RIP Jason David Frank (1973-2022)
I was too old to be the target audience for Power Rangers even when the first series debuted in the mid-90s. However, with my lifelong love of cheesy Kaiju movies, […]
Comic Book Review: Predator #3 (2022)
Theta’s encounter with a Predator on a frozen planet brings her to a startling realisation about who’s hunting and tracking who. It also seems that the Yautja may be keeping […]
Review: Atari Lynx Collection 2 (Evercade Cartridge 14)
I delved into the circumstances around the relative failure of the Lynx back in my review of the Atari Lynx Collection 1 Evercade cartridge – but what’s clear from these […]
Review: Atari Lynx Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 13)
It’s unlucky for some as we reach cartridge 13 in the Evercade library! Atari’s Lynx seemed to have everything going for it on paper. Even in action next to its […]
Video Game Preview: Smoothcade
Anyone who knows me well knows that cutesy single screen arcade platformers are one of my favourite types of game. Bubble Bobble, Snow Bros, Rod Land – all of those […]
News: Evercade EXP Will Feature 18 Built-in Capcom Classics
As announced in June, the Evercade EXP is releasing on the 24th of November this year, with pre-orders set to open tomorrow (6th September 2022). An upgrade – and replacement […]
Comic Book Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary – Deluxe Edition
It’s almost unbelievable that IDW have only been publishing Sonic the Hedgehog comics since 2018, having acquired the license to do so in 2017. Archie Comics had the Sonic comic license […]
Hardware Review: Capcom Home Arcade
Though it came out in 2019, we’re only just getting around to reviewing this thing. First things first – what is the Capcom Home Arcade? Well, I’m glad you asked. […]
Comic Book Review: Predator #1 (2022)
When Disney bought Fox and acquired all of their franchises, it was exciting to realise that the Alien and Predator movies might finally get back on track. Though Alien hasn’t […]
Video Game Review: Turrican Anthology Vol. II (Switch)
The first Turrican Anthology – as you can see from my review – was a compilation that I enjoyed enormously. Having fond memories of the original Turrican games on the […]
News: Turrican Anthology Vol I and Turrican Anthology Vol 2 Now Available for PS4 and Switch
When I think back to the Turrican games – classic 90s run and gun titles that first made an impact on home computers before making their presence felt on numerous […]
News: Classic 90s Arcade Title Avenging Spirit Launches on Current Gen Consoles
Originally released in arcades in 1991 – and, in slightly different form, on Game Boy in 1992 – Jaleco’s Avenging Spirit has now been released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, […]
Video Game Review: Avenging Spirit (Xbox Series X)
I’m always genuinely taken aback when I encounter a 90s arcade game that I’ve never heard of; having frequented arcades on a regular basis back then and devoured all kinds […]
Comic Book Review: Street Fighter Classic Volume 1: Round 1 – Fight!
Capcom’s Street Fighter II was a groundbreaking arcade fighting game that changed the trajectory of an entire segment of video games, almost singlehandedly saving arcades from decline when it arrived […]
Video Game Review: Pac-Man Museum Plus (Xbox Series X)
The 2014 Pac-Man Museum was an excellent compilation – but it had the misfortune of being launched while the horrendous animated misfire Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures was being broadcast. […]
Video Game Review: Final Vendetta (Xbox Series X)
Bitmap Bureau have carved themselves out a great niche over the last few years, having been responsible for some fantastic homages to classic 16-bit titles. Games such as the Smash […]
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