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RPG Roundup: Seiken Densetsu 3

William TaylorMay 4, 2016May 3, 20160

The golden age of the JRPG is a hard one to pin down. The emergence of the genre in the mid ‘80s, to its maturity in

Retro Respawn – Goldeneye 007 Does Hold up and Here’s Why

Michael FitzgeraldMay 3, 2016May 3, 20160

It’s the age old argument when it comes to Retro games: “Does that game hold up?” It’s a question thrown around now with such reckless

GenreQuest: 3D Platformers – Part 6

Will WorrallApr 11, 2016April 11, 20160

This week things are a little strange and a lot shorter than usual, for reasons that will become apparent as you read on. So yeah,

GenreQuest: 3D Platformers – Part 5

Will WorrallApr 5, 2016April 5, 20160

Once again we take a look at 3 new 3D platformers, this time all of them are from my favourite childhood console: The PlayStation One. I

Retro Respawn – Altered Beast

Michael FitzgeraldMar 29, 2016March 29, 20160

It’s strange to think about now, but during the first three years of the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive from 1988-1991, Altered Beast was actually the pack-in-game

GenreQuest: 3D Platformers – Part 4

Will WorrallMar 28, 2016March 28, 20160

Oh readers, we really must stop meeting like this. People will start to talk, anyway let us continue on our journey through the 3D platformer

Kickstarter campaign to launch printed 8-bit magazine

Steve GillMar 22, 2016April 20, 20160

If you love tinkering with vintage computers and miss the magazine formats of yesteryear, then you might be interested in John Kavanagh’s Kickstarter campaign. An

GenreQuest: 3D Platformers – Part 2

Will WorrallMar 14, 2016March 14, 20161

Ahh and so we return to our epic(-ish) quest through the best genre of all time…right? Anyway let’s not waste any more time and get

Have You Played… Kid Icarus?

Jorge GodinezMar 11, 20160

Today’s “Have You Played…?” is going a bit retro. We are going back to the days of the NES to recommend Kid Icarus, a title

Retro Respawn – International Superstar Soccer 64

Michael FitzgeraldFeb 23, 20165

I’ve decided to stick with football games for the coming weeks. Seeing as I’ve recently bought a lot of old football games for multiple platforms,

Retro Respawn – V Rally 2: Championship Edition

Michael FitzgeraldFeb 9, 20160

I was never really that into “proper” racing games back in the day. I either wanted my racing games to be filled with colourful characters

Retro Respawn – Royal Rumbling Throughout the Years

Michael FitzgeraldFeb 2, 20160

I ruddy love pro wrestling. I know some people will be staring this article down with the old stink eye now that I’ve written that,

Retro Respawn – Mario Kart 64

Michael FitzgeraldJan 26, 2016January 26, 20160

The switch from the fourth generation to the fifth one was relatively steep, as it was the one that popularised the change from 2D to

Rings of Saturn Issue #15. “Fighting Vipers” in ERR, YU, YOU’RE MAKING QUITE A LOT OF FIGHTING GAMES AT THE MOMENT. HAVE YOU GOT ANGER ISSUES YOU’RE NOT TELLING US?

Michael FitzgeraldJan 19, 2016January 19, 20160

Yu Suzuki, noted and respected game designer that he is, sure made a lot of fighting games didn’t he? Even Shenmue, renowned for being a

Rings of Saturn. Issue #14. “World League Soccer ‘98” in I BROUGHT THE FEATURE OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR THIS?!?!?!?!

Michael FitzgeraldJan 12, 20160

Sadly this isn’t the glorious return to featuring games on SEGA’s Fifth Generation Console that I was hoping it would be. This game actually looked

Gaming Respawn’s First Video Game

Kane NewellJan 12, 2016January 12, 20160

A few of the members of Gaming Respawn have been caught doing a little bit of reminiscing and getting all nostalgic over their first ever video

Retro Respawn – Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Michael FitzgeraldJan 5, 2016January 5, 20160

Having no money as a kid was a real bitch wasn’t it? Even if you were one of the lucky few to have a paper

Retro Respawn – X-Kaliber 2097

Michael FitzgeraldDec 15, 2015January 5, 20160

Sometimes I take a stab in the dark with certain games, pun not intended, and I end up with a pleasant surprise. This is very