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RVG Feature: Capcom Final Fight Arcade Cabinet Restoration

Metro City is restored again! Follow along this photojournalistic story as Capcom’s Final Fight Arcade cabinet returns to the streets. Portions covered in this journalistic arcade restoration include: Intro Story Arcade Monitor Repair Arcade Cabinet Repair (wood working, bondo, sanding, painting, wet sanding, wax finishing) Metal Working (restoring and repurposing an already converted control panel) […]

The Perfect General – 3DO Review

All things being equal, you should be reading a review of Flying Nightmares for the 3DO. The reason you’re not is that after putting in several hours over a couple of days, I gave up. With confusing, multi-button controls, massively over-sensitive input from the d-pad and a difficulty curve that starts at Eiger level on […]

Psychic World – Master System

When a lab in the middle of nowhere blows up and unleashes a whole plethora of weird creatures, it’s up to Lucia clean up the mess. To worsen this situation, the creatures kidnapped her sister Cecile. But, worry not: the twins work with Dr. Knavik, who developed the so-called ESP booster to give Lucia some […]

Advanced Pinball Simulator – C64

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The Oliver Twins are without a doubt, in my mind, the most prolific and diverse game developers of the ‘retro’ era. Besides the wonderful Dizzy games, Ghostbusters II and the Seymour series, they also dabbled in the ‘simulator’ genre. One of the strangest concepts for one of these titles was the Pinball genre. However, it […]

Game Pack 4 in 1 – Reviewed

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When I first got my greedy little paws onto a GameGear courtesy of my sister in the glorious Christmas of 1994, this curious Game Pack 4 in 1 was bundled with it. I was more than a little disappointed that I didn’t obtain a Sonic title with my new handheld, however, this was the later […]

F-15 Strike Eagle 2 – Megadrive/Genesis Review

For those of you of a certain vintage and into flight sims, you may feel a little sorry for the F-15E Strike Eagle. In the 1980’s, the F-14A Tomcat and F-16A Fighting Falcon took pride of place in cinematic outings – the F-14 being the star of Top Gun (yes, even more so than Tom […]

Duke Nukem – A Platforming Classic

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When we talk of Duke Nukem, we think of the tough-talking, beer-swilling, gun-totting macho hero from his 3D outing. However, what you may not be familiar with, is his beginnings as a platforming action hero in 1990 in a game released for DOS. Duke Nukem was made by Apogee Software and was released in the […]

Star Wars – The Force is Strong on the Game Boy!

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A long time ago in a galaxy far far away there was a Star Wars game which was a high-quality title for one of my favourite handheld systems. It blows many GBC or GBA Star Wars games out of the water with its gameplay design and its authenticity. There were three Star Wars games based […]

The Plague – Commodore Amiga Review

When Innerprise Software and Critical Design’s The Plague released on the Commodore Amiga in 1990, the scowling barbarian that adorned the front cover piqued my interest while browsing the local musty computer shop. The promises of “Incredible Arcade Quality” and “Joystick-sizzling” action, whatever that means, resonated as the gloriously colourful screenshots popped from the back […]

Donkey Kong – A Game Boy Review

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When I first played this title, I believed that it was a form of a remake. Also known as Donkey Kong ’94, Donkey Kong for the Game Boy was actually a far more developed game than the original. Expanding on several gameplay functions this title deceives the player by opening as the original title does. […]