Retro Respawn – Dominik Diamond on The Retro Hour Podcast RecapMichael FitzgeraldMay 12, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMay 12, 2020 Dominik Diamond currently appeared on episode 223 of The Retro Hour podcast (which you can listen to by clicking right HERE), and I decided to...
Retro Respawn – Good Examples of Licensed Music in Retro GamesMichael FitzgeraldMay 7, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMay 7, 2020 I’ve sadly not been able to complete my full third season yet in my FIFA 20 Manager Career Mode, but I should have it by...
Retro Respawn – FIFA 2003Michael FitzgeraldApril 14, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldApril 14, 2020 If I had to select a word that best described FIFA 2003, it would probably be “stodgy”. FIFA 2003 is not fun to play. It’s...
Retro Respawn – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterMichael FitzgeraldApril 7, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldApril 7, 2020 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a genuine triumph of a video game, combining the expected tactical espionage action from the previous games in...
Retro Respawn – FIFA 2001Michael FitzgeraldMarch 31, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMarch 31, 2020 FIFA 2001 was EA’s first attempt at moving its popular footy series over to the sixth gen home consoles, and not unlike other cases of...
Retro Respawn – WWF SmackDown!Michael FitzgeraldMarch 24, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMarch 24, 2020 Released in the spring of 2000 by THQ and developed by Yuke’s, WWF SmackDown! is in a small category of decent WWF games for the...
Retro Respawn – FIFA 97Michael FitzgeraldMarch 17, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMarch 17, 2020 One thought went through my mind on more than one occasion as I played FIFA 97 for this week’s article. As I slogged through it...
Retro Respawn – Official UK PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc #40Michael FitzgeraldMarch 10, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMarch 10, 2020 This week’s article was inspired by Caddicarus over on that there YouTube, who has recently been taking a look back at the Official UK PlayStation...
Retro Respawn – Ridge Racer 64Michael FitzgeraldMarch 4, 2020March 5, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldMarch 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Seeing as I played a Nintendo 64 game last week and didn’t have the best of times, I decided to head back to Nintendo’s fifth...
Retro Respawn – South Park (N64 Version)Michael FitzgeraldFebruary 25, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldFebruary 25, 2020 We’ve got an interesting one this week, in that I really disliked this game when I played it, but it apparently has had its fair...
Retro Respawn – Pro Evolution SoccerMichael FitzgeraldFebruary 19, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldFebruary 19, 2020 After over a month in Wrestle Land, it’s time to return to video games this week as I take a look at a game from...
Retro Respawn – Super Nintendo Beginner’s Guide: 15 Games You Should TryMichael FitzgeraldJanuary 7, 2020January 7, 2020 by Michael FitzgeraldJanuary 7, 2020January 7, 2020 The Super Nintendo could very likely be my personal favourite video game console ever, and thanks to things like the SNES Classic, Nintendo Store and...
Retro Respawn – Super Mario Bros. 2Michael FitzgeraldDecember 27, 2019December 27, 2019 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 27, 2019December 27, 2019 Seeing as it’s the holiday season, I decided to take a look back at a game I first played way back during the Christmas of...
The Fitzgerald Scale – Why I Wish I Liked Final Fantasy VIMichael FitzgeraldDecember 11, 2019 by Michael FitzgeraldDecember 11, 2019 Last week over on Scott Keith’s “Blog of Doom”, I put out a question to some of my fellow posters. I asked which of the...
Retro Respawn – Mario Is MissingMichael FitzgeraldNovember 26, 2019 by Michael FitzgeraldNovember 26, 2019 Last week I looked at a game in the Mario series that I really like in the form of Super Mario Odyssey. After much effusive...
Retro Respawn – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyMichael FitzgeraldNovember 12, 2019 by Michael FitzgeraldNovember 12, 2019 In case you’ve been avoiding the internet for the past couple of weeks, you will likely be aware of the mixed reception to Hideo Kojima’s...
Retro Respawn – Lego Star Wars II: The Original TrilogyMichael FitzgeraldOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by Michael FitzgeraldOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019 I must confess that I’m hardly a super devoted fan of the Star Wars movies. In fact, I didn’t even watch one of them until...
Retro Respawn – Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike- Fight for the FutureMichael FitzgeraldOctober 22, 2019 by Michael FitzgeraldOctober 22, 2019 When it comes to fighting games, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike- Fight for the Future (how about that for a mouthful, by the way?) is...