Following on from two very successful Kickstarter projects, the team behind Bitmap Books are back and gearing up yet another retro gaming fundraiser. Having already covered both the Commodore 64 and Amiga at great length through detailed screenshots, mini reviews, and exclusive interviews, it would appear another classic home computer is due the works. The […]
Rescue Mission
Are you the sort of person who remembers how they acquired their games? I certainly am. Whenever I look at Rescue Mission, I flash back to a market stall somewhere in Essex, at an indeterminate point in my childhood. There I was with my dad, and we were both looking at games we could get. […]
Presented With Commentary: “The Hedgehog”
When news of a new Sonic fan film hit from out of the blue, I must admit, I got way more excited than any normal human being should. Sure, we’ve had some recent projects come out of the pipeline like the yearly Christmas tradition of Sonic and the gang doing holiday-type-things, the Sonic Prologue animated […]
Blue’s Journey
Blue’s Journey was a pretty beautiful game. In 1990, the amount of sprites it threw around, the scaling effects it used and the depth of colour on show just weren’t common. But then, the Neo Geo wasn’t a common machine, and it wasn’t meant to be – the prohibitive pricing of both the hardware and […]
Brett Hull Hockey Review
Author: jrsupermoore I might not have spent many hours of my youth in the library reading books, but I did enjoy many a fun-filled scrimmage of roller hockey with my friends in the library parking lot. Here, hard-earned allowance money was spent on sticks, roller blades, knee guards — anything to give … Continue reading
Hucast Games Announce Shmup Sequel ‘Redux 2’ For Dreamcast
Having already released a selection of new titles for the Dreamcast, Hucast Games are back with yet another promising announcement. Following on from their 2014 release of Redux: Dark Matters, the retro developer has just confirmed that the scrolling shooter series is back with an all new sequel for Sega’s console.