Tag: 80’s
Micro Machines for the Mega Drive hit the stores in 1993, does it still hold up today? Lets find out
[youtube uIgDvgae8EI nolink] Platform: Amstrad CPC, Amstrad Plus Type: musicdisk Release date: July 2016 Release party: Sundown 2016 Compo: Wild demo Ranked: 2nd Download: Slipstream_-_Remember_The_80’s.zip Source: pouet.net
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is probably the book with most references to 80’s pop culture, and most of them video-game related. It is already old news that he scored big when he sold the rights for a movie based on the book. It is also known that Steven Spielberg is the director (not too shabby eh?). What we…
‘Grip’ is a futuristic combat racing game inspired by the Rollcage games from 1999 and 2000. The Game Hit speeds of up to 700 km/h while driving on floors, walls and ceilings – anything you can get your tyres on to keep the hammer down. And these brutes just want to keep on going, with GRIP’s specialised vehicle design and…
What is Slipstream? Slipstream is an arcade-style checkpoint racing game. You drive across 15 different tracks and race against the clock to get to the finish line, while avoiding the traffic and obstacles along the way. At the end of each track, the road splits in two different paths, allowing players to choose their next destination. The game takes place…
Jimmy Maher wrote a blog about the evolution of Epyx games. In this story Jimmy tells about the American home computer industry in the eighties. He talks about the Epyx games Summer Games, Winter Olympics, Summer Games II and California Games. Website: http://www.filfre.net/2015/06/the-evolution-of-the-epyx-games/News Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
[youtube r1LU0NGCVHQ nolink] Power Drive 2000 is an arcade racer set in the year 2000…the future! Get behind the wheel of a technologically advanced sports car and tear it up as you battle to become A-number-1! The game features many unique game modes set in a 1980’s cinematic sci-fi world and boasts a totally radical Synthwave soundtrack! Also…the car talks!…
[youtube IijH9qalzbo nolink] Released by: TRIAD [web]Release Date: 29 March 2015 Download: TRIAD_Sounds of the 80s.zipWebsite: CSDb
[youtube blE43U3PTGQ#t=43 nolink] NewRetroArcade is a tech demo built for virtual reality specifically Oculus VR®Within this Arcade you can experience, play and enjoy your own personal little slice of 80’s retro life. The Arcade is built using Unreal© Engine 4 as a learning experience for this powerful game engine. Although it’s built for VR, non VR enthusiasts may also play…
Cast, crew, and fans explore the classic time-travel trilogy’s resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty went Back in Time. Back in time is the ultimate documentary related to the Back to the Future trilogy. It’s a film that digs deep into what these movies have meant to our culture. It’s not a simple “making of” documentary, but rather…
