Welcome to the “Matt bought me some games when in America and now I have to play them” series. In a parallel universe both the Battletoad and Double Dragon series are considered easy. Due to this, some cretinous twonk decided…
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Battletoads & Double Dragon. Rare (1994) Super Nintendo
Tagged with: 1994, Battletoads, Battletoads and Double Dragon, Battletoads Double Dragon, Beat 'em up, Billy, Billy Lee, Crossover, Double Dragon, Jimmy, Jimmy Lee, Matt bought me some games when in America and now I have to play them, Pimple, RARE, Rash, Retro Gaming, Review, Super Nintendo, Zitz
Posted in Super Nintendo
Posted in Super Nintendo
GoldenEye 007. Rare (1997) Nintendo 64
If you like retro gaming then you’ll probably be aware that neckbeards will frequently scoff about “GoldenEye being better than those them there Call of Battlefield shooty games” in a bizarrely thick unnatural West Country accent (American’s read yokel). And…
Tagged with: 007, 1997, First Person Shooter, GoldenEye, GoldenEye 007, James Bond, James Bond 007, N64, Nintendo 64, RARE, Retro Gaming, Review
Posted in Nintendo 64
Posted in Nintendo 64
WWF Superstars. Rare (1991) GameBoy
This game is so bare bones I beat it while on the loo. And not one of those epic loo sessions where time stands still and suddenly 2 hours have passed. One of those “your cheeks have barely touched the…
Tagged with: 1991, GameBoy, Hulk Hogan, LJN, Macho Man Randy Savage, Mr Perfect, Nintendo Gameboy, RARE, Retro Gaming, Review, Ted DiBiase, Ultimate Warrior, Wrestling, WWF, WWF Superstars
Posted in Nintendo Gameboy
Posted in Nintendo Gameboy
Donkey Kong Country 2 : Diddy’s Kong Quest. Rareware (1995) Super Nintendo
The absolute titanium balls on Rare, eh? Given creative control of one of Nintendo’s most beloved mascots in Donkey Kong, Rare proceeded to take the proverbial mile, creating it’s own lore and characters for the first game. A smash hit,…
Tagged with: 1995, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, nintendo, platformer, platforming, RARE, Retro Gaming, Review, SNES, Super Nintendo
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Posted in Super Nintendo
Killer Instinct Gold. Rare (1997) Nintendo 64
Killer Instinct was a pretty solid Tournament Fighter with a combo system added a depth that newbs and pros could all have some fun. It did look like arse, and had a stupid difficulty at the end but what about…
Tagged with: 1997, Combo Breaker, Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct Gold, N64, Nintendo 64, RARE, Rareware, Retro Gaming, Review, Tournament Fighter, Ultratech
Posted in Nintendo 64
Posted in Nintendo 64
Killer Instinct, Rareware (1994) Super Nintendo
I suck at Tournament Fighters, there aren’t many I can beat and there are certainly even less that I am vaguely good at but at least I can beat Killer Instinct on easy though, so I’ve got that going for me.
Tagged with: 1994, Combo Breaker, Eyedol, Killer Instinct, No Mercy, RARE, Rareware, SNES, Super Nintendo, Tournament Fighter, Ultratech
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Posted in Super Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country, SNES, Rareware, 1994
Man, how awesome did Rare used to be? I know we’ve touched on this before, but seeing Microsoft suck all the nutrients from their still beating heart was hard to watch, especially as a Nintendo aficionado. The only plus side…
Tagged with: 1994, Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Kimg K. Rool, platformer, RARE, Rareware, Retro Gaming, Review, SNES, Super Nintendo, Unlovable freak
Posted in Super Nintendo
Posted in Super Nintendo
