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Retro Rated: Pole Position

Factfile Developed by: Namco Released: 1983 Format played: Atari 2600 Ruminations Damn the internet. I had this whole intro planned out in my head. I was going to say, ‘Hey, remember that great...

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Gran Turismo + Demo/Magazine – Playstation 1 Review

It’s time to look at a Racing/Simulation game that changed the course of video games forever! Originally released in 1997, Gran Turismo helped push system sales of the Playstation. With it’s sequels,...

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Retro Rated: Worse Things Happen At Sea

Factfile Developed by: Mind’s Eye Software Released: 1984 Format played: Spectrum Ruminations The main purpose of my review writing has been to revisit my enormous back catalogue of boxed games to try...

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Retro Rated: Alien Syndrome

  Factfile Developed by: Sega Released: 1987 Format played: Arcade Ruminations There is always a risk with retrogaming that your mind is playing tricks on you. That title that you stored in your memory...

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Retro Rated: Tomb Raider II

Factfile Developed by: Core Design Released: 1997 Format played: Playstation Ruminations Much like Resident Evil 2, when I first started retro game reviews, this is the sort of title I had in mind. As...

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Retro Mini – Grand Monster Slam

It’s Christmas! And what greater thrill is there than waking up to find a brand spanking new games machine stacked against the tree? This retro mini review is taken from a feature looking back on the...

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Retro Mini – Football Manager

Having finally picked up Football Manager 2017 for Christmas, I will shortly be surviving on sips of cold, forgotten tea, pot noodles and whatever light burns into my retinas from the monitor. Although...

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Retro Rated – Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

Factfile Developed by: Sega Released: 1990 Format played: Sega Megadrive Ruminations One of the joys of being a gaming parent is that moment when your kids are old enough to start enjoying games that...

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Retro Rated – Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road

Factfile Developed by: Leland Corporation Released: 1989 Format played: Arcade Ruminations Growing up as a kid in the ’80s was all kinds of awesome for lots of reasons. But as a gamer, perhaps the...

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Retro Rated – Pang

Factfile Developed by: Mitchell Corporation Released: 1989 Format played: Arcade Ruminations The evolution of videogames has led us to a never before witnessed explosion in creativity and complexity....

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Retro Rated: Alien Breed Special Edition ’92

Factfile Developed by: Team 17 Released: 1992 Format played: Amiga 500 Ruminations Starting life as a Public Domain producer and publisher, Team 17 would become a prolific and respected publisher...

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Retro Mini – Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager (1989)

This mini review is taken from History of…Football Management Games – Part 2, available here. What better way to end our Spectrum journey than with a game inspired by the great man himself. King Kenny...

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Retro Rated – Altered Beast

Fact File Developed by: Sega Released: 1988 Format played: Arcade What Is It? Oh, the crushing weight of reality that lays waste to the treasured memories of nostalgia. Developed by those arcade...

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Retro Rated – The New Zealand Story

Fact File Developed by: Taito Released: 1988 Format played: Arcade What Is It? Looking for inspiration for my next review project, I reached out to my Facebook friends and Twitter followers. One of...

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Retro Rated – Crash Bandicoot

Factfile Developed by: Naughty Dog Released: 1996 Format played: Playstation With the recent release of the N.Sane trilogy (read Edd’s thoughts here), let’s take a trip back in time to see where it...

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Retro Rated – Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Factfile Developed by: Naughty Dog Released: 1997 Format played: Playstation Ruminations After being foiled in his first nefarious scheme, Dr Neo Cortex is back (back, BACK!), this time having...

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Retro Rated – Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped

Factfile Developed by: Naughty Dog Released: 1998 Format played: Playstation Ruminations Having foiled the dastardly Dr Neo Cortex and sent his Cortex Vortex crashing to the planet surface, Crash’s...

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Retro Rated – Xenon 2

Factfile Developed by: The Assembly Line Released: 1989 Format played: Amiga What Is It? Ask your average Amiga owner for their top vertical shooters released on the system and it’s likely that this...

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Retro Rated – Alien

Factfile Developed by: Fox Video games Released: 1982 Format played: Atari 2600 Fox Games Development Meeting. Some time in 1982. Maybe… The names have been changed to protect the guilty innocent Bob:...

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Retro Rated – Phoenix

Factfile Developed by: Unknown Released: 1980 Format played: Arcade What Is It? Much like Moon Patrol, this is a game I first encountered at home on the Atari 2600, only coming to discover many years...

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