Rings of Saturn Issue #24: “Actua Soccer: Club Edition” in WHY DOES EVERY PLAYER LOOK LIKE CHRIS SUTTON?
The Actua Soccer series was one of the first instances of me getting to play a football game in glorious 3D, with the version for...
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Retro Respawn – Streets of Rage 2
It’s still a bit trippy that you can play SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis games on a Nintendo console, but the emulator found on Nintendo Online Membership...
Rings of Saturn Issue #23: “Andretti Racing” in VROOM VROOM BABY VROOM VROOOOOM
Welcome back to a long overdue post from yours truly as we once again visit the library of everyone’s favourite third placed fifth gen console,...
Rings of Saturn Issue #22: “FIFA: Road to World Cup 98” in DON’T BOTHER SHELLING OUT ON A NEW PAIR OF FAKE BAZUNGAS FOR GAZZA, BECAUSE THE GAFFER HASN’T PICKED HIM
Welcome back to Rings of Saturn, the feature that first saw me step onto the scene here at Gaming Respawn. It’s gratifying to see that...
Retro Respawn – Giving Super Mario 64 Another Chance
I’m not entirely sure if this is a controversial video game opinion to have or not, but I’ve never really been that big of a...
Retro Respawn – Red Faction
As games like Tekken 8 loom on the horizon, I find my resolve to not blow a bunch of money on a PS5 when I should...
Retro Respawn – Atari Karts
For Christmas this year I got the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration for my PS4 (I still haven’t got a PS5 or the whatever-they’re-calling-the-XBOX-these-days yet,...
Retro Respawn – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
It’s been a while, hasn’t it, folks? I can’t promise you all that this will be a regular return to me writing about them there...
Wrestle Respawn – WWE SummerSlam 2022: Good but Too Long
Last week we covered how Vince McMahon had recently been ousted from his position of authority in WWE after a 40 year reign of (mostly)...
Wrestle Respawn – Not Even Vince McMahon Is Bigger Than WWE
During an interview with Michael Landsberg in the summer of 1999 Vince McMahon said “I don’t think any one individual is bigger than what we...
Retro Respawn – Excitebike
Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan in 1984 (with the USA and Europe having to wait till 1985 and 1986, respectively, for their...
Retro Respawn – Smash Tennis
Smash Tennis from Namco is a continuation of the Family Tennis series and one of the better sports-based games you can find on the Super...
Retro Respawn – FIFA Football 2004 (GameCube Version)
The Nintendo GameCube didn’t exactly have an embarrassment of riches when it came to football/soccer games. Pro Evolution Soccer (the football series considered by many to...
Retro Respawn – Two IREM Arcade Games (Buccaneers and Hammerin’ Harry)
IREM was a Japanese company that produced games for the arcade and consoles from 1974 to 1997, with some of their arcade games in particular...
Retro Respawn – FIFA World Cup 2002
Sadly, due to FIFA being a highly corrupt and horrible organisation, footy fanatics like me will not be able to enjoy an international men’s tournament...
Retro Respawn – Retro Mag Retrospective – Nintendo World – Issue 12 – May 2000
One thing I’ve always toyed with doing here on Gaming Respawn is a retrospective on video game magazines from the days of yore, especially as...
Retro Respawn – Street Fighter II: Champion Edition on the PC Engine
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is one of the numerous versions of Street Fighter II, perhaps the greatest 2D fighting game ever made (it’s at least in...
Retro Respawn – Mortal Kombat II and Its Outrageous Difficulty
Recently, I took a look at Mortal Kombat here on Gaming Respawn, seeing as the game will turn 30 in October 2022. As successful as...