Category: Reviews
By 1993, the Sega Master System was definitely a machine in decline. Having been supplanted by Sega’s own 16-bit Mega Drive console four years previously, and with the 32-bit Saturn console and 32X expansion due in the not-too-distant future, the future for the 8-bit Master System looked suitably bleak. Fortunately, there was still enough of fan base in certain territories…
In the history of all of mankind’s worst conflicts, none was as fiercely fought as the Great Playground Computer War (1982 to 1992, depending on how long you were willing to hold a grudge). On one side, you had the might of Sir Clive’s Sinclair army, brandishing the mighty ZX Spectrum, on the other, the Jack Tramiel’s troops, a bunch…
Among the many studios to emerge during the rise of the 1980s ‘Britsoft’ development scene, System 3 was was one most creative and ambitious. Often excelling in the realms of creativity and technical excellence, many of their games felt as if they were pushing the envelope in terms of what gamers could expect from computer games of the day. In…
Developed by Steve Chapman and published by The Edge in 1984, Quo Vadis is a scrolling platformer infamous for several reasons. It was considered to be one of the biggest games available at the time, approaching 1024 screens in size, although far more interesting is the fact that the the publisher ran a competition to win a jewel-encrusted sceptre (reportedly…
Every now and then I feel a little nostalgic for the “good ol’ days of gaming” and try to uncover hidden gems I may have missed the first time around. I especially enjoy taking a look at older, award-winning games that were previously hailed as ‘future classics’ and ‘masterpieces’ — I get my kicks seeing just how far they’ve come…
Galencia is a new game created by Jason Aldred. At a glance, you could think it is merely a re-skinned Galaga but there is more to it, and we going to take a look here. Galaga is an icon in the video game realm, just next to Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. I remember playing the game on arcades but, although I love…
To coincide with Halloween, this weekend (Oct 27, 2017) saw Netflix release its second season of Stranger Things — a sci-fi/horror TV series about a band of kids joining forces to battle supernatural forces in their small Indiana town — to a very enthusiastic North American audience. The first season is set during the early 80s and contains all of…
Can such a low priced device deliver on its promise to drive an arcade quality experience and earn a place in your build?
Can a classic DB9 joystick be made work work through this Mayflash Mega Drive adapter?
The term “interactive movie” causes gamers of a certain vintage to immediately adopt the fetal position and rock incessantly at flashbacks of terrible voice acting, endless cut scenes and letterbox window videos strewn with artefacts and extreme levels of compression. Shortly before the CD-ROM format landed and opened the doors to this new frontier however, the interactive movie is what the…
