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Month: January 2016
Alundra
Alundra Playstation 1997 Developer: Matrix Software Publisher(s) Sony (japan) Working Designs (N. America) Psygnosis (Europe) If you’re an RPG lover who also loves a good puzzle, Alundra is right up your alley! A young elf named Alundra finds himself aboard a ship on a course for the village of Inoa after having recurring nightmares. In his dreams, he is confronted by a being who calls Alundra “The Releaser”. He is told that since he is destined to come to this village to save the people from a curse.…
Read MoreKirby’s Dream Land
Developed by: HAL laboratory Published by: Nintendo Platforms: Game Boy and Virtual Console Released: April 27, 1992 (Japan), August 1, 1992 (North America), August 3, 1992 (PAL) The year of 1992 was an exceptional year for Nintendo: it was the year that two staple franchises came out, Star Fox and of course: Kirby! Also there were other great titles/franchises as well but another topic for a different day! What a lot of people do not know/realize is that the late Nintendo CEO Satrou Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto were uncredited producers…
Read MoreRoad Rash
Published by Electronic Arts, Inc. Developed by Electronic Arts, Inc. Released 1991 Official Site Road Rash Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Game Boy, Game Gear, SEGA Master System Released in 1991 for the Sega Megadrive Road Rash is a classic motorcycle racing game with the added twist of combat! This game has much to enjoy, firstly the graphics for the time are superb with massive sprites and vehicles and very colourful tracks and backgrounds with massive amounts of detail. The soundtrack is also incredible, I would say the best music on the system aside…
Read MoreThunder Force 3
Published by Technosoft Co., Ltd. Developed by Technosoft Co., Ltd. Released Jun 08, 1990 Platform Genesis The Sega Megadrive was home to many high quality shooters, the console’s Blast Processing abilities made it the perfect home for such fast paced arcade action. One of the very best was Thunder Force 3 (released in 1990), this game has everything you could ask of a 2d scrolling shooter. The graphics are superb, very detailed with fast moving sprites and very colourful backgrounds. The music and sound effect are also excellent but best of all is the…
Read MoreMickey Mania
Published by Sony Electronic Publishing Ltd. Developed by Travellers Tales (Uk) Ltd. Released 1994 Also For Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA CD, SNES Mickey Mania was released for the Sega Megadrive in 1994 and whilst not as good as Castle of Illusion it is still a classic game. This game has many good points, the graphics are superb (especially the Steamboat Willy level where the action starts in black and white and slowly turns into colour), the sound is superb with brilliant music and excellent speech from Mickey himself). The controls are simple…
Read MoreR.C. Pro-Am
Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Rare, Ltd. Released Feb, 1988 Also For Arcade, Genesis Released in 1987 by Rare R.C. Pro-Am is a really fun racing game played from an isometric viewpoint, this game has much to enjoy if you can get past the very harsh learning curve. The gameplay is so much fun, playing like an even more intense version of Micro Machines (but 4 years earlier). There are 32 very challenging tracks, you must compete with 3 cpu controlled cars for first place. After you have completed a race…
Read MoreA Link to the Past
Developed by: Nintendo EAD Published by: Nintendo Released (initially): November 21, 1991 (Japan) April 13, 1992 (North America) September 24, 1992 (EU) Consoles: SNES, GBA, Virtual Console As the third cannon game released, Zelda fans got better graphics, three more dungeons from the traditional eight, more weapons, no spending one rupee for shooting an arrow, and that is the only the beginning… Timeline theorist or not, this game has something for the average gamer and for the diehard Zelda fan alike… For the average gamer, this game can save anywhere…
Read MoreTekken 2
Published by Namco Hometek Inc. Developed by Namco Limited Released Aug 28, 1996 Also For Arcade, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, Zeebo Tekken 2 was released in the UK in 1996, a sequel to the original Tekken and a conversion of the arcade game from Namco. The original Tekken really showed how a 3d one on one beat em up should play with its simple and fun gameplay but with hidden depth, this sequel improves things even further. Graphically the game is even better than the original with extra texture mapping on the…
Read MoreMetropolis Street Racer
Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by Bizarre Creations, Ltd. Released Jan 16, 2001 Platform Dreamcast Metropolis Street Racer was released for the Sega Dreamcast in the summer of 2000, this was the first game developed by Bizarre Creations who would go on to make Project Gotham Racing series on Xbox and Xbox 360 and after a short play time the similarities are apparent. Firstly the graphics are superb with big shiny and well detailed cars and stunning tracks that take place in London, Tokyo and San Francisco. The soundtrack is awesome with local…
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