Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Westwood Studios (1996) PC

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Van Rockingham — 7 Comments

It was fairly inevitable I would play Red Alert immediately after playing Command & Conquer as these games were some of the highlights of my gaming yoof. I remember going round to a dudes house with a mate to…

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Tekken 3. Namco (1998) Playstation

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Van Rockingham — 9 Comments

Tekken 3 was easily one of my favourite games of my youth and it was the first game I ever bought on release day. But more than that it was the only fighting game that me and my mates had where…

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Konami (1997) PlayStation

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 14 Comments

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a game everyone and their dog have told me I would love, but for dozens of reasons I never played it and it reached a stage where I was actively avoiding SotN because there was…

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Tomb Raider. Core Design (1996) PlayStation

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 9 Comments

I need to be honest with you, I didn’t complete Tomb Raider. I just can’t. I know it gets a little tricky later in the game from when I played it in my yoof, but now, as an adult, I…

Tagged with: 1996, Action Adventure, Action Platformer, Core Design, Lara Croft, PlayStation, Retro Gaming, Review, Tomb Raider
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Final Fantasy VII. Squaresoft (1997) PlayStation

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

Yo, everyone i’m doing it. I am actually doing it!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! I honest to god love this game,and Final Fantasy VII was my favourite game until I played Final Fantasy VI and Silent Hill 2. However,…

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The X-Files. HyperBole Studios (1999) PlayStation

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 7 Comments

I bought this a while ago and have completely ignored it since then. However, recently the game is popping up on Twitter and me being me I decided to see if the truth is out there. I want to believe……

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Tekken 2. Namco (1996) PlayStation

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

I enjoy a bit of Tekken, it holds up well enough and felt fairly fluid for a game released in 1995. But what about the first sequel?

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Twisted Metal: World Tour. Sony Interactive (1997) PlayStation

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 10 Comments

Known as Twisted Metal 2 in the US and fondly remembered by all…

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Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels. Key Game (1996) PlayStation

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 17 Comments

What better way to indulge my current two favourite hobbies of Warhammer (Horus Heresy) and Retro Gaming than to play a game that manages to combine the two? Back in 1996 I temporarily collected Warhammer 40k and owned this game,…