Retro Review: Yakuza (PS2)
SEGA’s Yakuza series has had quite a few difficulties finding success outside of Japan, whether it’s problems with localization, its nichè gameplay not having mass-market...
Category : Retro
Retro Respawn – Brian Lara Cricket (PlayStation)
This week’s Retro Respawn has been a bit of a struggle for me because there really isn’t a lot I can say about Brian Lara...
Retro Respawn – SSX Tricky
As a man who loved himself some Cool Boarders on the PlayStation, it was only natural that I’d gravitate towards a game like SSX Tricky...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – Top Ten Matches Involving Semi-Active Wrestlers
Any dedicated fan of professional wrestling will have some understanding of the grind the average wrestler goes through in the big leagues. On the road...
Retro Respawn – Shadow Man N64
I mentioned in last week’s Fitzgerald Scale that PlayStation versions of multi-platform games were often superior to the versions you would find on the N64....
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...
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...
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...