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…
The history of RVG
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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…
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!…
A personal list : 100 games that affected me the most
100 games. I’m 56 and have been playing video games since they first appeared as consumer products. My tastes are still very…
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…
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…
Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury is often touted as a Street Fighter II clone. It was, however, being developed at the same time. The similarities…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
In Alien Girl you play the part of Aliana, the first human / xenoform hybrid from the planet Atlas, who is aiming…
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 Review
If you are struggling with getting your five a day in post lockdown then ‘Turbo Tomato’ by Bitmap Soft might be a…
Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures – SNES Review
Cards on the table: until I had read Chris Scullion’s brilliant book, The SNES Encyclopedia, I never knew this Indiana Jones game…
The Hunt For Red October – SNES Review
What do you do when you’ve been given the licence to produce a videogame adaptation of The Hunt For Red October, one…
PGA Tour Golf – Sega Mega Drive Review
Hard to believe that the first PGA Tour Golf game was released 31 years ago, and whilst it made a bit of…
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…
Doc Cosmos – A New Physical Release for GBC
A New Gameboy Colour game from Bitmap Soft is now available to buy. Explore the outpost, find the device and return it…
Atari 2600 on the couch – 10 Atari 2600 games for same room multiplayer
This article is the second in an occasional series that will highlight local multiplayer games that are available for different consoles. This…
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…
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…