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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…

Hardwar. The Software Refinery (1998) PC

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Metabera — 3 Comments

I’ve never been much of a fan of flight sims, but something about Hardwar kept me coming back for more, year after year. Story The skies of Saturn’s Moon, Titan, are littered with dogfights, traders scurrying to hide from pirates,…

Tagged with: 1998, Flight Simulator, Gremlin Interactive, Hardwar, PC, Retro Gaming, Review, The Software Refinery, Trade Simulator
Posted in Internet Archive, PC

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…

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
Posted in Nintendo 64

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World. Max Design (1998) PC

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

This is one of those strange games for me. I first played it at my then girlfriends house in circa 1998/99 thinking this was an “old game”. What I guess that means is that even in circa 1999 Anno 1602…

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
Posted in Nintendo 64

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
Posted in Nintendo 64

Fallout 2, Interplay (1998) PC

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Van Rockingham — 3 Comments

I struggle with the Fallout series; with Fallout 1 it felt like it should be a good game, but it was broken in too many places. Fallout 3 thought that 15 hours of tunnel schellping was a fun thing, and was…

Grim Fandango, PC/PS4, 1998/2015, LucasArts/Double Fine

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Scrambles — Leave a comment

Disclaimer : this will scarcely qualify as a review. This is an ode. A love letter. If I had a lute, it would be a ballad. I love Grim Fandango. It’s been my favourite game since I first played it…