Category : Retro
As Dusty Rhodes once so succinctly put to Diamond Dallas Page; “If you’re not in this business to be the World Champion, then why are...
Retro Respawn – War Gods
It might seem strange that I’ll be starting my article on this week’s retro game by talking about a completely different one, but it would...
Retro Respawn – WWF SmackDown!: Just Bring It
Video games and other media like them can sometimes disappoint, especially if what came before them was uniformly popular and highly regarded. In some scenarios,...
N3 – Volume 4 – Aggressive Inline
Unlike previous volumes of N3, today’s game wasn’t a GameCube exclusive, seeing releases to the other major consoles of the day as well. However, it...
Retro Review: Yakuza (PS2)
by Lauri Kubre
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...
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...

