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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Nintendo EAD (1998) Nintendo 64

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Van Rockingham — 7 Comments

Widely regarded as one of the best games ever made, Ocarina of Time is a piece of everyboies cherished chidhoods I first played the game in around 1999 borrowing the console off of Scramble’snbrother. I had the game for about…

Rampage: World Tour. Saffire Corporation (1998) Nintendo 64

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

While not a “great” game, Rampage has been one of my surprises of the year. I had never played the series until recently but giving the Master System version a bash and enjoying it, I sought after World Tour, the…

Tagged with: 1998, George, Lizzie, Monster Sim, Monsters, Monsters Trashing Cities, Nintendo 64, Ralph, Rampage, Rampage: World Tour, Retro Gaming, smash shit up
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GoldenEye 007. Rare (1997) Nintendo 64

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 11 Comments

If you like retro gaming then you’ll probably be aware that neckbeards will frequently scoff about “GoldenEye being better than those them there Call of Battlefield shooty games” in a bizarrely thick unnatural West Country accent (American’s read yokel). And…

Tagged with: 007, 1997, First Person Shooter, GoldenEye, GoldenEye 007, James Bond, James Bond 007, N64, Nintendo 64, RARE, Retro Gaming, Review
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Killer Instinct Gold. Rare (1997) Nintendo 64

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 8 Comments

Killer Instinct was a pretty solid Tournament Fighter with a combo system added a depth that newbs and pros could all have some fun. It did look like arse, and had a stupid difficulty at the end but what about…

Tagged with: 1997, Combo Breaker, Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct Gold, N64, Nintendo 64, RARE, Rareware, Retro Gaming, Review, Tournament Fighter, Ultratech
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Mortal Kombat 4. Midway Games (1998) Nintendo 64

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 8 Comments

My name is Jamie, and I have never actually beaten a Mortal Kombat game. I’ve played most, but of the ones we have featured so far MK1, MK2, MK3, MKM:SZ, and SM, we have either given up because they are TERRIBLE (Mythologies),…

Tagged with: 1998, Fujin, Goro, Jarek, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kai, Liu Kang, Midway, Midway Games, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 4, Quan Chi, Raiden, Reiko, Reptile, Scorpion, Shinnok, Sonya, Sub Zero, Tanya, Tournament Fighter
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WCW/NWO Revenge, THQ/AKI, (1998), Nintendo 64

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Scrambles — 14 Comments

WCW/NWO Revenge – also known as a game where you can actually play as Horace Hogan. The dream is real, people.

Tagged with: 1998, AKI Corporation, Hulk Hogan, multiplayer, N64, Nintendo 64, NWO, Retro Gaming, Revenge, Review, THQ, WCW, WCW/NWO Revenge, Wrestling
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Clayfighter 63 1/3, Interplay (1997) Nintendo 64

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Van Rockingham — 3 Comments

I wanted to hate this game. I thought it had to be shit, I thought it looked like shit, and more importantly I thought since Mortal Kombat games aged badly, that this had no chance. So, Let’s get ready to…

StarFox 64, Nintendo EAD (1997) Nintendo 64.

Posted on January 22, 2016 by clawfox — 3 Comments

Corneria, fourth planet of the Lylat system. The evil Andross turned this once thriving system into a wasteland of near extinction…

Tagged with: Andross, Aquas, Area 6, Arwing, Bolse Defense Outpost, Cornerea, Falco, Fortuna, Fox McCloud, Katina, Landmaster, Lylat Wars, Macbeth, Meteor, N64, Nintendo 64, On-rails-shooter, Peppy, Rumble Pak, Sector X, Sector Y, Sector Z, Slippy, Solar, Starfox, Starfox 64, The Lylat System, Titania, Venom, Zoness
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The World Is Not Enough, Eurocom (2000), Nintendo 64

Posted on January 18, 2016 by clawfox — Leave a comment

Goldeneye is without doubt one of the finest FPS/stealth shooter games ever made. This is technically its follow up (ignoring other consoles) for the N64. Welcome to The World Is Not Enough….