Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Developed by: Parker Brothers Released: 1982 Format played: Atari 2600 Emulation: StellaX Ruminations Based on the AT-AT attack on the planet Hoth at the beginning of Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back is a fast paced, side scrolling shooter. Effectively a variant on Defender,you are tasked with piloting a […]
If you owned either a Mega Drive or Commodore Amiga in the nineties, chances are you experienced and loved the output of British developer The Bitmap Brothers. From the Chaos Engine to Speedball 2, the prolific studio produced countless hits one after the other – and that’s something retro gaming book publishers Read Only Memory […]
Another retro book project has hit Kickstarter, this time celebrating iconic UK developer The Bitmap Brothers. The project, which is seeking £40,000 to proceed, comes from Read-Only Memory, the publisher behind Sensible Software 1986-1999 and Sega Mega Drive: Collected Works. The publisher states that the book will contain brand new interviews alongside all manner of […]
While both ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 owners have enjoyed the benefits of modern devices to boot classics into memory, Amstrad fans on the other hand have had to make do with makeshift solutions to flash cartridges. That’s all about to change though following the release of an all new flash cartridge dubbed the C4CPC.
We’ve really enjoyed Sega’s 3D Classics range on Nintendo 3DS, and we’re pleased to see that three of the Mega Drive’s greatest hits are on their way to the eShop this summer. The classic beat-’em-up Streets Of Rage II will be the first to arrive in July 2015, followed by Treasure’s technically masterful run-and-gun Gunstar Heroes […]
Drawing plenty of inspiration from the likes of Bubble Bobble and Teddy Boy, and all new arcade platformer has hit the ZX Spectrum. Little Dragon 2 is the newest release from homebrew developer Gabriele Amore, one which has been released online for free.