Year: 2015

Sky Saga update by Philip Oliver

Peter Ward

I have recieved an update from Philip Oliver regarding than fantastic Sky Saga I have played the Beta and it is a great game very addictive. Sign up to alpha testing with this special key WLDIZZY1015 at www.skysaga.com SkySaga is an endlessly evolving multi-player, ‘sandbox’ online world, that is as beautiful as it is ground-breaking. The story of Sky Saga is driven entirely by its players, who become heroes while shaping the world around them. It’s a unique experience that lets players progress according to what they find most inspiring.…

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Ridge Racer R4

Peter Ward

Published by Namco Limited Developed by Namco Limited Released May 04, 1999 Also For Android, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita I have always loved racing games (especially arcade racers) from the first time I played Outrun at the arcades I was hooked. As a result I have always had a particular fondness for the original Playstation as there are so many classic arcade style racers including Wipeout, Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer Revolution, Rage Racer and this game Ridge Racer Type 4. In many ways this game is the best racer on the…

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The Lion King

Peter Ward

Published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. Developed by Westwood Studios, Inc. Released 1994 Platforms Amiga, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES,Windows During the first half of the 1990’s Sega’s Megadrive  was home to many classic Disney related platformers, including Mickey Mouse in Castle of Illusion and Aladdin. The Lion King released in late 1994 (along with the movie) is yet another. Developed by Virgin Interactive (who also developed Aladdin) this game has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics are lovely, very colourful backgrounds and well animated sprites really bring the game to life.…

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Manx TT Super Bike

Peter Ward

Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by Sega AM4 R&D Division, Sega AM3 R&D Division Released Jul 30, 1997 Also For Arcade, Windows Manx TT Super Bike was released for the Sega Saturn in 1997, sadly by this stage the console’s time was coming to an end, as a result many gamer’s have never played it. That is a real shame as this game is a real treat very much up there with Sega’s other greats such as Virtua Racing and Daytona Usa. This game has superb graphics and sound (especially the clearly drunk commentator), the gameplay is…

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Retro Games Fair Steve Smith

Peter Ward

I have been involved in the retro gaming community for about 5 years now, as an active member of many internet forums, helping out at big conventions and organising regular get togethers for local people interested in games. It was about 3 years ago i came up with the idea of putting on a retro gaming sales fair as at the time most of the big conventions only had one or two gaming sellers, and as a big collector myself i wanted more variety and options to buy. I knew…

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Crash Magazine Retro Oliver Twins Interview

Peter Ward

I was going through some old Magazines and found this: As bad quality check out the text version: THE DIZZY DUO An interview with the Oliver Twins – by their dad, Malcolm! The Oliver Twins, two of the country’s top programmers of home computer games (or so they keep telling us – Ed) are working on the next adventure of the now-famous Dizzy cartoon character. Meanwhile, their dear papa, Malcolm, has taken up journalism, so he thought he’d have a quick practice on his kiddie-winkles. Here goes – the exclusive…

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Exclusive Interview with Jim Bagley coming early 2016

Peter Ward

Invloved in many games: Published Title :- Target Machine :- Task Throne Of Fire :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Road Runner :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Street Sports Basketball :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer World Class Leaderboard :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Gutz :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Batman Caped Crusader :- Amstrad :- Sole Programmer Red Heat :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Red Heat :- Amstrad :- Sole Programmer Cabal :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Cabal :- Amstrad :- Sole Programmer Midnight resistance :- Spectrum :- Sole Programmer Midnight…

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Super Mario Brothers 3

Peter Ward

Published by: Nintendo Developed by: Nintendo R&D4 Released (initially): October 23, 1988 (Japan) February 12, 1990 (North America) August 29, 1991 (PAL) Platform(s): Fami-Com/NES, SNES (Super Mario All-Stars), Play Choice 10, Gameboy Advance, Wii (Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary), Virtual Console Super Mario Bros. 3’s initial release (since it has had multiple re-releases) was back in 1988 for the Fami-com/NES. Sales wise, this classic sold more copies than its two predecessors, and shot to critical acclaim pretty much from the get go. This two-dimensional side scrolling game sat the many…

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Legend of Legaia

Peter Ward

Published by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. Developed by Contrail Production Released Mar 17, 1999 Platform PlayStation Legend of Legaia was created by Contrail and released for the Playstation in 1998. The game takes place in a world called Legaia, in which the entire world has been plagued with an evil mist. The mist turns once friendly creatures called Seru (which can bond with humans and give them extrordinary powers) into monsters that continually attack Legaia’s citizens. On a side note: Seru look like M.O.U.S.E.R.S from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We begin in a town…

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