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Metal Gear Solid 4. Konami (2008) PlayStation 3

Posted on November 2, 2020 by JerryTakeover — Leave a comment

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the fourth film game designed, produced, written and directed by Hideo Kojima in the Metal Gear Solid line of releases. It was the first game I’d ever bothered to pre-order, I’d…

Tagged with: 2008, Action, Gaming, Guns of the Patriots, Hideo Kojima, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 4, Old Snake, PlayStation 3, Snake, Solid Snake, Stealth, Tactical Espionage Action
Posted in Playstation 3

Metal Gear Solid 3. Konami (2005) PlayStation 2

Posted on September 14, 2020 by JerryTakeover — 1 Comment

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the third film game designed, produced, written and directed by Hideo Kojima in the Metal Gear Solid line of releases. In my opinion, it’s the best of the lot. I’d go so far…

Tagged with: 2005, Action, Big Boss, Hideo Kojima, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 3, Naked Snake, Retro Gaming, Snake, Tactical Espionage Action Metal Gear Solid
Posted in Playstation 2

Zombies Ate My Neighbors. LucasArts/Konami (1993) Super Nintendo

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 7 Comments

Known as Zombies in PAL region due to the collective European governments being massive pussies and coming to the logical conclusion that “ate my neighbours” was too violent for a satirical videogame. Looking at the date of the first draft I…

Tagged with: 1994, Frankenstein, Hammer Horror, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jason Voorhees, Julie, Konami, Leather Face, Lucas Arts, LucasArts, Multi-Directional Shooter, Mummie, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Spooky, Spoopy, Super Nintendo, Triffids, Vampires, Werewolf, Zeke, Zombies Ate my Neighbour
Posted in Super Nintendo

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…

Tagged with: 1997, Action RPG, Alucard, Castlevania, CastleVania: Symphony of the Night, Count Dracula, Gaibon, Galamoth, Konami, Magical McGuffin, MetroVania, Retro Gaming, Review, Richter Belmont, Slogra, Symphony of the Night, The Belmont Family
Posted in Playstation

The Simpsons Arcade Game. Konami (1991) Arcade

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 11 Comments

The Simpsons Arcade Game is one of those frequently discussed games, this is partly because everyone and their dog has played it. But I think mostly it is because it was one of those early signs Konami were fucking mental.…

Tagged with: 1991, Arcade, Bart Simpson, Beat 'em up, Homer Simpson, Konami, Lisa Simpsons, Maggie Simpson, Marge Simpson, Mr Burns, Retro Gaming, Review, Smithers, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Arcade
Posted in Arcade

Bucky O’Hare. Konami (1992) Arcade

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 14 Comments

Oh lord I think I am in love! I honest to god love classic arcade games in their original format. I did at the time and as an aging grump bag I can really appreciate the difference in quality between…

Tagged with: 1992, Al Negator, Arcade, Beat 'em up, Blinky, Bucky O'Hare, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Deadeye Duck, Jenny, KOMPLEX, Konami, Retro Gaming, Review, Toad Air Marshall, Toadborg, Willy Du Witt
Posted in Arcade

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Palcom (1990) Nintendo

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 9 Comments

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
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System

Sunset Riders. Konami (1993) Super Nintendo

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

For a while now people have been telling me to try Sunset Riders out, and while I wasn’t ignoring them I just couldn’t be fucked paying the exorbitant prices for a copy in the UK. Fortunately I have found a…

Tagged with: 1993, Billy, Bob, Chief Wigwam, Cormano, Cowboys, Dark Horse, El Greco, Hawkeye Hank Hatfield, Konami, Paco Loco, Palcom, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Simon Greedwell, Sir Richard Rose, Steve, Sunset Riders, The Smith Brothers, Western
Posted in Super Nintendo

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan. Konami (1991) Gameboy

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 3 Comments

Right off the bat, this isn’t the worst Ninja Turtles game you’ll play. But it certainly isn’t a good one.

Tagged with: 1991, April O'Neil, Baxter Stockman, Beat 'em up, Bebop, Donatello, Fall of the Foot Clan, Fall of the Footclan, Konami, Krang, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Nintendo Gameboy, Raphael, Retro Gaming, Review, Rocksteady, Shredder, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Footclan
Posted in Nintendo Gameboy

Silent Hill HD Collection: Silent Hill 3 HD. Konami (2012) Xbox360

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Van Rockingham — Leave a comment

As a special bonus to Konami month, here is the Silent Hill 3 HD remake. Nothing makes certain sections of the internet more salty than the subject of the Silent Hill HD collection. People have made 2 hour long documentaries detailing…