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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
In 1997 Human Entertainment re-released their popular Super Famicom exclusive horror-adventure Clock Tower on the Sony PlayStation. Arriving as an enhanced port with additional scenes and FMV sequences, fans of the series could once again step into the suspense and make the most of the then advanced 32-bit hardware. Although the game’s sequel was released […]
Author: John Legendoffzelda Three years after the end of the Back to the Future film series, long after America gave up on the notion of a good video game adaptation, the Japan-exclusive music label Toshiba EMI released Super Back to the Future II. The game’s quality might remind players of … Continue reading
Ten years ago this month, Imagine Publishing was founded – and within the first year, Retro Gamer was acquired and relaunched. Since we’ve reached this milestone birthday, we thought we’d share the love and offer our readers some celebratory discounts! All of our titles on imagineshop.co.uk are being offered at a 10% discount for the […]