2015 marks the 70th anniversary of both the end of World War II and the beginning of a neverending flood of books, films, television shows, and yes, video games, about the largest conflict in the history of man. Though most media tells the story of the war from both sides, video games about the Deuce […]
2015 marks the 70th anniversary of both the end of World War II and the beginning of a neverending flood of books, films, television shows, and yes, video games, about the largest conflict in the history of man. Though most media tells the story of the war from both sides, video games about the Deuce […]
I’ve been on a retro manga kick lately, and Akira has been a big part of that. I could hardly have avoided it – if you ran in even vaguely geeky circles during the early Nineties, you probably came across Akira at some point. The anime was a critical smash and turned a whole generation […]
This post is written by Jake Parr. Soon after Duke Nukem 3D shook the gaming universe with its brilliance, many expansion packs were released, some with permission and many others without. Duke Caribbean: Life’s a Beach, developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by WizardWorks Software in 1997, was one of official expansion packs released. It […]
Author: Masamune If you’re looking for an arcade style boxing game for the Super NES, Super Punch Out!! is really the only game in town. Or so I thought. Another title in a somewhat similar vein exists, but was only available in Japan. Ashita no Joe, or Tomorrow’s Joe … Continue reading
Released in Japan in 1985 as the Sega Mark III, the Master System eventually made it’s way to US and UK shores in 1986 and 1987 respectively. While Nintendo’s Entertainment System enjoyed unparalleled success on the other side of the Atlantic, in the UK it was the Master System that arguably won the battle for […]
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 […]
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 […]