Anime/Cartoons

Review: The Vision of Escaflowne

October 26, 2013 ArcadeAdmin

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Time for a bit of nostalgia;‘The Vision of Escaflowne’. Based on two different manga adaptations the series is set under the genres of adventure, fantasy, mecha and romance with even a hint of the magical girl genre thrown in for good measure.  ArcadeAdmin

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Games

HORROR GAMES FOR HALLOWEEN: DOOM II

October 22, 2013 Liam Kavanagh

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There are two types of fear in horror games: the fear of what could be around the next corner or on the next screen, ready to pounce on you and suck your lifebar dry, and the fear of being eaten to death by hordes of pixellated beasties while you bash uselessly at the controller, knowing […]

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Retro Review: Mortal Kombat

October 14, 2013 ArcadeAdmin

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Mortal Kombat was an arcade fighting game developed and published by Midway Games in 1992 as the first instalment in the Mortal Kombat series for Arcade machines. The game was eventually released a year later by Acclaim Entertainment for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Gameboy and the Sega Game Gear, it has since been ported […]

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Games

Retro Review: Kingdom Hearts 2

October 5, 2013 Declan Doody

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s we wait for the much anticipated Kingdom Hearts 3 I find myself recalling this quote, and never has it been so relevant and now in the wake of Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts 1.5, I feel compelled to revisit some old memories and dust off my copy of Kingdom Hearts 2.

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Games

News: Shovel Knight – Pick your Boss

September 23, 2013 Declan Doody

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The Kickstarter game, Shovel Knight, has been gathering a lot of attention over the last few months, and it’s no wonder why. The title is a mash up of wonderful hard as nails old school Nintendo games, inspired by classics like Super Metroid and Castelvania: Symphony of the Night. So what’s the news? Well developers, […]

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Buzz

Review: Spectra – Chipzel

September 7, 2013 Declan Doody

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"That's why this album has been blaring out of my laptop/television/headphones, I am entranced by it, transported back in time..." Declan digs his gaming claws into the latest album 'Spectra' from chiptune artist, chipzel! Check it out here!

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The Big (Video) Game Hunter’s Guide To Rare and Valuable Games

September 2, 2013 Liam Kavanagh

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In the big, black, slightly frustrating shadows of the recession, the Xbox One and the PS4, savvy videogame consumers will have their sights firmly set on the trade stores, pawn shops, charity shops and retro outlets both new and old as they hunt for bargains, retro finds and other cheap and fulfilling ways to fund […]

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The Big (Video) Game Hunter's Guide To Rare and Valuable Games

September 2, 2013 Liam Kavanagh

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In the big, black, slightly frustrating shadows of the recession, the Xbox One and the PS4, savvy videogame consumers will have their sights firmly set on the trade stores, pawn shops, charity shops and retro outlets both new and old as they hunt for bargains, retro finds and other cheap and fulfilling ways to fund […]

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Buzz

Is The Future Now? Science and Science Fiction

August 6, 2013 Liam Kavanagh

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This might seem hard to believe, but there was once a time when television was in the same realm of science fiction as that of cyborgs, interdimensional travel, and designer genetics, a fantastic and impossible contraption that would inspire the imagination of periodical readers everywhere, more often than not represented as a giant window that […]

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Games

Retro Review: Mario Kart Double Dash

July 29, 2013 Anthony McGlynn

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If you consider yourself a gamer and you grew up pre-Call of Duty, chances are you had a Mario Kart of your childhood. A Mario Kart that you devoted yourself to, completing every stage to it’s absolute fastest and then having a few friends over to play multi-player (remember having to do that!?) for hours […]

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