it’s taken 25 years for the game to see a sequel – something which will soon be available via Steam.
Tinkle Pit
If you ever need reminding that the arcade market of the early Nineties was a weird, transitional scene, Tinkle Pit should serve well. Despite the declining popularity of traditional maze games and the market’s preference for the 3D games which were finally beginning to come of age, Namco chose to release Tinkle Pit into arcades […]
Classic Moments – Sega Rally Championship
Is Sega Rally the best arcade racer ever? As these memorable moments suggest, it just might be… Not The One In Thurrock You’d prefer not to think about just how much money you’ve sunk into Sega Rally. It might have started out as just another fun racing game, but the challenge quickly turned into an […]
Golf
This post is written by Jake Parr. Sports games are usually pretty boring. Nintendo tends to crank out some gems, though, and Golf for the Game Boy is one of them. With lovely sounds and music and easy controls, this retro game is a definite hole-in-one. It won’t keep players away fore long (but puns […]
Job Listing Implies That More Sonic Boom Episodes Are In Production
It looks like we’ll be getting more of Sonic Boom, as a job ad that SEGA put up a couple of days ago confirms that the TV show continues production. The job listing is for a “Director of TV Series Production and Distribution” who’ll oversee the production and distribution of the show. This also involves helping the […]
Winter Games
I’m not sure that it’s entirely natural for me to have developed a fondness for winter sports – I come from a town where the dry ski slope was demolished, and haven’t actually seen any snow in a couple of years. The closest I’ve ever come to actually ski jumping was falling over on a […]
The art of game mapping – maps by Mark Howlett
Back in the 80s, a new breed of gamer emerged. These gamers weren’t just content with playing a game, they lived that game. Right up until the last boss was defeated or the final treasure found. Back then games were hard, rock hard, a fact many a veteran gamer will attest to. So to help […]
Retro Review: Shadow Warrior: Wanton Destruction (PC)
Lo Wang is Duke Nukem’s brother from another mother, a master ninja with a tendency to slice up foes with his katana whilst cracking cheesy, and often racist, one-liners. Shadow Warrior was a smashing game from the late ’90s, despite lacklustre sales. Surprising, considering how well 3D Realms profited from its blockbuster game Duke Nukem […]
Konami’s Cult Classic ‘Snatcher’ Ported To Nintendo Virtual Boy
Although few have played it, some will argue that Hideo Kojima’s greatest work isn’t the Metal Gear series, but instead the cyberpunk thriller Snatcher. Starting out on various Japanese home computers before hitting the Sega Mega CD, this gripping visual novel is about to get one more port through homebrew efforts. Believe it or not […]