The PS2 has Finally Officially Kicked the Bucket

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 4, 2018 | 2000s, 2010s

While it’s debatable if the PlayStation 2 is actually retro or not (I mean c’mon, it’s two generations behind and was launched 18-years ago) one thing is now for sure – Sony has stopped supporting it completely. While the hardware its self was discontinued in 2013...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stuart Rankin

by Todd Friedman | Sep 3, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stuart Rankin who is displayed on card number 192, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2011.  From Glasgow, Scotland, Stuart is a huge Space Harrier collector.  He holds many Space Harrier World Records on the Twin...

The LightGunVerter: Universal Light Gun Compatibility with Modern TV’s… Finally

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 28, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Several years ago, an enterprising chap named Charlie Cole uploaded a video on YouTube of a prototype device which allowed compatibility of retro light gun games on newer, flat screened TV’s. There has been a huge demand for this sort of thing since… well, flat screen...

The Last Official Release: Sega Saturn – Undefined Japanese Game (2000)

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 17, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s

Oh, Sega Saturn… you didn’t deserve any of this. You poor thing. It’s not your fault you were the awkward middle child between your more successful siblings, the Genesis and Dreamcast – and it’s definitely not your fault that you were a victim of...

God of War for PS2 Review

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 5, 2018 | 2000s

Released in 2005 on PS2, God of War kickstarted a killer IP for Sony which has resulted in a highly rated entry (of the same name) on the PS4 this year. Since I own most of the games but haven’t played any, I thought it would be prudent to start with the...

The Last Official Release: SNES – Metal Slader Glory: Director’s Cut (2000)

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 3, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s

Howdy, retro gamers and welcome back to The Last Official Release. In this series of words, punctuation and (usually) low-resolution imagery, I take a look at the last official games to grace discontinued consoles. Gone, but not forgotten. A full list of what I’ve...