by Mike Mertes | Jan 23, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
October 1999 – A newly christened DJ named DJ Eclipse walked into a mall arcade with his high school friends and surveyed what arcade games were on the floor that home consoles couldn’t easily replicate. There were plenty of light gun games littering the...
by Brad Feingold | Jan 21, 2022 | Console/Handheld
Before the oversized hype of Guitar Hero and the sequels that were to follow, music games were not really a concept for the Playstation system. The only major outlet for music on a gaming system was within the game itself, such as a blockbuster game like Grand Theft...
by Todd Friedman | Jan 19, 2022 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Reviews
I remember it like it was yesterday; walking into Toys ‘R Us to get my young twins some presents for the upcoming holiday season. Of course, when I go into a toy store, the first place I go to is the video game section. Not for the kids, but for me. I was still...
by Indie Retro News | Jan 18, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Moritz has certainly made an appearance in a lot of ZX Spectrum games throughout our speccy write ups on Indie Retro News, he’s been in Moritz Strikes Back, Moritz 48k, Moritz to the Moon, and yes even the the most recent of games, Moritz on the Autobahn. So...
by Indie Retro News | Jan 16, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
In the early 80’s many of us had the pleasure of playing the adventure platformer ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ on the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Sega Master System and even the ZX Spectrum (as Panama Joe). It...
by Todd Friedman | Jan 13, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Reviews
In 1994 the first Donkey Kong Country came out on the Super NES. The game focuses on Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong, who must recover their stolen bananas from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. Each level is uniquely themed and consists of varying tasks such as...