This was inevitable. We all knew it would happen sooner or later. After reviewing numerous 3DO titles, Doom had to get a look in at some point. How could it not? As famous as the PC original is, it was the numerous console conversions that hammered home to those who couldn’t afford a suitable PC […]
In Alien Girl you play the part of Aliana, the first human / xenoform hybrid from the planet Atlas, who is aiming to rise as the one and only queen and achieve balance between the races. In order for this to happen you must perform three purges and kill a stack of aliens. Sounds like […]
Doc Cosmos is a brand new game for the Game Boy Color, made by Simon Jameson, and published by Bitmapsoft. It actually began as a Commodore 64 homebrew game a few years ago, and won an award for game of the year in 2019 from the Commodore 64 fanzine, Freeze 64. With the success of […]
If you are struggling with getting your five a day in post lockdown then ‘Turbo Tomato’ by Bitmap Soft might be a step in the right direction for you. The aptly named title hints at the pure hectic joy of chaos that Turbo Tomato is. The game plays like a hybrid between classic bomberman without […]
Cards on the table: until I had read Chris Scullion’s brilliant book, The SNES Encyclopedia, I never knew this Indiana Jones game existed. Sure, I knew about the various 8 and 16-bit home computer releases. The rather rough N64 “Infernal Engine” was a valiant attempt, and I was well acquainted with the original X-Box’s “Emperor’s […]
What do you do when you’ve been given the licence to produce a videogame adaptation of The Hunt For Red October, one of the most highly rated submarine-based movies ever made? Do you make a semi-accurate simulation like 688 Attack Sub that graced the Sega Mega Drive, Amiga and PC? Or do you aim for […]
Hard to believe that the first PGA Tour Golf game was released 31 years ago, and whilst it made a bit of a splash on the PC, it wasn’t until conversions to the Amiga and Mega Drive/Genesis the following year that it really hit the big time. Having enjoyed its successor on the 3DO a […]
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, so what did Novastorm bring to the table that Starblade and Burning Soldier didn’t? And will this be the last on-rails shooter I’ll review for a while? Yes, to the second question, […]
A New Gameboy Colour game from Bitmap Soft is now available to buy. Explore the outpost, find the device and return it to the rocket to start your retirement as a very rich man! Watch out for spikes and water, Doc can’t swim (it’s a long story!) and he’s not fond of becoming a human […]
This article is the second in an occasional series that will highlight local multiplayer games that are available for different consoles. This article looks at the Atari 2600 – the first successful cartridge based console whose library is still growing thanks to a healthy homebrew scene that is still producing games on cartridge. The 2600 […]