retro
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Beaten by Bomberman from kestrel1977 36 days old
[ ... ] current retro system of choice. It's strange, given my personal infatuation with all things old-school, pixelated and bleepy, Bomberman is one of ...
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Parasol Stars - a forgotten masterpiece from kestrel1977 54 days old
Of all the games in Taito's Bubble Bobble lineage, Parasol Stars is among the least known. While Rainbow Islands has been ported to almost every computer, ...
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How I lost my heart - and my wallet - to a PC Engine from kestrel1977 71 days old
It's been a strange gaming week. My initial excitement at receiving yet another addition to my console collection was short lived; the system in question ...
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Five more weirdest games ever from kestrel1977 78 days old
Readers with keen memories may remember my previous top five weird games from last year. And just to prove that mildly interesting ideas are worth ...
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Mega Drive shooting classic: Fire Shark from kestrel1977 86 days old
Now this really is a classic from that hangar of classic shooters, Toaplan. Fire Shark, or (brilliantly) Same! Same! Same!, as it's known in Japan, ...
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Five retro game compilations I'd like to see from kestrel1977 92 days old
As I've mentioned before (see The great drunken retro game challenge of a couple of weeks back), game compilations are a fantastically compact, convenient ...
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Eye-watering retrogame moments – A pictorial history pt.1 from kestrel1977 938 days old
Welcome to the first in an occasional series (i.e. when I can be bothered) of eye-watering retrogame moments. Kind of like 'It'll be Alright on the Night' ...
