To confess, I am a bit of a sim nut: Sim City, Theme Park, Gansters: Organised Crime and more recently I have sunk my gnashers into Prison Architect (personal tip on the latter – build a fence first…) But apart from the sublime indie Xbox Live game Arcade Craft, I have had an itch for […]
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Retro Review: The Lost Episodes of Doom (Map Expansion Pack)
The popularity of Doom back in 1993 on-wards was immense. When id Software released the map-making tools for the public to craft their own levels so they may battle the flesh-eating demons within their own creations, small-name companies tried to crank out their own unofficial expansions for the game. Out of the bowels of Sybex […]
Extractors: The Hanging Worlds Of Zarg
Wonder why Extractors: The Hanging Worlds Of Zarg (Diggers 2) was never released for the Amiga CD32. Shame really, looks very atmospheric. http://hol.abime.net/4413/review
From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years Kickstarter campaign
From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years is another exciting project just announced by Gracious Films following on from their amazing From Bedrooms to Billions documentary on the birth of the UK games industry (full review of From Bedrooms to Billions coming soon!) . As the title may suggest the The Amiga Years concentrates on […]
Nintendo NES Classic ‘Mega Man 2’ Gets Survival Mode
With just a single life on offer, how far do you think you could get through Capcom’s memorable hit Mega Man 2? Your retro gaming skills are about to be put to the test as ROM hackers have created their very own survival mode in the Nintendo NES classic, tasking you with clearing as many […]
The Last Blade: Beyond The Destiny
Fans of SNK’s arcade output are probably familiar with The Last Blade and its excellent sequel, which wowed on the ageing Neo Geo hardware before doing the rounds on the consoles of the day. However, even those who owned a Neo Geo Pocket Color could be forgiven for missing The Last Blade: Beyond The Destiny, […]
SD Card Loading ‘UK1541’ Adapter Announced For Commodore 64
Over the last few years we’ve seen the arrival of countless flash cartridges for classic consoles, many of which allowing gamers to boot up their many favourites on the original hardware using just SD cards. Similar solutions have also been available for the likes of the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 too, however, the later […]
Jet Set Radio
Ever since Jet Set Radio was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show in 1999 it was instantly on gamer’s radar. The main reason for the interest was due to the revolutionary rendering technique that Smilebit was using, which would make Jet Set Radio to be one of the first cel-shaded videogames. We’d also argue […]