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  • Yie Ar Kung Fu for the ZX Spectrum

    Yie Ar Kung Fu for the ZX Spectrum

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    Konami’s Arcade fighter conversion for the Spectrum Yie Ar Kung Fu started life as an arcade game released by Konami in 1985, having features that were seen for the first time in a fighting game, including multiple opponents, a health bar and multiple special moves. This really was the birth of a genre which has…

  • Gradius (aka Nemesis) arcade retro review

    Gradius (aka Nemesis) arcade retro review

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    Gradius Origins The local arcade near the station where I grew up had a Gradius machine (aka Nemesis), and it was my first experience of a shooter which I had to “learn”. My previous favourites, Galaxians, Galaga, Phoenix etc. all had simple patterns and no power ups, and so were very easy to pick up…