SNES

You could still argue the kart racer genre is not well-served, outside of Nintendo’s platforms. Coming from particularly barren era, Street Racer managed to find some renown on the Super Nintendo whilst also being ported to anywhere that would have it. Street Racer Collection takes four of these versions and […]

Street Racer Collection – PS5 Review

January 11, 2026 in PS5 / Reviews tagged championship / circuit racing / DOS / gameboy / kart racing / Mega Drive / old school / power ups / SNES / soccer / street racer / turbo / violence / vivid image by Mike

It’s been really nice seeing the explosion of retro re-releases hitting the market. I spent a lot of time as a kid playing older games and, now with the benefit of hindsight, it’s been interesting to revisit them. I’m not convinced many of the CPC games I used to play […]

Top Racer Collection – PS5 Review

March 9, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged custom cups / gremlin interactive / online multiplayer / qubyte interactive / racing / SNES / space / time trial / top gear / top racer collection / world tour by Mike

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a top-down, multi-directional shoot ’em up based on a 1992 SNES game that was itself a sequel to an arcade game called Kiki Kaikai from Taito. The game has been given the remake treatment by Tengo Project who developed Wild Guns Reloaded and The Ninja Saviors for modern consoles […]

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined – PS5 Review

June 24, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / pocky & rocky / retro / run and gun / shoot em up / SNES / top down by Richie

Indie game devs love the retro scene. That’s reflected in visuals more often than not, but gameplay can also be heavily influenced by games from the past regardless of the genre. Rise of the Third Power is one such game, with developer Stegosoft basically making a SNES JRPG but it’s […]

Rise of the Third Power – PS4 Review

February 9, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / jrpg / retro / rise of the third power / SNES / turn-based by Gareth

Blizzard (now Activision Blizzard) these days are best known for their time-stealing MMO World of Warcraft and the Diablo games but back in the 16-bit era their output was a little different. The Blizzard Arcade Collection is a compilation of three of their earliest games which players may remember from their SNES or […]

Blizzard Arcade Collection – PS4 Review

March 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / blackthorne / blizzard arcade collection / megadrive / retro / rock n' roll racing / SNES / the lost vikings by Richie

I have to admit to not knowing about Ninja Saviors. There was an arcade game called The Ninja Warriors back in the day and a SNES sequel, which this is a conversion of, with a name change that is probably due to naming rights. The Ninja Saviors: Return of the […]

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors – PS4 Review

October 15, 2019 in PS4 tagged arcade / brawler / final fight / ninja saviors / ninja warriors / return of the warriors / scrolling beat-em up / SNES / streets of rage by Gareth

I love a bit of retro shenanigans and Exile’s End is going straight for the jugular with a game which looks and plays like something from the SNES era. Exile’s End is a game crafted from nostalgia, a game which takes inspiration from the 8-bit and 16-bit games the developer […]

Exile’s End – PS4 Review

November 10, 2016 in PS4 tagged back tracking / exile's end / metroidvania / retro / SNES by Steven