Review by Matt S. Competition around the “retro compilation” space has become surprisingly fierce. It’s no longer enough to simply drop emulations of a handful of random arcade titles from the backlog and call it a day. As the likes of Capcom, Konami and SNK have shown, players are really…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The latest compilations of classic games to land on our consoles comes from Namco, the makers of some of the most beloved retro classics of all. As you’ll see, these packages (there are two volumes) show an impressive range and even some treasures that we haven’t…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The original Game Boy was my first console, and I loved it to death (literally, my original Game Boy died after endless hours of use). My entire preference for the handheld gaming experience probably has something to do with loving that original Game Boy that much.…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Myst (well, realMyst, actually) landed on Nintendo Switch about a week ago, and for pure nostalgia’s sake, I decided to pick it up and give it a play. It has been a long time since I last played Myst (aside from a short go at a…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. With the newest game from the developer behind (modern) brawler, The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, due soon on Nintendo Switch (Arrest of a stone Buddha), Harvard has decided to dip into some genre classics for a couple of different Let’s Plays. First up is a true…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. We never really had flip phones in Australia – most of us jumped from the old Nokia bricks to smartphones, with feature phones never really establishing a large audience, much less a segment of the games industry, but over in Japan flip phones and feature phones…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Fighting games tend to age poorly. There’s a lot to the genre, from the need for intricate animation and precise physics, through to the consumer demand for expansive rosters and characterisation. That means it’s a rare fighter indeed that hasn’t been completely superseded a console generation…
Read MoreHardware review by Matt S. One of the consequences of COVID-19, the isolation, and the slowdown in work has been that I’ve acquired a new hobby: handheld retro emulation consoles. There’s a vast community of manufacturers of these things, and while you may have certain perceptions about the quality of…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The Game Boy Color is one of my favourite consoles of all time. Sure it’s primitive by today’s standards, but some of the creativity that was on display as developers worked around the limitations are truly inspired. And it’s very nostalgic for me. It was a…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. It’s the Pokemon “clone” that deserves so much more than what it gets. For whatever reason, Dragon Quest Monsters (or, at times, Dragon Warrior Monsters) is one of Square Enix’s most inconsistent properties, despite being so very good. Perhaps even better than Game Freak’s thing…
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