Author: Peter Ward

We have made the press

Peter Ward

A game enthusiast from Dover has launched a website to celebrate games of the past and interview people from the industry. Peter Ward, of Balfour Road, started the site three years ago but it was not until October last year, after learning more about web design from maintaining the Charlton Churches website, that Retro Gamesmaster really took off. He said: “I never imagined my first interview would be with the Oliver Twins, creators of Dizzy. They really helped raise the profile of the site. I have interviewed many pioneers of…

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Eternal Champions

Peter Ward

Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by SEGA Interactive Development Division Released Aug 14, 1993 Also For Wii, Windows   During the early nineties the one on one beat em up genre was very popular mainly due to the success of Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat. There were many clones released during this including this one Eternal Champions from Sega. Considering Sega’s fantastic pedigree in the video game industry I was expecting great things but to be honest this game is a mixed bag. Firstly the good points, the graphics are very good with…

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Sega GT

Peter Ward

Published by Empire Interactive Europe Ltd. Developed by Wow Entertainment, Inc. Released 2000 Platforms Dreamcast, Windows Released in late 2000 Sega GT for the Dreamcast is a simulation based racer that whilst not in the same league as the Playstation’s Gran Turismo still has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics are excellent with textbook Sega Blue sky’s and overall chunkiness (the night stages are especially impressive for the time), the sound effects and music are suitably high quality also. The gameplay is superb with much more realistic handling compared to Sega’s other games such as…

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Golden Axe 2

Peter Ward

Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by SEGA Enterprises Ltd. Released 1991 Also For Arcade, iPhone, Wii, Windows Released in 1991 Golden Axe 2 was the sequel to the amazing Golden Axe and whilst this game does not really add much new to the gameplay it remains a solid effort. Graphically the game is even better than its predecessor with massive sprites and very detailed and gothic backdrops with loads of enemy sprites on screen at once. The basic gameplay remains completely unchanged (which is no bad thing), although there is one upgrade involving…

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Zeewolf

Peter Ward

Published by Binary Asylum Developed by Binary Asylum Released Nov, 1994 Platform Amiga Released in late 1994  is a superb helicopter shoot em up, what really made this game stand out at the time was the fact that it was programmed by former magazine writers who were tired of the Amiga 500 being overlooked in favour of the 16 bit and 32 bit consoles! Zeewolf has much to enjoy, graphically the game is excellent with vector style graphics very similar to Electronic Arts Desert Strike and Jungle Strike, the sound is also…

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Rick Dangerous

Peter Ward

Published by Microplay Software Developed by Core Design Ltd. Released 1989 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS,iPhone, ZX Spectrum Released in 1989 Rick Dangerous is a tough as nails 2d platformer, essentially a spoof version of Indiana Jones this game has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics for the team period are superb! Chunky sprites and very detailed backgrounds make this game feel almost like a Saturday morning cartoon. The music and sound effects are also very good especially the noise when you die and respawn (you will…

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Medal of Honor

Peter Ward

Published by Electronic Arts, Inc. Developed by DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. Released Nov 10, 1999 Also For PlayStation 3, PSP Released in 1999 for the original Playstation Medal of Honor is a top class first person shooter, this game was very much seen as Sony’s answer to the N64’s Goldeneye 007. Set during World War 2 you play the part of Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson who must complete several key missions behind enemy lines on behalf of the OSS. The graphics for the time period are superb with a very convincing 3d game engine, the explosions…

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