What is the best program to use to backup original games (mainly ones like Psygnosis and other hard to crack ones)? I want to make backup copies of the originals I have that have on disk copy protection. Also is there anyone that has disk number one of Leander and Sword of Sodan? Mine don’t […]
Contra III is wonderful. It’s a game that sets a blistering pace from the moment you press start, never missing a beat in it’s 30 minute runtime. It constantly introduces new ideas to launch you forward, quite literally by the end of the fourth stage. In the first level alone you have destructible cars, a […]
After much anticipation, homebrew developer Gradual Games have finally released ‘Legends of Owlia’ SE for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ‘Legends of Owlia’ is an adventure role playing game that has been inspired by games like The Legend of Zelda, but also features its own flavor of gameplay. According to Gradual Games’ website, the plot of […]
Last year we took a look at Retrospecs, an iOS app that allowed users to add a whole range of accurately emulated retro console filters to photographs using just their iPhone or iPad. Retrospecs is still going strong and is constantly being updated, but now there is a new upstart vying for attention on the […]
I received my C64 at the tail-end of the machine’s life as a hand-me-down from my cousins, and as a result I got to experience Commodore gaming through the lens of their interests. What this meant is that I got loads of sports games, and particularly football games – but most of them were management […]
Name: Bart Read Location: Cambridge, UK Favourite Game: Defender II/Stargate Favourite System: Amiga 500 I’m a web and database consultant, as well as an indie game developer on the side. I got into computers in the first place by writing simple games on a Spectrum 48K+ back in the 80s, then moved on to a […]
Wonder Boy finally wanders back into the gaming world for his first new release since 1994, with a modern retake on the 1989 Master System / PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) cult classic created by Westone – Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap. The developer of this reimagining, Lizardcube was founded back in 2015, with the duo behind […]
Multiplayer Showcase is the review show where you get to see me and some friends of mine play multiplayer games that have been long forgotten and give it a proper analysis by sharing our opinions on the game in a roundtable discussion to see how things have held up for gaming’s past brightest stars and lowest […]