Viewing Category:
The Retro Critic
Shenmue
To celebrate the announcement that Shenmue III will finally reach us some time in the near future, I look back at the game that started it all: Shenmue on the Dreamcast.
Expect obscure in-jokes and darts.
Read More
Retro News Roundup
Retro News Round Up – July 2015
This month’s episode includes all the big retro news from E3 2015, artificial Mario intelligence, and the Shenmue soundtrack on vinyl.
Top Shelf
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers
Sometimes, some crimes go slipping through the cracks. Luckily, these two anthropomorphic rodents are on the case. Finding lost kittens, picking up the slack.
If you need help, just call…
Top Shelf
The Guardian Legend
Are you a fan of action-adventure? Shmups? Get the best of both worlds in this great, yet somewhat overlooked, hybrid.
Did I mention it’s set in space and you get to play as an aerobot transformer, with a human form and an aircraft form? Check the video below to hear all about it.
Handheld History
Handheld History – Maya the Bee & Her Friends
Sure, Maya the Bee & Her Friends may look like a harmless enough puzzle platformer for the Game Boy Color – but is it really? Read More
Retro News Roundup
Retro News Round Up – June 2015
This month’s episode includes another project by Bitmap Books, the return of an Atari Lynx icon, and a competitor to the RetroN 5.
Top Shelf
The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak
This week I looked at one of the most hard to find titles on the NES. It’s rare, it’s expensive, but is it any good?
Check out the video below to find out. Spoilers: I like anything with dinosaurs. Yabba Dabba Doo!
Playing Blind
Playing Blind: Ghost Sweeper Mikami! (SNES)
This week we welcome Bita to Playing Blind! Together they take on Super Famicom exclusive Ghost Sweeper Mikami!
Top Shelf
Adventure Island
Looking for some fun in the sun, some skateboarding action, a lot of fruit, and maybe an evil witch doctor or two?
This week I let Twitter vote on which game I’d review and the overwhelming result was Adventure Island. No one told me it was so hard though.
Playing Blind
Playing Blind: Bull Fight! (Arcade)
This week, Ivan and Christine commit acts of animal cruelty!
Playing Blind
Playing Blind: Ultimate Muscle! (Gamecube)
Ivan and Christine harness the power of math to do battle against an anthropomorphic walrus before being introduced to the now-legendary Mr. French. It’s as insane as it sounds.
Top Shelf
A Look at Console Controllers
Console controllers and gamepads can make or break a system for me. This week I took a look at all the console controllers that have been part of my life and did a mini-review of each.
Here’s part 1 of the review, which looks at controllers from the NES to the Gamecube. Which is your favourite?
Top Shelf
Panic Restaurant
This week I looked at one of the more rare NES titles, Panic Restaurant, a game which pits you against aggressive mutant food.
Slip on your apron, get your frying pan ready, and let’s get cookin’!
Retro News Roundup
Retro News Round Up – May 2015
This month’s episode includes one of the strangest iPhone accessories ever, Snatcher on the Virtual Boy, and the UK General Election (kind of).
Top Shelf
Kirby’s Adventure
He’s cute, he’s pink, and he may just devour the entire world!
This week I played the fun and unique, if somewhat overlooked, Kirby’s Adventure.
Top Shelf
TMNT Face Off: Turtles in Time vs. The Hyperstone Heist
Nintendo vs. Sega, time travel vs. hyperstones, Turtle vs. Turtle. This week I played TMNT IV: Turtles in Time and TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist so I could review and compare them to find out which Turtles game reigns supreme.
Cowabunga!