nostalgia

I think I like the mood Atari is in. Their output from a preservationist standpoint has been cool and they have attempted to revive or reimagining some of their old classics. They don’t always hit but their willingness to try has been really admirable. Their latest attempt is Yars Rising, […]

Yars Rising – PS5 Review

September 11, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d sidescroller / alien invasion / atari / metroidvania / nostalgia / search action game / stealth / tech corporation / yar's revenge / yars rising by Mike

It’s been a pretty good time recently if you are a retro gaming fan on the PS4. There has been a ton of great content coming out, what with the excellent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Cotton Fantasy with all its charm and a myriad of retro collection releases, […]

Final Vendetta – PS4 Review

June 22, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Bitmap Bureau / brawler / final fight / Final Vendetta / nineties / nostalgia / ps4 / retro / review / streets of rage / Utah Saints by Grizz

It might seem odd reviewing a game that comes free with a new console, after all it’s not going to cost you anything to try it yourself, but is Astro’s Playroom worth your time when you could be playing one of your other shiny games that actually cost you money? […]

Astro’s Playroom – PS5 Review

November 21, 2020 in PS5 / Reviews tagged astro's playroom / bot / collectible / dualsense / free / nostalgia / platformer by Gareth

When it comes to top-down racing games, the original Micro Machines was, for the longest time, the standard to beat. It took the slightly awkward format we knew from the likes of Super Sprint but made it special thanks to its clever track designs and brilliant multiplayer mode. It still […]

Micro Machines World Series – PS4 Review

June 30, 2017 in PS4 tagged driving / micro machines / nostalgia / racing / retro by Richie

I recently mentioned my history with Games Factory in a recent review and on the podcast, attempting to make 2D versions of some of my favourite games which just happened to be 3D at the time. If I was to try and make a Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts style game I’d […]

Cast of the Seven Godsends – Redux – PS4 Review

July 22, 2016 in PS4 tagged 80's arcade / cast of the seven godsends / ghouls 'n' ghosts / nostalgia / run and gun by Gareth