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Features • 12 Dec 2024

Amiga – Memories

When I was a young lad, I had the incredible fortune of receiving a brand-new Commodore Amiga 500 from my parents, and…

News • 11 Dec 2024

Faster – NEW Atari STE Game

This is FASTER, a brand new super-fast and silky-smooth 2.5D racing game built from the ground up for the Atari STE using modern…

Game Reviews • 13 Apr 2024

Super Hair review – ZX Spectrum

Ted. Man. Glue. What do these words say when you prefix them with the word ‘super’? It means they’re brilliant, of course!…

3DO • 29 Apr 2022

Brain Dead 13 – 3DO Review

Those of us of a certain vintage will remember the “interactive movie” concept in videogames. The most famous titles in that genre…

SNES • 18 Mar 2022

Doom – SNES Review

It has become something of a running joke in recent years that Doom has been ported to pretty much every piece of…

Arcade • 25 Jan 2022

Fatal Fury

Fatal Fury is often touted as a Street Fighter II clone. It was, however, being developed at the same time. The similarities…

MegaDrive/Genesis • 21 Jan 2022

Rambo III – Sega Mega Drive Review

Ah, good old John Rambo! You know the guy. That kid friendly character that spawned an action figure range. The one whose…

Arcade • 16 Jan 2022

Operation Wolf – Arcade

I’m one of those antiquated gamers who remembers the arcades with a form of wide-eyed wonderment. Walking in and inhaling all the…

Arcade • 14 Jan 2022

Rolling Thunder – An Arcade Classic

Rolling Thunder appeared in the arcades in 1986. Until this time, the arcades were filled with PacMan and Galaga titles. Rolling Thunder…

Game Reviews • 12 Oct 2021

Mortal Kombat – SNES

Censorship is a thorny issue, at least it was in the 90’s. Mortal Kombat smashed into the arcades with the impact of…

Spectrum NEXT • 24 Sep 2021

Xeno Brigade – Spectrum Next Review

Who doesn’t love a bit of turn based strategy? From the early pencil and paper role playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons…

3DO • 21 Sep 2021

Doom – 3DO Review

This was inevitable. We all knew it would happen sooner or later. After reviewing numerous 3DO titles, Doom had to get a…

Alien Girl
ZX Spectrum • 3 Sep 2021

Alien Girl – ZX Spectrum

In Alien Girl you play the part of Aliana, the first human / xenoform hybrid from the planet Atlas, who is aiming…

Doc Cosmos
GameBoy Colour • 17 Aug 2021

Doc Cosmos – GBC Review

Doc Cosmos is a brand new game for the Game Boy Color, made by Simon Jameson, and published by Bitmapsoft. It actually…

Turbo Tomato
Amiga • 16 Aug 2021

Turbo Tomato – Amiga Review

If you are struggling with getting your five a day in post lockdown then ‘Turbo Tomato’ by Bitmap Soft might be a…

3DO • 16 Apr 2021

Novastorm – 3DO Review

Another on-rails shooter? Well, sort of, but stay with me on this one. The on-rails type shooter was fairly common on the…

3DO • 28 Feb 2021

Burning Soldier – 3DO Review

Back once again for the on-rails space shooter, as Fatboy Slim never sang, here we are with Burning Soldier, an(other) on-rails shooter…

3DO • 29 Jan 2021

PGA Tour 96 – 3DO Review

Golf is a game I have never played in real life, but ever since PGA Tour Golf on the Amiga, I’ve always…