Tag : retro
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...
River City Girls Zero Review
by Mick Smith
River City Girls Zero is an updated port of Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, which translates to “The New Hot-Blooded Tough Guy: The Elegy...
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...
Labyrinth Legend Review
by Ryan Jones
Jumping into the world of Labyrinth Legend felt exciting due to an appearance of hardcore fantasy elements, thrilling boss fights and an interesting loot system....
Retro Respawn – Is Super Punch-Out!! Still a Knock-Out?!
Super Punch-Out!! is probably the game from the Punch-Out series of games that I’ve played the most due to it coming to prominence in the...
Retro Respawn – How Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Tortures You
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (known as simply Super Mario Bros. 2 over in Japan) is an absolute bollock of a video game that...
Retro Respawn – International Superstar Soccer 98
I’ve spoken in the past about how much I love International Superstar Soccer Pro 98 here on Gaming Respawn before. It’s no secret that I consider...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Dungeons Ranked
by Kyle Moffat
In The Legends of Zelda games, dungeons are arguably the key draw. Every game in the main series has a variety of dungeons in which...
Ravva and the Cyclops Curse Review
by Ryan Jones
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR ENEMY AND LEVEL DESIGN. Retro gaming will always have a place in my heart after growing up with...
Within the Blade Review
If you’re looking for an action-packed side-scroller to keep you on your toes and maybe feel a few things along the way, then look no...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – The WCW World Television Title: A Brief(ish) Journey In Time – Part Seven (Disco to Martel)
Welcome back to another trip down wrestling memory lane, as we continue our look through the lineage of the WCW World Television Title. When we...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – The WCW World Television Title: A Brief(ish) Journey In Time – Part Three (Regal to Badd)
Welcome back as we once again take a journey into wrestling’s past to look at the WCW World Television Title and those wrestlers who have...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – The WCW World Television Title: A Brief(ish) Journey In Time – Part Two (Steamboat to Steamboat)
Thank You for once again joining me as I take a journey into wrestling’s past in order to look at the history of the Television...
Retro Respawn – Space Invaders
Last week we looked at Retro Royalty in the form of Pac-Man, so this week I decided to hop in my DeLorean and head back...
Final Fantasy II – Playing the Series’ ‘Black Sheep’ Today
by Gavin Hart
When I wrote about my thoughts on Final Fantasy I, it was with a sense of awe and whimsy. I was coming from a place...
Retro Respawn – Ridge Racer Month Part Three – Rage Racer
Ridge Racer Month continues with our penultimate week where we look at the third game in the series in the form of Rage Racer. Though...

