If you’re the sort of person that just loves videogames – and we’re guessing you are, being on this website and all – there’s definitely something you’ll love in Game On 2016. How do we know? Because it was put together by our expert contributors, and covers everything from Mario Kart and Destiny to World […]
Given that most of my Amiga exposure came through a local play centre when I was growing up, I wasn’t in the habit of checking out the latest Amiga reviews – so when I came across Sensible Golf there, I was expecting nothing less than the greatness of Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder, both of […]
While we had a huge update just last week, here we are again with another library added to the database. This time though, it’s the only platform which we had the US library listed for, but not the European library: The Atari 2600…
Part Two: Pixel perfect platforming Since the last instalment, I made the decision to go completely back to basics and do some research before progressing any further with my platform game. Why? It has been a dream of mine to make a C64 platform game for a long, long time, and I want to make […]
The Amiga press held Project-X in high regard upon release, and it’s not hard to see why. Slick presentation and pounding intro music set a great first impression, and when you get into the game, the visuals are very nice indeed. It’s very clearly inspired by Gradius, with the destruction of enemy waves awarding power-up […]
Doctor Who is one of those franchises with so much potential for a great outing on just about any console. As it stands though, the Time Lord’s appearances in the video game world have been rather disappointing. Attempting to make amends, one online retailer of Nintendo NES ROM hacks and homebrews has thrown together their […]
If you thought retro gaming was quickly becoming an expensive hobby, it should come as no surprise that there are others out there willing to spend four figure sums on individual title. The latest title to hit astounding heights on eBay is a prototype copy of the long lost scrolling shooter Viewpoint 2064 for the […]
A few months back the retro gaming community was left astounded by the arrival of a PlayStation prototype console – one from the era when both Sony and Nintendo were working together. The owner of this missing piece of gaming history has finally made a return and promised gamers that the fabled hardware will soon […]
If you’re a fan of Psygnosis’ 20 year old futuristic racer and have to know every little bit of detail on it, well, you’re probably Nick and you’re writing this blog post. But if you’re not, you might want to know that Eurogamer has published the full design document for WipEout, featuring 36 pages of […]
Combat is an excellent two-player game for any Atari 2600 owner, but what do you do when you’ve exhausted the game’s possibilities? If you’re anything like my dad, you’ll pick up something a bit more advanced like Armor Ambush. Produced by Atari competitor Mattel Electronics’ M Network division and based on the Intellivision title Armor […]