Tag: Retrospective
In this edition of Retro Revisited, we’ll be travelling back to 1995, a period I like to refer to as ‘Golden Era’ of PC gaming. Thanks to the increasing power of computer processors, memory capacity, not to mention the proliferation of CD-ROM as a means for games distribution, development studios were producing entertainment experiences unlike anything that had been seen…
Of all the coin-op classics to grace the arcades in the late 1980s, there is one in particular that I remember more fondly than any other. Upon entering any arcade, I would always make a point of searching for existence for this particular game. Much like a celestial body caught in the body of a planet’s gravitational field, the lure of…
Having achieved critical success with The Last Ninja and it’s subsequent sequel in 1987 and 1988 respectively, System 3 had developed a formidable reputation as one of the top software houses in 80’s Britain. No longer simply just the publisher of relatively obscure budget titles, the studio had soon become developer and producer to some of the biggest and best…