Tag: Retro

  • Handheld Games – The RolyRetro Collection

    Handheld Games – The RolyRetro Collection

    One of my earliest video gaming experiences was at the end of term in my primary school, where we all got to bring in a toy and lessons were given over to general playtime. Amongst all of the classic board games like Mouse Trap and Kerplunk, I spotted a small tabletop machine that had a…

  • Snow Bros. Nick and Tom Retro Arcade Review

    Snow Bros. Nick and Tom Retro Arcade Review

    What was the Snow Bros arcade game all about? There are some games which I hesitate to write about, as they are so good I just don’t feel I will do justice to them, and I put them off to another day. On this list would be the original Star Wars arcade game, as well…

  • Grandstand Scramble 80’s Retro Handheld Game

    Grandstand Scramble 80’s Retro Handheld Game

    The Scramble handheld game by Grandstand was based on the early 80’s arcade game of the same name, and featured brightly coloured VFD graphics.

  • Gunstar Heroes for the Sega Megadrive

    Gunstar Heroes for the Sega Megadrive

    The Sega Megadrive was never short of great games, but developer Treasure managed to create a smash with Gunstar Heroes, it’s very first commercial release in 1993. Back then the name Treasure was relatively unknown, well before they received worldwide acclaim for games such as Bangai-O, Sin & Punishment and Ikaruga. Gunstar Heroes uses the…

  • Strider Arcade Retro Review

    Strider Arcade Retro Review

    Strider Hiryu – Capcom’s Arcade Hero My first introduction to Capcom’s Strider was not through the arcade cabinet, but the excellent Megadrive port, which was like nothing I had seen before, with it’s huge sprites and fantastically varied levels and incredible bosses – it was an arcade revelation.  At it’s heart, Strider is a side scrolling…

  • Missile Command Retro arcade review

    Missile Command Retro arcade review

    The best trackball arcade game? In the early 80’s we were at the height of the nuclear arms race, and the Doomsday clock representing our proximity to a nuclear war between the west and the Soviet Union was at 11:57. Released at the start of the escalation in 1980, Missile Command was a game that…