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
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Jurassic Park. Ocean Software (1993) Super Nintendo
I am honestly upset I enjoyed Battletoads & Double Dragon so much, it had obscene difficulty but the shear variety on offer and my wussyness using the lives/warp cheat meant I was able to experience the game and actually get…
Tagged with: 1993, Dinosaur, Dr Alan Grant, First Person Shooter, Jurassic Park, Ocean Software, Puzzler, Raptor, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Shower of Shit, Super Nintendo, T-REX
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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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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
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Gain Ground. Sega (1991) Sega Genesis
This game is hard to describe, not in a Toejam and Earl kinda way, just that it is odd and I like it despite not being able to come up with a tangible reason for liking it.
Tagged with: 1991, Gain Ground, Megadrive, Multi-Directional Shooter, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Sega, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection
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Total Carnage. Malibu Games/Black Pearl (1993) Super Nintendo
I kinda liked Super Smash TV, it was bloody difficulty, but if you were in the zone, and everything just “clicked” it was bloody fun and a hell of a laugh. So what would Acclaim do to follow that great…
Tagged with: 1993, Acclaim, Black Pearl, Captain Carnage, General Ackboob, Malibu Games, Multi-Directional Shooter, RNGesus, Run and Gun, Super Nintendo, Total Carnage
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Die Hard Trilogy. Fox Interactive. (1996) PlayStation
This might actually be the first game request I ever got, and that was literally 3 years ago, so that is how incompetent I can be with requests! Anyway, Die Hard Trilogy was a pretty epic game back in the…
Tagged with: 1996, Bruce Willis, Check point racing, Colonel William Stuart, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Die Hard Trilogy, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Driving Game, Dulles Airport, Fox Interactive, Generic 90s dance game music, Hans Gruber, John McClane, light gun game, Nakatomi Towers, PlayStation, Predator Light Gun, Probe Entertainment, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Simon Gruber, Third-Person Shooter
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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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Earthworm Jim 2, Shiny Entertainment (1995), Sega Genesis
Tagged with: 1995, Bob The Goldfish, Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Evil The Cat, Megadrive, platformer, Princess What's-Her-Name, psycrow, Retro Gaming, Review, Run and Gun, Sega Genesis, Snot
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Bonanza Bros, Sega (1991) Sega Genesis
I played this game by accident, and it took me about 5 levels to figure out what was going on. 5 levels later I had completed it. This is a game that I accidentally completed in 20 minutes on the first…
Tagged with: Bonanza Bros, Megadrive, Mike, Mobo, platformer, Retro Gaming, Review, Robo, Run and Gun, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Spike, Stealth, Stealth games
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