Retro Blog

In the early 90s, a collaboration unseen before in the gaming industry took place, merging two universes that had captured the hearts of fans worldwide. “Battletoads & Double Dragon” emerged as a crossover for the ages, combining the brute force and comic relief of Rare’s “Battletoads” with the street-fighting savvy …

I will continue to clean and dust everything every other week in my gamerooms, but i will no longer keep my cart only games on open shelves, only the cib’s will remain “on display”, it’s krazy how much dust gets inside these carts when they’re exposed like that. Just bought …

So happy to finally have a physical copy of TMNT: Turtles in Time at long last for the SNES. Still has to be one of the best TMNT games to be made, both this and the original arcade version are absolute standouts of what Konami where known for achieving back …

So I started gaming in the late 70’s with my Atari 2600,but this was the one that got me started with gaming magazines.Electronic Gaming Monthly,issue #100 November 1997.It rates the top 100 console games of all time.I’ve listed the notable RPG’s and their rank plus the top 10 as listed …

FFVII Rebirth’s Director Hamaguchi Naoki visiting us was an announcement from a week ago that totally came out of nowhere! Nobody knew any program details about it: just a date and venue. So we all panicked- this is THE FIRST TIME EVER we’ll be experiencing a Final Fantasy Launch Event …

Developed by RARE, the game was not nearly as bad as you remember. Upon release, the game received mixed reactions. Some praised it for its innovative mechanics and fidelity to the film’s atmosphere, while others found it frustrating and difficult to navigate. For me, as a horror aficionado whose mother …

While the redesign of Tifa’s character sparked debates, it’s noteworthy that a more disturbing narrative aspect of the game has often been overlooked. The event in which Aerith is captured by Hojo and faced with the prospect of forced breeding with Red XIII is a sequence ripe with ethical implications. …

This was a fun gem you never heard of! The Sega Genesis, known for its edgier content in the console wars of the early ’90s, was the home of many titles that pushed the boundaries of what was expected in video games. Among these, “Death Duel,” a game that is …

“Super Contra” arrived in an era when sequels were expected to be bigger, bolder, and more challenging, and it delivered on all fronts. Despite being released in a market saturated with platformers and action games, it managed to stand out and capture the attention of gamers worldwide. As much as …

I had a fun time explaining to the entire family the internet would be down in some spots for a short amount of time as I worked on a very important project (updating PSP). It’s for a good cause, calm down family. Who needs modern security? I picked this one …

Upon its release, Ghosts ‘n Goblins was met with a mixture of admiration and frustration. The game’s relentless difficulty was a talking point in many gaming circles. For gamers of the era, it became a badge of honor to have beaten it — or at least to have tried. Check …

It said to introduce myself, so here it is ☺️ PAL/NTSC setup, notched controller for 2.x controller style in goldeneye with a v2 GCC stick, steelstick bowl about to get put in— real gamer hours Hi, I’m a GE speedrunner 👋 I mainly play DOS/early windows games outside of that, …

Retro Review: Spider-Man: Web of Fire for the Sega 32X Spider-Man: Web of Fire, released for the Sega 32X in 1996, stands as one of the last titles for this ill-fated add-on to the Sega Genesis. Developed by BlueSky Software, the game attempted to leverage the enhanced graphical capabilities of …

Anyone else remember SegaSonic Arcade🤘 I remember getting the opportunity to play this Japanese only arcade game in Hamley’s toy store in London back in the day. Back when they actually the entire ground floor as an arcade. SegaSonic is a unique title for two reasons. Firstly it was a …

Restarting Cold Steel 1. Loved the story build up. 1-4. Great games. Amazing ost work. Falcom and Nis products have rarely let me down. But I really loved the trails series. Sadly only own physically cs3-4. I had a much older psp one also. Not sure if I still own …