Super Star Wars Released: 1993 Platform: Super Nintendo Publisher: JVC/Nintendo Developer: Sculptured Software/Lucas Arts Star Wars is an incredibly important movie series for me. I must have seen A New Hope over a hundred times in my life and that film shall always remain in my top ten movies of all time. I recall my […]
Sunset Riders Released: 1993 Platform: Super Nintendo Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami There aren’t many games set in the Wild West that are generally that well regarded. Certainly Red Dead Redemption would usually be considered the best of the bunch however, I also think Sunset Riders should be mentioned as one of the better cowboy games. […]
Dick Tracy Released: 1991 Platform: Sega Megadrive Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega I remember seeing Dick Tracy at the cinema when I was younger. I didn’t really know who Warren Beatty or Al Pacino was as I was probably about 14 years old, but what I do remember is that Dick Tracy was one of the […]
Video-games are often accused of a lot of things. They are too violent, sexist, misogynistic and in some cases just plain stupid. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy shooting people in the face as much as the next guy, and there’s something entertainingly wrong about picking up a prostitute in Grand Theft Auto, having […]
UN Squadron Released: 1991 Platform: Super Nintendo Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom The fighting in this area is ferocious. Only fate will determine if we live or die. Only a madman would take on this mission… Lucky they found me! So begins ‘U.N. Squadron‘ with another brilliant SNES intro showing a pilot taking off in a […]
I love retro gaming! The only problem with retro gaming is that sometimes my memory plays tricks on me and I remember a game being better than it actually is. So the point of these retro reviews is to go back and play games from the past and have a fresh look at them. Do […]
DVD: A Haunting at Silver Falls (2013) Following the death of her father, Jordan (Alix Elizabeth Gitter) goes to Silver Falls to live with her aunt and uncle. As you can imagine, Jordan struggles with her new way of life, making friends, going to a new school, walking in on her guardians getting it on […]
Blu-ray: From Bedrooms to Billions (2014) ‘From Bedrooms to Billions‘ is a masterpiece! I appreciate that this is a strange way to start a review but in all honesty I thought why not just get to the point and let you know what I really think. I also appreciate that I can’t just write I […]
As great as modern gaming is there are often a number of phrases and terms that get thrown around like confetti, which you unfortunately have to contend with. There are countless articles and discussion about frames rates, microtransactions, day one patches and does a game run at 1080p? It sometimes feels like we are taking […]
PS3 & Xbox 360: Lollipop Chainsaw Some time ago ‘Lollipop Chainsaw‘ was mentioned on Twitter and the general consensus was this game sucks! It demeans women, it’s horrible and should be burnt at the stake. As a result I felt the need to wade in and explain why I feel that this game comes in […]
