The original Evoland set itself up to be something different than the normal average everyday retro throwback experience. In it, players would move through the various eras of gameplay, with levels representing everything from games we would see on the most primitive of platforms, through to the fully nuanced worlds…
Read MoreAs someone who grew up playing the earliest Mega Man games, this particular collection is aimed right at me. By and large, it succeeds on most fronts, offering an excellent collection of games that are almost a little too true to their originals at times. If this was just a…
Read MoreDamn it. Just as I was getting over my ridiculous obsession with Crossy Road, along comes Hipster Whale’s follow-up. Pac-Mac 256 is proof of the impact that the tiny Aussie developer had on the industry, as Namco Bandai would allow it access to one of its most valuable franchise to…
Read MoreThe overall collection and value of this package is impossible to question. Thirty years, thirty games, thirty bucks – the theme is obvious, but so is the value. A lot of time and effort went into this compilation, which has its flaws, but with more hits than misses. I have…
Read MoreI’ve raved a lot about my love for Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat already. I have listed it as one of my favourite games of all time, and I spent many, many, many hours as a kid playing it over and over again. But all of that love I…
Read MoreAs you would might be aware, one of my favourite strategy games of all time is an old Warhammer title, Shadow of the Horned Rat. This is a game that I spent months playing back as a kid, because I was right into the actual Warhammer tabletop game at the…
Read MoreNostalgic fans, who grew up with games, love new ways to play old favourites, and the Blaze Tab may just scratch that endless itch. Priced at £99.99 (that’s UK dollars), this 16GB Android tablet allows you to play games from your favourite past consoles such as the NES, GameBoy Color,…
Read MoreThe racing game genre is one of the oldest and most persistent in gaming. It has been around almost as long as people have been able to manoever around little blobs of colour, and it’s easy to understand why – it’s fast, it’s action-filled, and it’s one of the most…
Read MorePixels were the original fundamental building blocks of games until crazy things like voxels and polygons came around. But why use pixels now? Is it to tap into people’s nostalgia for a simpler period of gaming? Or by this point is it an artistic choice? The Adventures of Pip certainly…
Read MoreFor some, today is but a lazy Sunday before E3 madness kicks into full force with its slew of conferences. For a devout few, though, it’s a miraculous day tear-jerking celebrations over twenty years in the making. EarthBound, Nintendo’s cult-classic JRPG for the Super Nintendo (the game that introduced Ness…
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