Tag: Robert Joy
“Welcome to Mother Russia comrade!” At a time when tensions between super powers were at an all time high, at a time when the chill of ‘cold war’ penetrated the hearts of nations, there can be only one ending and no victories. The threat of global nuclear warfare was rife in the mid 80’s as the west and east entered…
Anyone remember “Hewson Consultants”? Allow me to elaborate. During the 80’s many companies producing games rose and fell amidst the great competition at the time. We know certain software houses were responsible for some epic titles, however few were as slick as the productions of ‘Hewson’. The game under the looking glass here is ‘Paradroid’ for the Commodore 64. As…
“We came, we saw, we kicked it’s ass!” ‘Ghostbusters’. We all remember the classic movie, we all remember the logo and we most certainly remember the merchandise, however it’s the video game tie in under the microscope here and one of Activision’s finest. Released on all platforms, the Commodore 64 was able to put all its hardware to full use…
Long ago, in a time of honour, stood a great temple, a Shaolin temple standing for a thousand years which has been desecrated by a foul demon. Enter the Dragon … our hero Bruce Lee. Standing at the gates of the temple, you enter stealthily collecting lanterns swaying in the ethereal breeze. Leaping and jumping, using all your skills as…
Here we have a fantastic conversion of one of the most original arcade videogames that history had to offer. Appearing on most home systems, ‘Bomb Jack’ was able to utilize the full potential of the Commodore 64’s software, thus making the task that much easier for ‘Elite Systems’, the company behind the conversion from arcade to home computer. The wonders of…
“Battle stations! This is not a drill!” Lets go back, way back. The year is 1983 and an infamous games company going by the name ‘US Gold’, releasing an abundant collection of classics for all home micros, unleashed hell with the smash hit ‘BEACH HEAD” and the Commodore 64 version was quite possibly the best. The overall mission was assault…
“Now hear this.. Now hear this!” Walker, a game by DMA for the commodore Amiga. There, that’s the business end sorted, Lets get to it!! Unlike any mainstream shooter back in the day, Walker offered an original dynamic, a dynamic changing the way adrenaline packed mayhem offered itself to players wishing to engage in the sheer savagery and brutality of…
“It is the future. Wars no longer serve a purpose and all international disputes are solved within the arena.” In a corporate world with corporations fighting for global domination the need for conflict has vanished leaving privately owned teams to battle each other in the most violent sport the human race has ever devised. ‘Speedball 2’, released originally on the…
“Floor it!” ‘Nitro’, a game released for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST by Psygnosis. As with any Amiga game, the software was put to full use in a rubber burning sensation! With a similar dynamic as the classic Super Sprint, the onus is on racing. Now when we say say racing we actually mean a relentless campaign, sprawling across urban…
