I’ve never forgotten the music of Turrican and Turrican 2. They were two of the only games I completed on my Amiga 500. Playing Turrican again recently on an emulator, muscle memory took over, and I flew through the first … Read more

Anyone born before the PlayStation knows what gaming used to be like. Anyone born before the crash of the gaming industry (and the boom) in the 80s will have seen how rapidly games changed. While we are content with our … Read more

There are many dedicated modders out there. We’ve seen some pretty cool stuff ranging from lighting systems to skins and many software mods. But this, for me, has to be one of the best. It’s a complete NES system built … Read more

With a hint of irony, I was downloading Sonic 3 the other day via the Wii’s Virtual Console. Bearing in mind the only classic Sonic game I’d played was the original, plus the mediocre 3D efforts on Dreamcast and GameCube, … Read more

Last month I re-gained the use of my Dreamcast after managing to get hold of the AV cable I’d lost. I even picked up two controllers for a quid each – this means Fur Fighters is a must buy now. … Read more

A version of iconic game Tetris will make it’s way to the Wii Ware service, it has been announced. The game will include online capabilities for battling opponents. It’s likely the Wii’s Infra Red (IR) functionality will be used as … Read more

Having literally just finished playing through Monkey Island 2 once again, I was absolutely gobsmacked to see this fantastic offering on eBay. Some awesome human being has bought a brand new Yamaha F310 guitar, and expertly painted it with a … Read more

I for one, think it’s a damn shame that Leisure Suit Larry is no longer under the control of the immortal Al Lowe, and after the hideous disaster that was ‘Magna Cum Laude’ you’d be forgiven for giving up on … Read more

For those of us growing up in the UK back in the 80’s, the humble BBC Micro was to be seen in classrooms across the country. They boasted many educational games and applications and for many of us, represented our … Read more

Link bait it may be, but the concept of Mario writing a formal letter of complaint to his bosses at Nintendo is just hilarious. Greg Lockwood has taken on the Mario persona in order to level a firm barrage of … Read more