This post is written by Jake Parr. Gunning down the Jerries in Wolfenstein 3D may not have marked the beginning of the first- person shooter genre, but it certainly shaped its future. Back in 1992, running and gunning through labyrinths with a framerate so smooth was a mindblowing concept. A handful of months after id Software released […]
Blazing Lazers
Blazing Lazers is one of those games that just goes with the PC Engine / Turbografx hardware. It’s not the best shoot-’em-up on the platform, but by virtue of arriving early in the system’s life and having far less competition in the Western market than it did in Japan, it’s become closely linked to the […]
Japanese Exclusive Nintendo NES RPG ‘The Legend Of Double Moon’ Fan Translated Into English
With a wealth of RPGs and adventures hitting the Japanese gaming market during Nintendo’s heyday, gamers elsewhere around the world were lucky if any of these were then localised for release internationally. While many of the classics eventually made the trip overseas, countless other titles have remained Far East exclusives. In an attempt to make […]
Vadu Amka’s Stunning Custom ‘Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’ Nintendo 64 Console
Ever felt that the limited edition consoles out there are a bit dull? Over the last few years console modder Vadu Amka has been giving the likes of Nintendo and Sega (of past) food for thought with his incredible creations. The latest of these is an incredibly detailed Nintendo 64 which has been modified to […]
Night Trap
If there’s any game that has become a victim of revisionist history, it’s Night Trap. The much-maligned game is most commonly cited as Mortal Kombat’s partner in crime during the 1993 US Senate hearings on violence in video games, and is today regarded as being quite a bad game. But this wasn’t always the case, […]