Author : Michael Fitzgerald

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Mike has been playing video games since the 90s, where he cut his teeth on his dad's old ZX Spectrum for a while until he got a Super Nintendo in 1993. A long suffering Evertonian and fan of professional wrestling, Mike counts sports games, wrestling games and platform games amongst his favourite genres. Mike has written for Inside Pulse and Scott's Blog of Doom alongside his work for Gaming Respawn. He has also been published in Fighting Spirit and Mums & Dads magazine. Regular columns from Mike include Retro Respawn (a look at retro games of yore), Wrestle Respawn (features and reviews of wrestling events or storylines) and The Fitzgerald Scale (a look at more contemporary games and general musings on the video game industry).

Retro Respawn – Top Ten Stage Themes from the First Three Tekken Games

Michael FitzgeraldSeptember 9, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldSeptember 9, 2020

Last week I took a journey back to the original PlayStation to play Tekken 2 for the first time, and one of the aspects of...

Retro Respawn – Tekken 2

Michael FitzgeraldSeptember 1, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldSeptember 1, 2020

Tekken 2 is a supremely well-made game with nicely designed fight stages and a thumping soundtrack. I might even go as far to say that...

Retro Respawn – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered

Michael FitzgeraldAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020

A while back Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered was put up for free download for those who had a PSN membership. I went back...

Retro Respawn – SEGA Saturn Preview Volume 1 (Demo Disc Retrospective)

Michael FitzgeraldAugust 18, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldAugust 18, 2020

Back in March I was inspired by a Caddicarus video on YouTube to have a look at a classic PlayStation demo disc. I enjoyed it...

Retro Respawn – The Super Mario Bros. Super Show – Episodes 1 to 3

Michael FitzgeraldAugust 11, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldAugust 11, 2020

I’ve decided that now and then I’ll have a look back at some retro video game-themed TV shows, and where better to start than possibly...

Retro Respawn – PlayStation Beginner’s Guide: 15 Games You Should Try

Michael FitzgeraldAugust 4, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldAugust 4, 2020

At the turn of the year, I presented a Beginner’s Guide for the Super Nintendo where I came up with a list of 15 games...

Retro Respawn – Donkey Kong Country

Michael FitzgeraldJuly 28, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldJuly 28, 2020

In last week’s column, I wrote about how I had finally gotten around to making use of the voucher my sister had gifted to me...

Retro Respawn – Pop’n TwinBee

Michael FitzgeraldJuly 22, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldJuly 22, 2020

I’ve still been waiting for Retromania Wrestling to make its way to the Nintendo Switch over here in the UK, but thankfully, I’ve finally gotten...

Retro Respawn – True Pinball

Michael FitzgeraldJuly 14, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldJuly 14, 2020

True Pinball is one of those games that everyone on the planet seemed to own but me. Indeed, whenever I would ask the kids at...

Retro Respawn – WCW Wrestling

Michael FitzgeraldJuly 7, 2020

by Michael FitzgeraldJuly 7, 2020

I’ve been excitedly anticipating the release of RetroMania Wrestling for the Nintendo Switch as it’s due to hit virtual storefronts this month. However, as of...