Retro Respawn – V Rally 2: Championship EditionMichael FitzgeraldFebruary 9, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldFebruary 9, 2016 I was never really that into “proper” racing games back in the day. I either wanted my racing games to be filled with colourful characters...
Retro Respawn – Royal Rumbling Throughout the YearsMichael FitzgeraldFebruary 2, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldFebruary 2, 2016 I ruddy love pro wrestling. I know some people will be staring this article down with the old stink eye now that I’ve written that,...
Retro Respawn – Mario Kart 64Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 26, 2016January 26, 2016 The switch from the fourth generation to the fifth one was relatively steep, as it was the one that popularised the change from 2D to...
Rings of Saturn Issue #15. “Fighting Vipers” in ERR, YU, YOU’RE MAKING QUITE A LOT OF FIGHTING GAMES AT THE MOMENT. HAVE YOU GOT ANGER ISSUES YOU’RE NOT TELLING US?Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 19, 2016January 19, 2016 Yu Suzuki, noted and respected game designer that he is, sure made a lot of fighting games didn’t he? Even Shenmue, renowned for being a...
Rings of Saturn. Issue #14. “World League Soccer ‘98” in I BROUGHT THE FEATURE OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR THIS?!?!?!?!Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 12, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 12, 2016 Sadly this isn’t the glorious return to featuring games on SEGA’s Fifth Generation Console that I was hoping it would be. This game actually looked...
Retro Respawn – Legacy of Kain: Soul ReaverMichael FitzgeraldJanuary 5, 2016January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 5, 2016January 5, 2016 Having no money as a kid was a real bitch wasn’t it? Even if you were one of the lucky few to have a paper...
Retro Respawn – Christmas Gaming MemoriesMichael FitzgeraldDecember 29, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 29, 2015January 5, 2016 Happy Holidays to one and all! I hope you’ve been having a lovely Yuletide period. Being a Video Game enthusiast, Christmas has long been a...
Retro Respawn – Street Fighter II TurboMichael FitzgeraldDecember 22, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 22, 2015January 5, 2016 God I loved Street Fighter II. It must have been the bane of my parent’s existence. If we passed any arcade that had it (Arcades,...
Retro Respawn – X-Kaliber 2097Michael FitzgeraldDecember 15, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 15, 2015January 5, 2016 Sometimes I take a stab in the dark with certain games, pun not intended, and I end up with a pleasant surprise. This is very...
Retro Respawn – Super Empire Strikes BackMichael FitzgeraldDecember 8, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 8, 2015January 5, 2016 I don’t know if you’ve heard about this or not, but there’s a new Star Wars film coming out in just over weeks’ time. I’ve...
Retro Respawn – Virtua Striker 2 Version 2000.1Michael FitzgeraldDecember 1, 2015January 19, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 1, 2015January 19, 2016 Back to arcade football hijinks this week as I do a write up on the game I was supposed to write about in our last...
Retro Respawn – Jonah Lomu RugbyMichael FitzgeraldNovember 24, 2015January 19, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldNovember 24, 2015January 19, 2016 I was originally going to return to The Dreamcast for this weeks feature, but then real life events made me bring this one forward. I...
Retro-Respawn: Libero GrandeMichael FitzgeraldNovember 17, 2015January 19, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldNovember 17, 2015January 19, 2016 I go from one arcade classic in Crazy Taxi from last week to another arcade gem in the form of Libero Grande. Anyone who...
Retro Respawn: Crazy TaxiMichael FitzgeraldNovember 11, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldNovember 11, 2015January 5, 2016 The SEGA Dreamcast was a console that I thought I’d never own. I was aware of it during the sixth generation and I was certainly...
Retro Respawn – The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur PeakMichael FitzgeraldNovember 3, 2015January 19, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldNovember 3, 2015January 19, 2016 I have a dirty secret to admit, I don’t actually own this game. Yes, I’m afraid I went and emulated this one as opposed to...
Retro Respawn – Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Now with extra Knuckles)Michael FitzgeraldOctober 27, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldOctober 27, 2015January 5, 2016 I believe I’ve mentioned this before but in case you’re new to the dance, I’ll repeat it here. I didn’t own a SEGA Mega Drive...
Retro Respawn: F-ZeroMichael FitzgeraldOctober 18, 2015January 19, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldOctober 18, 2015January 19, 2016 Despite all the plus sides to being a kid, and there are quite a lot of them, one of the definite negatives for most of...
Retro-Respawn: Uncharted: Drake’s FortuneMichael FitzgeraldOctober 13, 2015January 5, 2016 by Michael FitzgeraldOctober 13, 2015January 5, 2016 Some may think that I’m pushing the description of “retro” with this game and it’s true that I’d unofficially created a cut off point of...