The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation
How the Humble Handhold Changed Gaming Raiders of the Lost Ark opens with a famous set-piece – Indiana Jones escaping from an ancient Peruvian temple laden with booby traps, including […]
Category Archives: Retro
Marathon 20th Anniversary Retrospective
Before Halo and Destiny, there was Marathon. In 1994, only a year after id Software’s Doom defined a genre, Marathon takes the template and runs with it. Released on the […]
The Chaos Engine Review and Retrospective
“So, you spent $10… on a twenty year old video game… that you already own?” This was the question put to me by a family member, confused by my recent […]
The Chaos Engine: Steampunk Classic Set for Remake
The Bitmap Brothers’ 1993 classic top-down shooter The Chaos Engine is being remade for PC, Mac and Linux. Older gamers rejoice! The original game was set in a steampunk Victorian […]
Life Lessons from Sensible World of Soccer
Originally released in 1992, Sensible Soccer is the answer to the video game debate: which is better, FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer? The brilliance of “Sensi” is in its simplicity. […]
