Konami’s arcade beat-’em-ups are the stuff of legend, with huge pulling power thanks to licences such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons. However, the genre quickly began to lose ground when one-on-one fighters like Street Fighter II hit the scene, and were all but killed off when 3D games took over. This is […]
Mike Woodroffe’s software company has been known under several different names over the years, but its the moniker Adventuresoft that many remember most fondly. The company has been responsible for giving the world Simon The Sorcerer, dabbling in horror titles and ensuring Scott Adam’s early adventure games reached the UK. Here we discover how the […]
When reviewing any short book, one has to be mindful of giving too much of the plot away. For fear of being guilty of this, I will keep the synopsis of this particular title shorter and more to the point than the average. Diary of an 80s Computer Geek almost reads like a mini autobiography. […]
Several months back, it was revealed that the developers behind the mobile ports of the first two Sonic The Hedgehog games had created a touchscreen prototype of Sonic 3 & Knuckles. With solid evidence on show that the third entry in the series would look great on the go, fans have started a campaign to […]
As game collectors, we’re often guilty of buying more titles than we actually play. From job lots to deals too good to be true, we’ve all amassed a backlog of classics to keep us busy for quite some time. These neglected titles, and all your favourites too, are about to get the play-time they deserve […]
As game collectors, we’re often guilty of buying more titles than we actually play. From job lots to deals too good to be true, we’ve all amassed a backlog of classics to keep us busy for quite some time. These neglected titles, and all your favourites too, are about to get the play-time they deserve […]
Looking at these screenshots, you might be tempted by this US-only release. Don’t be – Chicago Syndicate is a bad beat-’em-up. It’s got some of the elements of a good game, including an intriguing design, nice visuals and a wide variety of fighting moves, but it most definitely fails to hit the spot. The idea […]
When the debate over bad box art rises, you can always assume that Capcom’s North American release of Mega Man will no doubt be near the top of anyone’s list. The questionably atrocious design of the blue bomber is insulting to the title’s fantastic gameplay, however, it’s an amusing sight looking back nostalgically. Taking it […]
If you’re anything like us you’ll no doubt be amazed by the many different retro gaming projects that surface on a daily basis. From reimaginings of old favourites to custom built cartridges containing fan translations, our favourite hobby holds plenty of excitement for those involved. One of the more recent surprises though is the SNES […]
Metal Slug is widely regarded as one of the best run-and-guns of all time. Filled with outlandish humour and boasting brilliantly animated graphics, it remains one of the best franchises on the Neo-Geo and delivers a satisfying amount of 2D carnage. Here we speak to Kazuma Kujo and discover how he created the iconic blaster. […]