It may look simple by today’s standard, but Stern’s Berzerk was a big deal upon release. It featured fantastic gameplay, innovative ideas and some truly chilling speech. It also inspired Eugene Jarvis to make the amazing Robotron: 2084. Creator, Alan McNeil explains how it all began. Until Pac-Man’s arrival on the scene, it was Stern […]
In 1987, LucasArts (then “Lucasfilm Games”) released their popular SCUMM-based computer game “Maniac Mansion“. Being a success, the game was ported to a variety of different computers, eventually also getting a port to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Thanks to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While gamers in the UK didn’t get a look-in when Final Fantasy VI did the rounds in the SNES days, it’s widely recognised as being one of the best games in the entire series. Not only did the game have a gripping story featuring the series’ best villain in Kefka (a statement we should probably […]
Year Released: 1980 Original Price: $30 Buy It Now For: £5+ (depending on model) Why The Game & Watch was great: The range offered true portability for the first time in the history of the videogame industry. The units were small, durable and the cell batteries lasted for ages before they needed to be replaced. […]
‘Tis the season for horror films! The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and before you know it, there will be marathons of “Halloween” movies on cable television. The horror genre of video games always had a cult following, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Author: John Legendoffzelda Ocean’s video game adaptation of Cool World is the sensation of the original film multiplied by ten. Back in the summer of 1992, the movie was received as a frustrating disappointment – an incoherent, down-and-dirty Who Framed Roger Rabbit variation that wasn’t funny or even that dirty. … Continue reading