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Retro Respawn – Is Super Punch-Out!! Still a Knock-Out?!

Michael FitzgeraldJan 14, 2022January 14, 20220

Super Punch-Out!! is probably the game from the Punch-Out series of games that I’ve played the most due to it coming to prominence in the

Retro Respawn – How Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Tortures You

Michael FitzgeraldJan 7, 2022January 7, 20220

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (known as simply Super Mario Bros. 2 over in Japan) is an absolute bollock of a video game that

Retro Respawn – Adidas Power Soccer 98

Michael FitzgeraldDec 10, 2021December 10, 20210

Adidas Power Soccer 98 answers the question of “what if you released a mediocre football in order to hock Adidas branded merchandise?”. Because ultimately that’s

Retro Respawn – Astro’s Playroom Gets the Nostalgia Balance Right

Michael FitzgeraldDec 3, 2021December 3, 20210

I have yet to bother getting one of the ninth gen home consoles, mainly because there isn’t much on them that makes me think they

Retro Respawn – Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection

Will WorrallNov 26, 2021November 26, 20210

The recent release of Jurassic World: Evolution 2 reminded me of another game that bears many marked similarities to it: Zoo Tycoon. Both games are

Retro Respawn – Tommi Mäkinen Rally

Michael FitzgeraldNov 19, 2021November 19, 20210

When it comes to racing games, you can either lean into the more arcade-influenced style for pick up and play accessibility (Ridge Racer), or you

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Dungeons Ranked

Kyle MoffatNov 12, 2021November 11, 20210

In The Legends of Zelda games, dungeons are arguably the key draw. Every game in the main series has a variety of dungeons in which

Retro Respawn – Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

Michael FitzgeraldOct 29, 2021October 30, 20210

Seeing as it’s Halloween in a couple of days, I decided to look at a game that features spooky baddies in the form of Super

Retro Respawn – Grand Theft Auto III

Michael FitzgeraldOct 8, 2021October 10, 20210

Grand Theft Auto III was one of the very first games that I played on the PS2 as I excitedly rented it from the video

Retro Respawn – Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Rob BrowneSep 24, 2021September 20, 20210

Point and click adventure games are one of my favorite genres of video games to play. So, I was more than happy to cover this

Retro Respawn Tandem – Jaws (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Michael FitzgeraldSep 17, 2021September 13, 20210

My buddy, Adam, has kindly agreed to help me out with this one as this week we’re looking at Jaws on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Retro Respawn – WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007

Kyle MoffatSep 10, 20210

WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW (SvR) games are beloved by the wrestling community. They provided a very fun arcade-like experience while mixing in intriguing stories separate

Retro Respawn – Tecmo World Cup ’92 (SEGA Mega Drive)

Michael FitzgeraldAug 31, 20210

England actually had a pretty decent tournament this summer, reaching the Final of Euro 2020 before suffering a narrow defeat to Italy on penalties. The

Retro Respawn – Dynasty Warriors 4

Michael FitzgeraldAug 24, 2021August 24, 20210

Last week I gave some of my thoughts on the Dynasty Warriors movie, and watching the film gave me the impetus to go back and

Retro Respawn Tandem – Three Lions/Alexi Lalas International Soccer

Michael FitzgeraldMay 18, 20210

Seeing as we’re supposedly going to have some tournament football this year with the belated Euro 2020 finally taking place in some form, I thought

Retro Respawn – Family Feud

Michael FitzgeraldMay 11, 20210

During the first lockdown back in 2020, I found myself pretty isolated due to the fact that I live a good hour’s drive away from

Retro Respawn – Space Invaders

Michael FitzgeraldMay 4, 2021May 4, 20210

Last week we looked at Retro Royalty in the form of Pac-Man, so this week I decided to hop in my DeLorean and head back

Retro Respawn – Pac-Man

Michael FitzgeraldApr 28, 20210

Pac-Man is very much one of those games that has become far more than the sum of its parts, with it being synonymous with the