Retro Rant: Comix Zone
Comix Zone – Sega Megadrive, PC, Gameboy Advance – Sega – 1995 After playing Streets of Rage and the Scot Pilgrim game recently, I had an itch for an arcade style beat ’em up...
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Retro Rant: Gun
Gun – PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC – Neversoft/Activision – 2005 “Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will… be done”. In a deep and gritty voice, the...
Retro Rant: Penguin Land
Penguin Land – Master System – Sega – 1987 In the late 80’s, a lot of games starred random weird looking pixelated animals on quests to save their friends. We had Sonic the Hedgehog,...
Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage N64
This time I thought we’d cover an old RPG. As I dug through the pile of relics, searching for Legend of Legaia, I came across this oddity. Aidyn Chronicles, a western style RPG for...
Retro Rant: Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues
So, last time we looked at the SNES version of Jurassic Park, a fun game set during the events of the first movie that is completely confused as to if it wants to be...
Retro Rant: Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park – SNES – Ocean – 1993 There’s not long to go until the release of Jurassic World and at a guess, I say we could possibly see some sort of movie game...
Retro Rant: Dragon Valor
Dragon Valor – PlayStation – Namco – 1999/2000 If you want an action adventure RPG, with platform elements both 2D and 3D, upgrades, multiple story paths with plot changing choices, and crazy dragon bosses,...
Retro Rant: Bart Vs The Space Mutants
Bart Vs The Space Mutants – Sega Master System – Flying Edge – 1991 There have been many many video games based on TV and Movies. While the current run of games based on shows...
Retro Rant: Dungeon Master (SNES)
“Are you clever enough to solve an evil wizard’s twisted puzzles? Do you possess the concentration needed to explore a labyrinth of mystery? Should you resist the tempting treasures, defeat the hideous monsters, and escape the...
Retro Rant: Suikoden
In terms of game play, Suikoden is all about the story. If you want to experience and old style 8 bit JRPG and haven’t got the time for or want an alternative to the Final...
