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Kung-Fu Master. Data East (1985) Commodore 64/Nintendo

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

*Deep Breath* Released in 1984 in the arcades before receiving it’s home conversions in 1985. Kung-Fu Master was simply named Kung-Fu on the NES, and was called Spartan X in Japan as a tie in for the Jackie Chan movie…

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Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior. Palace Software (1987) Commodore 64

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 5 Comments

I’ll be honest, I am only playing this game because I am hoping at some point the WWF Wrestl’sUltimate Warrior’s theme tune is played contravening all copyright protection at some point in the game. But since I know the likelihood…

International Karate +. System 3 (1987) Commodore 64

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 3 Comments

Known as Chop n’ Drop in the United States, International Karate + is known as one of the better games on the Commodore 64…

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Terminator 2 Judgement Day. Domark (1991) Commodore 64

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Van Rockingham — Leave a comment

Continuing my foray into the Commodore 64 brings me crashing into the 1991 juggernaut that was Terminator 2. Because you couldn’t move for the adverts and toys and all round marketing campaign a console game was inevitable. As a 7…

Fiendish Freddy’s Big Top O’Fun. Gray Matter (1990) Commodore 64

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Van Rockingham — Leave a comment

Oh Lord the depths I plumb to find games I have vague recollections of, and what nightmare fuel have I unleashed upon untold millions with that boxart!? But since I have a tonne of time on my hands and temporary…