Oh wow I wasn’t expecting to pla ythis game ever again! It’s a weird one for me, as this was the first game I ever played. I was 5 or 6 on a family holiday in Cyprus and at that…
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Virtua Racing. SEGA AM2 (1994) Sega Genesis
Right off the bat and credit where it is due, Virtua Racing is twice the game Ridge Racer is. It has more interesting and varied tracks, and the physics are also better.
Tagged with: 1994, arcade racing game, Check point racing, checkpoint racing, Megadrive, Racing Game, Retro Gaming, Review, Sega AM2, Sega Genesis, Sega Virtua Processor, SVP Chip, Virtua Racing
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Street Racer. Vivid Image (1994) Super Nintendo
I am going to shout this. THIS GAME IS SO 90s YOU GET POGS WITH THE GAME. Now, I am going to whisper these three things very quietly, 1) I never knew there was a space between Ubi and Soft…
Tagged with: 1994, Biff, Frank Instein, Helmut, Hodja, Kart Racing, Racing Game, Raphael, Retro Gaming, Review, Street Racer, Sumo San, Super Nintendo, Suzulu, Ubi Soft, Vehicular Combat, Vivid Image
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Destruction Derby 2. Reflections Interactive (1996) PlayStation
What better way to celebrate my 201st post spectacular by doing the sequel to my 14th? I rated Destruction Derby quite highly, but what about the sequel? Gameplay Alright so DD2 is a racing game with the same twist as…
Tagged with: 1996, Destruction Derby, Destruction Derby 2, PlayStation, Psygnosis, Racing Game, Reflections Interactive, Retro Gaming, Review, Vehicular Combat
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Ridge Racer. Namco (1995) PlayStation
Peering into the time machine that is Retro Gaming will often produce weird feelings. There is no denying that the PlayStation was a success, however, when you look objectively at the launch titles for the European release you’ll honestly wonder why…
Tagged with: 1995, arcade racing game, checkpoint racing, Namco, PlayStation, Racing Game, Retro Gaming, Review, Ridge Racer, Rubber banding
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Road Rash, Electronic Arts (1992) Sega Genesis
I have hung fire reviewing Road Rash as it was one of my favourite games growing up.
Tagged with: 1992, Electronic Arts, Megadrive, Officer O'Leary, Officer O'Rourke, Officer O'Shea, Racing Game, Retro Gaming, Review, Road Rash, Sega Genesis
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Racing. Sillicon & Synapse (1993) Super Nintendo
Since I got into Retro Gaming I have played a lot of games that I missed the first time around. This is one of them. And you know what? I am glad! I wouldn’t have liked it in 1993. I didn’t…
Tagged with: 1993, Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood, Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf, Heavy Metal, Highway Star by Deep Purple, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Racing Game, racing games, Retro Gaming, Review, RnR Racing, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock 'n' Roll Racing, RPG, Sillicon and Synapse, SNES, Super Nintendo, The Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini
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