Holy hell Portal is way older than I though it was and up until now I’ve never actually played it. No reason for that, just other things to do at the time (I mostly played a lot of World of…
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Portal. Valve Corporation (2007) PC
Tagged with: 2007, Action Platformer, Aperture Science, First Person Shooter, Gaming, GLaDOS, PC, Portal, Puzzler, Retro Gaming, Valve Corporation
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Tomb Raider. Core Design (1996) PlayStation
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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Musya: The Classic Tale of Japanese Horror. Jorudan (1992) Super Nintendo
I sent Matt on a buying spree for me when he was in Boston, MA. I gave him a budget and a remit to buy things you don’t see for sale in the UK and that is how I got…
Rogue Legacy. Cellar Door Games (2014) PlayStation 4
I was harangued into buying a PS4 by Craig, and rather than playing something “new” I decided to play a retro inspired indie game because I am a curmudgeon-ey bastard who hates himself almost ad much as I hate others.
Tagged with: 2014, Action Platformer, Cellar Door Games, Charon, Gaming, Metroidvania, platformer, Playstation 4, PlayStation Vita, Review, Rogue Legacy, Roguelike, RPG, The Architect
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James Bond 007: The Duel. The Kremlin (1993) Sega Genesis
Coming four years after Timothy Dalton’s last filmic appearance as the suave secret agent, The Duel marks the last official appearance of Dalton as 007. So what game will they give him as an official send off?
Tagged with: 007, 1993, Action Platformer, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007: The Duel, Megadrive, platformer, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Sega Genesis, The Duel
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Palcom (1990) Nintendo
The original TMNT game gets a lot of bad press, and I am fairly sure this is entirely down to an Angry Video Game Nerd video way back in the day, as almost everybody that bangs on about it being…
Tagged with: 1990, Action Platformer, April O'Neil, Bebop, Donatello, Konami, Leonardo, Master Splinter, Michelangelo, NES, Nintendo Entertainment System, Palcom, platformer, Raphael, Retro Gaming, Review, Rocksteady, Shredder, Ultra Games
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Gunstar Heroes, Treasure (1993) Sega Genesis
Gunstar Heroes – because sometimes, ‘fuck it, shoot the thing’ is all you really need.
Tagged with: 16bit, 1993, Action Platformer, Blue, co-op games, Green, Gunstar Heroes, Megadrive, platformer, Red, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Sega Genesis, shooter, SMASH DAISAKU, Treasure, Yellow
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Darkwing Duck. Capcom (1992) Nintendo
Did you know Darkwing Duck isn’t actually set in the DuckTales universe ? I know Launchpad McQuack is here, but, according to the creators (source), they are separate. And on that bombshell. Let’s get dangerous, with the crimefighting mallard!
Tagged with: 1992, Action Platformer, Bushroot, Capcom, Darkwing Duck, Disney, F.O.W.L., Megavolt, Moliarity, NES, platformer, Quackerjack, Retro Gaming, Review, S.H.U.S.H., St. Canard, Steelbeak, The Fiendish Organization for World Larceny, The Liquidator, Wolfduck
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Bucky O’Hare. Konami (1992) Nintendo
The site has become a bit Capcom heavy, so I am going to try upping the Konami output for the month with Konami Month. I don’t remember Bucky O’Hare. I knew of it as a kid, and I had some…
Tagged with: 1992, Action, Action Platformer, Aniverse, Blinky, Bucky O'Hare, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Deadeye Duck, Jenny, KOMPLEX, Konami, Magma Tanker, NES, Nintendo Entertainment System, platformer, Retro Gaming, Review, Righteous Fury, Toad Air Marshall, Toad Empire, Try too hard to create an acronym award, United Animals Federation, Willy Du Witt
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Mega Man, Capcom (1987) Nintendo
It has taken me 25 years to finally beat Mega Man 1. I can remember borrowing MM1 and MM2 as a child from my mum’s friend, at that age I don’t think I could beat a level, but as time went…
Tagged with: 1987, Action, Action Platformer, Bombman, Capcom, Cutman, Dr Wily, Elecman, Fireman, Gutsman, Iceman, Mega man, NES, Nintendo Entertainment System, platformer, Retro Gaming, Review, Yellow Devil
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