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Fatal Fury

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Fatal Fury is often touted as a Street Fighter II clone. It was, however, being developed at the same time. The similarities between the games come from the fact that SNK’s fighting games were created by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, they had created the first Street Fighter. Its fair to say that Fatal Fury […]

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 first film was a tense, psychological portrayal of a Vietnam veteran. The one whose second film became more like American wish fulfilment. And the one whose 18-rated third film couldn’t have been more […]

Operation Wolf – Arcade

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I’m one of those antiquated gamers who remembers the arcades with a form of wide-eyed wonderment. Walking in and inhaling all the cigarette smoke, my eardrums assaulted with a cacophony of music and one liners from the various machines. My eyes treated to flashing lights and incredibly detailed pixel art. The pinnacle of my arcade […]

Rolling Thunder – An Arcade Classic

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Rolling Thunder appeared in the arcades in 1986. Until this time, the arcades were filled with PacMan and Galaga titles. Rolling Thunder was a shot in the arm for the industry, it resembled a James Bond game mixed with a Saturday morning cartoon. You take on the role of a secret agent known as Albatross. […]

Mortal Kombat – SNES

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Censorship is a thorny issue, at least it was in the 90’s. Mortal Kombat smashed into the arcades with the impact of a freight train hitting a defenseless lama. Blood, chunks of body parts, mutilation, impalement and the ripping out of spinal cords send the media into a frenzy. The game hit the Super Nintendo […]

Xeno Brigade – Spectrum Next Review

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Who doesn’t love a bit of turn based strategy? From the early pencil and paper role playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons and Runequest, to RebelStar Raiders, Chaos and Laser Squad on the ZX Spectrum, to the X-COM games, RoboSport and Vandal Hearts on various other systems. It’s quite exciting when a game in the […]

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 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 […]

Alien Girl – ZX Spectrum

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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 – GBC Review

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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 […]

Turbo Tomato – Amiga Review

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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 […]