30/05/2016

Solomon's Key

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Nnnnnope. Source // Wikipedia The first time came across Solomon's Key  was reading its entry in the 1001 Video Games  book....

OutRun

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The real driving simulator. Source // Hardcore Gaming 101 Back in my childhood I had two racing games for the Game Boy, F1 Race ...
27/05/2016

Rebelstar

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Father of X-Com . Source // Wikipedia Like many abstractly named games, I didn't have a clue what  Rebelstar  was about unti...
25/05/2016

Ikari Warriors

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To survive a war, you gotta become war. Source // Arcade Museum With the run I'm on recently I genuinely thought Ikari Warrio...
24/05/2016

Spindizzy

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You spin me right round, baby, right round, off the edge again, straight over the cliff... Initially, I thought Spindizzy  to be s...
20/05/2016

Kid Icarus

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I'm Finished! Source // Wikipedia I first heard of Kid Icarus  when Kid Icarus: Uprising  was doing the rounds for the Ninte...
18/05/2016

Bubble Bobble

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Pon! Source // Wikipedia I have definitely played Bubble Bobble  in an arcade, on an actual arcade machine, with bloopy blingy l...
17/05/2016

Salamander

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Nothing like Centipede or Snake . Source // OPCFG The name threw me off, it must be said. What do you think a game called Salama...
27/04/2016

Gauntlet II

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Please, stop shooting the food. Source // Arcade Museum If one Gauntlet  wasn't enough for you, perhaps Gauntlet II  will be...
26/04/2016

Darius

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Dual monitor? Psch, puh-lease... Source // Hardcore Gaming 101 "This is a shoot 'em up set underwater?! Nah, you're...