July 2016 – RETRO GAMESMASTER

Batman the Movie (1989)

29th July 20161st April 2022 Peter Ward

Published by Data East USA, Inc. Developed by Ocean Software Ltd. Released 1989 The summer of 1989 was the summer of the Bat. Tim Burton’s dark, brooding Batman saw the Dark Knight return to his gothic roots, smashing box-office records worldwide and it was inevitable that a home computer game would follow. Ocean Software clinched the deal. The Manchester publisher had already proven itself in the field of movie licenses with many high-profile titles such as Highlander, Platoon and Short Circuit. For such an important and lucrative license, development was…

Hyper Sentinel demo review

26th July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

Kickstarter link Andrew and Rob Hewson Interview for RGM Hyper Sentinel is a blistering side-scrolling shmup presented by Andrew Hewson, founder of Hewson Consultants (Uridium, Paradroid, Nebulus, Zynaps, Cybernoid, Quazatron, Stormlord, Exolon, Eliminator) and 21st Century Entertainment (Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies). Andrew Hewson’s companies famously discovered and promoted legendary developers like Steve Turner, Andrew Braybrook and Raffaele Cecco. Now, with the discovery of a new bedroom coder talent, Jonathan Port, a new shoot ’em up classic is about to be born. Hyper Sentinel is a love letter to old…

Honda Debuts Custom-Designed “Sonic Civic”

26th July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

Honda Debuts Custom-Designed “Sonic Civic” at Comic-Con; Joins “Sonic the Hedgehog™” and SEGA® in Celebrating the Iconic Game’s 25th Anniversary Honda Debuts Custom-Designed “Sonic Civic” at Comic-Con; Joins “Sonic the Hedgehog™” and SEGA® in Celebrating the Iconic Game’s 25th Anniversary

Fallout Revelation Series

25th July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

The following is a fan made TV Series Pilot based on the Fallout universe. It is in no way affiliated with Bethesda Softworks.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

25th July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Developed by: Nintendo EAD Developed by Nintendo EAD Released Oct 26, 2000 Overview If Ocarina of Time is an epic, then Majora’s Mask can only be described as an epic epic. This time Link, the Hyrulian Hero, struggles against time to unravel the unsettling mystery of Majora’s Mask. This mind-bending follow-up to Ocarina of Time sparkles with an artistic flair and presents a premise that shatters the foundation upon which most games are built. Perpetually reliving the same three days and three nights, Link is…

Sonic Mania coming 2017

23rd July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

Sonic Mania includes reimagined areas from Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD, and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles, as well as brand new areas. The game is co-developed by SEGA of America, PagodaWest Games, and developers Christian Whitehead and Simon Thomley. In a statement, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka described Sonic Mania as a “passion project” that “was born out of our fans’ love of the classic Sonic 2D platform games.” He added, “This type of collaboration is a first for SEGA and we hope everyone…

Sociable Soccer fun, fast, football action – coming soon!

20th July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

fun, fast, football action – coming soon! Jon Hare Interview FB – http://facebook.com/sociablesoccer.com Twitter – http://twitter.com/sociable_soccer Blog – http://sociablesoccer.com NEXT FAN EVENT – GAMESCOM (17-21 August) In August we will be at gamescom in Cologne to present the game on PC, Mobile and VR to a huge crowd of European gaming fans. It’s going to be massive so please come and get Sociable with me and Jon. SOCIABLE SOCCER SURVEY We have recently been displaying the regular non VR version of the game at four different trade shows in UK, Sweden & Poland & surveying…

Super Retro games Fair

7th July 201624th May 2021 Peter Ward

Only a week now to the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 50 sellers with the best of the entire history of gaming. 1000’s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, bartop arcades, artwork and much much more all for sale at the SUPER Retro Games Fair! No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy from the biggest and best sellers in…

The Last Ninja

4th July 20168th April 2022 Peter Ward

Published by: System 3 Developer: System 3 Released: 1987 Also for: Acorn Electron, Apple II, BBC Micro, MS-DOS The Last Ninja is a seminal action adventure game for the Commodore 64, released in 1987. It is set on the fictional island of Lin Fen in the Yellow Sea. The evil Shogun Kunitoki has all but destroyed the Ninjutsu and is set to acquire their knowledge and powers, the key to which is held within the ancient and sacred Koga scrolls. Believing there are no ninjas left alive to threaten him, Kunitoki is set to become…