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 […]
If you’re a fan of Westone’s 2D platform adventure games, you’re going to love this week’s news. First off, a biggie: Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap is being given an HD remake. The original game, which was voted best Master System game ever by Retro Gamer readers, saw our hero cursed and given a […]
It’s a good time for SNK ports to modern systems, it seems, with Twinkle Star Sprites on Steam, The Last Blade 2 on PSN, and now classic golf-em-up Neo Turf Masters heading to iOS and Android devices from DotEmu at the end of this month.