Retro

Music Monday 09/02/2015

February 9, 2015 Wayne Talbot

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Well its that time again, the start of the week. The doorway to another seven days of interacting with the great unwashed. I hope you have brushed your teeth and put on a clean pair of socks, if not then you may smell a little weird standing there at the Bus stop wondering if you […]

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Boss Rush: Golden Axe

February 4, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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If ever there’s a dying art in video games, it’s the scrolling beat ’em up. You, and possibly a friend, if you can enlist any, traverse a set of linear stages filled with nameless foes to be vanquished in stylistically brutal fashion, usually to a rockin’ soundtrack and the backdrop of a world where you’re […]

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The Simpsons Pixels

February 2, 2015 Declan Doody

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This pixelated tribute of The Simpsons comes from the brains of Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon and features a variation on the classic theme by Jeremy Dower. Now of the three Paul Robertson might sound the most familiar having worked on the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World as an animator, it’s clear from the video […]

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Boss Rush: The One-Hit Killers

January 28, 2015 Danny Kelly

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We are a community of nitpicks, we are very particular about the way our games should play. Rewards are to be showered upon us when we have mastered all the skills required to be an expert, a logical extension of the notion that “The greater effort I put in, the further I will progress”. Frustration in gaming can […]

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A Link to the Past Comic Returns

January 27, 2015 Declan Doody

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Nearly twenty years since it went out of publication, Zelda: A Link to the Past comic illustrated by iconic manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori will be made available once again thanks to publishers Viz Media. Viz have announced that the former collectible serial will be re-released in a very special single volume collection but will retain the […]

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Banjo Guy Ollie – Ghost 'n' Goblins

January 26, 2015 Declan Doody

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Now this is nostalgic! I spent weeks playing Ghost n’ Goblins on the Amiga and when my parents showed up with Super Ghouls n’ Goblins two years later I knew I’d be a platformer lover for life! First released in Japan in 1985 by Capcom the Arcade game was considered to be one of the […]

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Banjo Guy Ollie – Ghost ‘n’ Goblins

January 26, 2015 Declan Doody

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Now this is nostalgic! I spent weeks playing Ghost n’ Goblins on the Amiga and when my parents showed up with Super Ghouls n’ Goblins two years later I knew I’d be a platformer lover for life! First released in Japan in 1985 by Capcom the Arcade game was considered to be one of the […]

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Boss Rush: Koopalings

January 14, 2015 Declan Doody

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I come from a big family – I mean, five brothers, parents and dogs! Family is pretty important to me and I’ve always had a soft spot for characters looped together by the bonds of that, whether they are related by blood, by circumstance or choice, it’s a pretty unbreakable connection. So the family that […]

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2,000 Classic Games Now Playable On Your Broswer!

January 7, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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The Internet Archive has decided that you don’t need to do any work, ever, for the rest of time. Using an Em-Dosbox emulation software, over 2,000 classic games are now playable online. As in right now. Though browser emulation is still in its beta, the list of games includes basically something from everyone’s childhood. Lion […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Gargoyles

December 18, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Initial Release (1994 -1996) During the 90’s, there was a surge in animated tv series’ that seen a rise in darker tones, more complex story matter and more distinctive and flamboyant characters and ideas. Many remember fondly the days of Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Earthworm Jim and Ren & Stimpy, amongst many others, each […]

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