Category: Reviews

Retro Revisited: Z

We revisit and review the classic 1996 robot-crushing RTS game by The Bitmap Brothers!

MERMAN (ANDREW FISHER) REVIEWS THE EXPLODING FISH AND THE COMMODORE STORY

So this time we have 2 videos from our editor Andrew (Merman) again: 1) Exploding Fish: A special behind the scenes video looking at EXPLODING FISH from Chris Stanley and Megastyle. This video includes an unboxing of the limited edition tape version (with its Melbourne House-inspired artwork), a look at how the music was developed (composed by Merman of Scene…

Shadow Switcher, Commodore 64, Full Game Review

There is no backstory to Shadow Switcher, its all about game play, and boy does it ever deliver! Your objective is simple, go around a single screen level, collecting rings while avoiding evil zombie robots and carefully navigating through electric fields and locked gates. Collect all the rings and you will find that the exits open up, ready to take…

Retro Revisited: Super Trolley (C64)

We play Super Trolley on the C64 and discover whether a game based on stacking supermarket shelves can be any fun!

Retro Revisited: Rise of the Robots

In this edition of Retro Revisited, we look back at one of the most infamous titles of the mid 90s, as well as the media circus involved in it’s creation.

NeoGeo Mini, Console Review

The NeoGeo multi video arcade system (MVS) and its home game console variant, the Advanced Entertainment System (AES) were released by SNK back in 1990. The AES was one of the most expensive home video game systems released but it still garnered considerable demand in Japan due to the systems ability to deliver a true arcade experience to home users….

Merman of Scene World Magazine unboxes the K&A Plus Magazine Single Button Games Collection!

After the unboxing, Andrew Fisher is back with the gameplay video of the K&A Plus #SingleButtonGames Collection! Check it out here:

Scuttlebutt 64, Commodore 64, Full Game Review

Earlier this year VITNO provided coverage on new game for the ZX Spectrum, titled Scuttlebutt, which could be best described as a toilet themed version of the classic Game & Watch game Oil Panic whereby you must catch poo falling from a hairy backside situated on the ceiling of a living room. Six months on, developer Karl Hörnell has ported…

Review: Trap Runner – a classic platformer for OCS Amigas

Featuring plenty of old-school charm, there’s a lot to like about Night OWL Design’s latest game for classic Amigas!

Review: Reformation 2 – the new C64 remix album by Matt Gray!

After 18 months of blood, sweat, tears, not to mention late nights, Matt Gray has finally released the digital version of Reformation 2, the highly-anticipated second album containing remixes of classic Commodore 64 music. I’ve always been somewhat wary of handing money to crowd-sourced funding campaigns, but I made the exception when the Kickstarter for the original Reformation was launched…