Video Game Review: Lab Chaos (Steam, 2023)
Available Now on Steam & Mobile Lab Chaos arrived on mobile in 2019 – and I found it to be a very well designed game, with an awful lot of […]
Happy Mario Day!
Seeing as MAR 10 is Mario Day, I thought I’d take the opportunity to once more cover my experience with the very first Super Mario Bros game I ever played […]
Video Game Review: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection (Switch)
Despite a few problematic moments in both films that make me wince these days, for the most part I have a huge amount of affection for the first two Bill […]
Video Game Review: The Legend of Gwen (2022)
Billing itself as a hardcore platform game, The Legend of Gwen wears its difficulty like a badge of honour. The thing is, with most hardcore platform games, the enjoyment comes […]
Video Game Review: Go! Go! PogoGirl (Xbox Series X)
It feels as if 90s retro homages are everywhere at the moment, but despite Go! Go! PogoGirl having an incredibly familiar visual style – it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to […]
Video Game Review: Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Switch)
Few video game characters have a history as confusing and convoluted as Wonder Boy; from games where he’s named in the title, to some in the series where he’s not […]
News: Evercade Game of the Month for December 2022: Gelatinous: Humanity Lost
Once again, I’m pretty late to this news – but for the next few weeks, Evercade VS owners can download and check out the entire game Gelatinous: Humanity Lost, for […]
Video Game Review: Panda Punch (Xbox Series X)
An initially charming, retro-styled platformer with light puzzle elements, Panda Punch starts off well but, ultimately, doesn’t quite hit the mark. Red Panda Zeep has an upgradeable bionic arm to […]
Shameless Self Promotion Time Again: Of Donuts and Dodos
I was recently given a retro-styled game named Donut Dodo to review (thank you, Flynn’s Arcades!). Styled after classic single screen arcade platformers of the early 80s (think games such […]
News: Evercade Game of the Month for September 2022: Eyra, The Crow Maiden
The Evercade VS is undoubtedly my favourite console at the moment. It’s an essential purchase for old school gamers – and it also won’t break the bank if you do […]
News: Indie Switch Game RITE Receives Universal Acclaim
It’s rare that I’d showcase a game’s review scores or accolades, but I wanted to make an exception in the case of RITE. That’s because the development of RITE feels […]
Video Game Review: Timberman: The Big Adventure (Switch)
A character made famous (or infamous!) in a maddeningly fast-paced button basher not unlike Flappy Bird – albeit chopping down trees instead of attempting to fly through precariously positioned gaps […]
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. […]
Video Game Review: RITE (Switch)
A game in the grand tradition of tightly constructed, hardcore, single screen platform challenges such as Super Meat Boy, RITE is a game that gets by without any need for […]
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 […]
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