The Fitzgerald Scale – Should Nintendo Stop Making Consoles?
Does anyone else think that Nintendo should stop making consoles? Am I alone on this one? I accept that this might be seen as a...
Author : Michael Fitzgerald
Retro Respawn – Why I’m Not Overly Excited About the SNES Mini
So in recent weeks, Nintendo announced that they would be releasing the SNES Mini, a small device with 21 emulated games installed on it, including...
Retro Respawn – Handheld Month Week 4 – Super Mario Land
So “Handheld Month” reaches its conclusion with one of the stranger entries in the Super Mario series in Super Mario Land. Super Mario Land is...
Retro Respawn – Handheld Month Week 3 – Popeye 2 (Game Boy)
Handheld Month continues as we take a look at a game for Nintendo’s chunky slab of portable entertainment that was the original Game Boy. I...
Retro Respawn – Handheld Month Week Two – Superman: The Man of Steel (Game Gear)
As I mentioned in last week’s piece, I didn’t know many people who had a Game Gear during my younger days. Most of my friends...
Retro Respawn – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega Game Gear)
A first for me this week, as the game I’m covering today is not from the home or arcade but rather from a handheld device....
Retro Wrestle Respawn: The Mabel Trilogy Part Three – In Your House V
When we last left our heroes, “Big Daddy Cool” Diesel had been able to fend off the unwanted advances of monstrous monarch King Mabel to...
Retro Wrestle Respawn: The Mabel Trilogy Part Two – SummerSlam 1995
When we last left our heroes, Mabel was crowned “King of the Ring” following a lousy tournament destroyed by injuries and questionable booking. Despite ascending...
WWE Backlash 2017 Review
Before we start, I just want to give my sincere condolences to anyone affected by the horrific events in Manchester this week. As a proud...
NXT TakeOver Chicago 2017
We’re in Chicago, clue is in the title Hosts are Tom Phillips, Nigel McGuinness and Percy Watson Singles Match Eric Young w/ Sanity (Killian Dane...
Retro Wrestle Respawn: The Mabel Trilogy Part One – King of the Ring 1995
Something new this week, as I take a look at a period in wrestling history and some of the shows that defined it. Specifically, we’re examining the...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – My Top Ten Opening Matches
Often when people reminisce about classic bouts of wrestling yore, they usually focus on main event clashes. Be it Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant...
The Fitzgerald Scale – The Telltale Game I’d Like to See
Sorry for no article last week, but things have been a tad hectic lately, and my day job has been leaving me a little bit burnt...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – My Top Ten Entrance Theme Songs Sung by Wrestlers
One thing about the crazy world of professional wrestling that I’ve always enjoyed is that most wrestlers will have a unique theme song that plays...
Retro Respawn – Top Ten Favourite Mortal Kombat Fatalities (from Games 1 to 3)
If you’re thinking “Hey, Mike, what’s with all the Top 10 lists recently?”, the answer is that my current day job is becoming slightly busier...
Retro Respawn – My Top Ten Menu/Selection Themes
Music is an important part of any game. When done right, good music can really complement a section or stage of a game and make...
Retro WrestleMania Respawn – WrestleMania XV
With the 33rd Edition of the WWE’s annual WrestleMania Event due to take place this upcoming Sunday, I decided to step away from video games...
Retro Respawn – My Top Ten PS1 Game Intros
As the home console industry moved into the fifth generation, the introduction of compact discs over old school cartridges meant that games could start experimenting...