The United Nations of sports simulations Sometimes, you shouldn’t go back. Just as it’s painfully clear to older eyes that 1980s TV shows such as Knight Rider and Transformers were, in fact, rubbish, it’s a jolt when a much-revered old-time game stinks like a sewer in the cold, harsh light of the modern day. Sadly, [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Review: World Games
Posted: April 30, 2008
By Craig Grannell in Commodore 64, Gaming, Rated: 2/5, Retro gaming, Reviews, Wii Virtual Console
Review: Space Invaders Extreme
To the max! Or something Space Invaders is rubbish. The word ‘extreme’, when placed after an existing word or short phrase, makes the subject seem worse by a factor of fifty-six billion. Therefore, the fact that Space Invaders Extreme is not only very much not rubbish, but is instead staggeringly good, is flabbergasting. At its [...]
Posted: April 29, 2008
By Craig Grannell in Nintendo DS, Rated: 5/5, Retro gaming, Reviews
Retro Gamer’s half-century
Including a six-page interview with artist legend Roger Dean Surviving the death of a publisher is no mean feat, but in December 2005 Retro Gamer crawled from the wreckage of Live Publishing and set up shop at Imagine. Now, against all odds, the magazine is celebrating its 50th issue. For this milestone, I’ve penned something [...]
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