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Why I Love…Enduro Racer
Enduring endless obstacles Enduro Racer (1987) was not a spectacular game. It wasn’t Hang-On, for starters. Released on the Sega Master System, it wasn’t even a faithful port of its own arcade namesake. But boy, did I love it nonetheless. My first taste of a console was the Sega Master System Mark I, owned by […]
Rugby World Cup ’95
For all of my underlying Britishness, I have to say, I’m not a rugby fan. I don’t dislike it, mind you, but I’m just not terribly interested in it, which is odd, considering how much I love football. Rugby is similar to cricket, insofar as it’s a sport the English invented and exported to their […]
Rugby World Cup ’95
For all of my underlying Britishness, I have to say, I’m not a rugby fan. I don’t dislike it, mind you, but I’m just not terribly interested in it, which is odd, considering how much I love football. Rugby is similar to cricket, insofar as it’s a sport the English invented and exported to their […]
Sonic The Hedgehog
There are certain things in life that nobody questions. Tell someone you like pizza, and you’ll likely get little more than an approving nod. You’ll find that other things invite questions from everyone – so for full disclosure, I do like Marilyn Manson unironically, I know that pro wrestling matches are predetermined, and I still like […]
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy on the C64 was originally lambasted upon release for no good reason – particularly by a leading magazine at the time which i won’t mention (but it rhymes with Bbap!) and I’m about to set the record straight for once, dammit. Now I won’t mince words or meat here : Wonder Boy was […]
Pokémon 20th Anniversary Celebrations Unveiled
Don’t worry, your mind isn’t playing tricks on you. If you remember Pokémon arriving closer to the end of the Nineties, you’re not wrong – the translated versions didn’t appear until 1998 and 1999. However, Pokémon Red and Green first hit Japanese shelves on February 27th 1996 in Japan, and as a result the 20th anniversary […]