The Top 10 games for the original home console The Atari 2600 console was one of my earliest video game experiences as a child growing up in the 80’s, having several friends who owned one, but I never had one myself until around 10 years ago, when I started collecting retro video games. As an early…
The Nintendo 64 console was the last major console to feature cartridges, and following on from the hugely successful Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), it had a tough act to follow. It aped exactly the format of the SNES, with the cartridge slot at the rear of the top side of the console, and 2…
Why was Chrono Trigger never released in the UK? Many retro games fans the world over will claim Chrono Trigger as their favourite RPG – and this a game that was never officially released outside of Japan and the US. At least not until the 2008 re-release on the Nintendo DS. Amazingly, this was the first time many UK gamers…
The best box art in video game history? The Atari 2600 was the first real experience of video gaming for many of retro gaming fans, and if you were born in the 70’s then its likely you will have owned or played one of these classic machines (you can see my article on renovating an…
Blast Through Nakatomi Plaza on your PlayStation in Die Hard Trilogy! 3 movies, 3 games, 3rd person shooter, light gun & driving action
In this series of blogs I’m highlighting the best of physical game media of all time – the next generation of games could be download only, so enjoy these fantastic objects while you can, they won’t be making any more of them. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) had the biggest of all the physical video…
