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…
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors. LucasArts/Konami (1993) Super Nintendo
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
Posted in Super Nintendo
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Konami (1997) PlayStation
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
Posted in Playstation
The Simpsons Arcade Game. Konami (1991) Arcade
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
Posted in Arcade
Bucky O’Hare. Konami (1992) Arcade
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
Posted in Arcade
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
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Sunset Riders. Konami (1993) Super Nintendo
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
Posted in Super Nintendo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan. Konami (1991) Gameboy
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
Posted in Nintendo Gameboy
