R-Type Review
We just have to…
You can’t talk about
the ZX Spectrum without mentioning the port of R-Type in detail. It
just can not be done.
STORY
The Speccy in
original...
10 Arcade Ports – “As Good As They Could Get?”
To quote Mel Croucher in the “From Bedrooms To Billions” (2014) documentary: “By 1984, certainly ’85, the parasites had moved in… Yeah? The managers, the...
Lone Wolf: Flight From The Dark + Lone Wolf 2: Fire On The Water Review
Anyone who ever had
any connection to 80s table top role-playing games and Fantasy
gamebooks should know in his / her sleep who Joe Dever (R.I.P.) and
Gary...
Jack The Ripper Review
There were all these
warnings for graphic content… But none for the weirdly intriguing
plot… Or that the game does its damnedest to crawl under your
skin…
Everything depicted
in...
iD Review
Ever since computers
were invented, people have wished that they could communicate with
them on a human level. Maybe this all stemmed from the idea that
computers were...
Hive Review
Pest control takes a
turn for the unbelievably bloody serious when an alien bee-hive
invades Myrtle Rowbottom’s garden.
STORY
So there is this
giant extraterrestrial bee-hive that suddenly landed...
Fat Worm Blows A Sparky Review
You have got to love
literal video game titles… Although some of the immediately make
you wonder if the games in question actually can be something real…
At...
Emlyn Hughes International Soccer Review
Never, ever forget Pro Evolution Soccer, but forget some of the dozens of Football games on the 8-bit machines…! Because Emlyn Hughes’ program is absolutely...
Dark Sceptre Review
Get the gang
together and set out to destroy the force that once gave invading
enemies a destructive power… On the Islands Of The Western Seas,
there isn’t...
Contact Sam Cruise Review
Attempt to solve a
tricky and increasingly dangerous case in lovely 8-bit Game
Noir-style, and dream of how good and relatively uncomplicated life
felt back in Skool Daze...
The Bobby Yazz Show Review
So what is it? Is it
a game show? Because it looks like an Old School maze-puzzle oriented
arcade game from the early 80s… Developed in the...
Alien 8 Review
Big surprise – An Ultimate Play The Game is mentioned wherever the ZX Spectrum is brought up. But what can and are you supposed to...
La Abadía Del Crimen Review
An adventure /
mystery game in Spanish (Although an unofficial English translation
does exist.), based on Umberto Eco’s novel “The Name Of The
Rose”. For the ZX Spectrum...
January MMXX: ZX Spectrum Reviews
We’re kicking off the 20s with what basically is a whole month of ZX Spectrum reviews – Every day that isn’t a Saturday or Sunday...
Our Most Anticipated Games For 2020
In my opinion, we’re headed towards pretty bad times for video games overall. I’m not a fan of always-on services, VR, cloud gaming, loot boxes...
Amiga Games – Part V: “Innocent Pleasures”
We all have a couple
of those precious ones in the constantly bursting closet – The games
that didn’t get the same love from magazines or other...
Amiga Games – Part IV: Cult Classics
And now for some classic amiga games that had and have their ardent fans. Maybe even in a fanatic sense. Some of these games appeared...
Amiga Games – Part III: “Head Turners”
As we all know by “now”, the games that flash the brightest aren’t always the finest ones that one can dig up. And sometimes, a...
Amiga Games – Part II: Exclusives
Every platforms needs a bunch of those – The more the better. And to be absolutely clear here: We’re talking strictly exclusive software now –...
Amiga Games – Part I: Hits
The dragging of the
waters begins with a sort of “40 Hits & Top Games” in
no other order than the alphabetical one. Picking out the absolute
Best...