I wrote a feature for Eurogamer on the Casio Loopy – a console for girls with a built-in sticker printer.
Tag: Retro Gaming
The BattleTech arcade machines that were years ahead of their time
In the early 1990s, BattleTech Centers – later redubbed Virtual Worlds – featured fully enclosed mech cockpits that put pilots into 3D deathmatches against players across the world.
Retro Review: Rambo (NES)
A bizarre action-adventure title from the ancient past, with a surprisingly small amount of shooting and an even more surprising amount of lite-RPG elements
You like Castlevania, don’t you? Part IV
Symphony of the Night is not just hands-down the greatest Castlevania game of all time, but I also consider it one … More
Review: Night Trap 25th Anniversary Edition (PS4)
I have a confession to make. I’ve never played Night Trap before! It sure seems like something I’d have played, … More
Super Play is back and more beautiful than ever
Well this is a lovely thing. Bundled with the latest issue of Retro Gamer is a 52-page, one-off issue of … More
Review: Sonic Mania (PS4)
If you’re anything like me and haven’t touched a Sonic game since the Sega Genesis days, then Sonic Mania and its … More
Review: Monster Bash
Monster Bash was one of those early 90’s games by Apogee, former king of weird PC platformers and shoot-em-ups. I think this … More
You like Castlevania, don’t you? Part III
Super Castlevania IV finally brought Castlevania to the 16-bit world and did quite a fine job of it. Konami really went all out with this … More
I forgot all about Skyblazer
At the end of the DF Retro video about the upcoming SNES mini, they discuss some of the games that … More
You like Castlevania, don’t you? Part II
We return to the wild world of Castlevania with The Castlevania Adventure and its sequel Belmont’s Revenge, both for the Game Boy. The … More
Review: Blood 2 – The Chosen
For some reason I never got around to Blood 2 back in the day, or any day since. Perhaps its bad … More
Review: Blood
Speaking of nineties shooters, how about Blood? Published by 3D Realms and developed by gaming legends Monolith Productions, Blood answers the question that no one … More
You like Castlevania, don’t you?
Welcome to You like Castlevania, don’t you?, my sort-of-answer-to The Year of Zelda. I’ll be playing every game in the series … More
The Year of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
A while back, I set myself the goal of finishing all of the Zelda games I’ve yet to play before … More
The Year of Zelda
Like pretty much everyone else in the gaming world, I’m very excited for the release of The Legend of Zelda: … More
Review: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Nintendo’s Virtual Console policy continues to frustrate me. Certain titles are exclusive to the Wii U or 3DS, which makes … More
Anyone remember Silent Bomber?
It turns out quite a few people do, judging by the comments on the story I wrote for Kotaku UK: … More
Better Late Than Never: Journey
I’ve played Flow and Flower before – two of Thatgamecompany’s earlier games, both imbued with an ethereal feel and gameplay … More
Better Late Than Never: Uncharted 2
A few minutes into Uncharted 2, and it’s already apparent that it’s leagues ahead of the previous game, both in … More