Retro

Halloween Movie Challenge – Day 15 'Pontypool'

October 16, 2014 Brian Dunster

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Language is the most important tool humans have at their disposal. But what if our language turns against us? PONTYPOOL (2008) A small town in Ontario, Canada is infected by a deadly virus that is spread by words. Now here is a horror film with fuel for thought. What if you were witnessing an event that you […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

October 16, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Initial Release (1990) Coming at the height of the cartoon’s popularity, the first big screen jaunt for the heroes in a half shell was actually an independent film. Headed by Steve Barron, soon to be of Coneheads and the Billie Jean music video fame, the production took place mostly in North Carolina in 1989. With […]

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ULTIMATE NES REMIX – COMING TO NINTENDO 3DS AND 2DS

October 16, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Fancy a bit of nostalgia? Nintendo have granted your wishes galore releasing rapid fire challenges from 16 of the supreme NES titles Nintendo can offer and will be made available on the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS as Ultimate NES Remix on November 7th. Although having already been remixed for the Wii U Ultimate NES Remix […]

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Halloween Movie Challenge – Day 14 ‘Galaxy of Terror’

October 15, 2014 Brian Dooley

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Prepare to be horrified. Prepare to be terrified. For you are about to enter! GALAXY OF TERROR (1981) Dispatched to a distant world to rescue the spacecraft Remus, astronauts aboard the starship Quest instead find their comrades gruesomely slaughtered. This beauty of a picture was produced by legendary producer Roger Corman. If you recognize the […]

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Halloween Movie Challenge – Day 14 'Galaxy of Terror'

October 15, 2014 Brian Dunster

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Prepare to be horrified. Prepare to be terrified. For you are about to enter! GALAXY OF TERROR (1981) Dispatched to a distant world to rescue the spacecraft Remus, astronauts aboard the starship Quest instead find their comrades gruesomely slaughtered. This beauty of a picture was produced by legendary producer Roger Corman. If you recognize the […]

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Boss Rush – Dino Crisis (PS1)

October 15, 2014 Danny Kelly

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The survival horror genre is notoriously pegged into one of two types based on its content.  Tactical use of what can be referred to as “the jump scare” pencils most action centric survival horror games into a fast paced style of gameplay that offers variety in its quick thrills. The alternative category in this particular […]

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Halloween Movie Challenge – Day 13 ‘C.H.U.D’

October 14, 2014 Brian Dooley

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Flush a baby alligator down the sewer and watch as it grows into an urban legend. Flush radiation down the sewer and watch as these grow! C.H.U.D (1984) Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers lurk in the sewers of New York. A cop, a photojournalist, and a bum are the city’s only hope. C.H.U.D  is remembered more […]

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Halloween Movie Challenge – Day 13 'C.H.U.D'

October 14, 2014 Brian Dunster

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Flush a baby alligator down the sewer and watch as it grows into an urban legend. Flush radiation down the sewer and watch as these grow! C.H.U.D (1984) Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers lurk in the sewers of New York. A cop, a photojournalist, and a bum are the city’s only hope. C.H.U.D  is remembered more […]

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Banjo Guy Ollie – Super Mario Land

October 13, 2014 Declan Doody

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Does it get more retro than this? No, it really doesn’t and Banjo Guy Ollie adds a little Irish flair to the Italian plumbers adventure – tin whistle, yep it’s there, the bodhránn, yeah that’s there too! Super Mario Land was developed for the Nintendo Gameboy, both released in Japan on the 21st April 1989, […]

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Halloween Movie Challenge – Day 11 'Carnival of Souls'

October 12, 2014 Brian Dunster

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If you think drag racing is cool, well think again. It’s not cool, no matter how much James Dean makes it look appealing. Mary will tell you all about it. Oh, wait, no she can’t. SHE’S DEAD!… Or is she? CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962) A car goes off a bridge during a drag race and into […]

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