Retro Respawn – Streets of Rage 2
It’s still a bit trippy that you can play SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis games on a Nintendo console, but the emulator found on Nintendo Online Membership...
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Retro Respawn – Giving Super Mario 64 Another Chance
I’m not entirely sure if this is a controversial video game opinion to have or not, but I’ve never really been that big of a...
Retro Respawn – Red Faction
As games like Tekken 8 loom on the horizon, I find my resolve to not blow a bunch of money on a PS5 when I should...
Retro Respawn – Atari Karts
For Christmas this year I got the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration for my PS4 (I still haven’t got a PS5 or the whatever-they’re-calling-the-XBOX-these-days yet,...
Retro Respawn – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
It’s been a while, hasn’t it, folks? I can’t promise you all that this will be a regular return to me writing about them there...
Retro Respawn – Excitebike
Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan in 1984 (with the USA and Europe having to wait till 1985 and 1986, respectively, for their...
Retro Respawn – Smash Tennis
Smash Tennis from Namco is a continuation of the Family Tennis series and one of the better sports-based games you can find on the Super...
Retro Respawn – FIFA Football 2004 (GameCube Version)
The Nintendo GameCube didn’t exactly have an embarrassment of riches when it came to football/soccer games. Pro Evolution Soccer (the football series considered by many to...
Retro Respawn – Two IREM Arcade Games (Buccaneers and Hammerin’ Harry)
IREM was a Japanese company that produced games for the arcade and consoles from 1974 to 1997, with some of their arcade games in particular...
Retro Respawn – FIFA World Cup 2002
Sadly, due to FIFA being a highly corrupt and horrible organisation, footy fanatics like me will not be able to enjoy an international men’s tournament...
Retro Respawn – Retro Mag Retrospective – Nintendo World – Issue 12 – May 2000
One thing I’ve always toyed with doing here on Gaming Respawn is a retrospective on video game magazines from the days of yore, especially as...
Retro Respawn – Street Fighter II: Champion Edition on the PC Engine
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is one of the numerous versions of Street Fighter II, perhaps the greatest 2D fighting game ever made (it’s at least in...
Retro Respawn – Mortal Kombat II and Its Outrageous Difficulty
Recently, I took a look at Mortal Kombat here on Gaming Respawn, seeing as the game will turn 30 in October 2022. As successful as...
Retro Respawn – Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Original Xbox Version)
I’ve written about Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty here on Gaming Respawn before and consider it one of my favourite games of all time....
Retro Respawn – Final Fight and the Coin-Op Beat-Em-Up in the Modern Age
Final Fight is a darn entertaining slice of 2D side-scrolling beat-em-up action. I think anyone who has played it will likely agree as it combines...
Retro Respawn – Mortal Kombat 30 Years On
Mortal Kombat first hit the arcades in October of 1992 (goodness me, am I old) and quickly stirred up a storm due to its, for...
Retro Respawn – The Great Fighting Game Showdown of 1995
Anyone who has read my work in the past will know that I enjoy myself a good fighting game sometimes. There’s just something about the...
Retro Respawn – Super Mario Bros. 3 – When Mario Truly Got His Groove
When it comes to games from the third generation of home console gaming, Super Mario Bros. 3 is assuredly in the conversation when it comes to...