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Category Archives: Retro

The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation

August 2, 2014by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

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 […]

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Action, Platformer, Retro

Marathon 20th Anniversary Retrospective

April 14, 2014by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

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 […]

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First Person Shooter, Retro

The Chaos Engine Review and Retrospective

October 14, 2013by Nick the Gent 2 Comments

“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 […]

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Retro, Shoot-'em-up

The Chaos Engine: Steampunk Classic Set for Remake

June 23, 2013by Nick the Gent Leave a comment

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 […]

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Retro, Shoot-'em-up

Life Lessons from Sensible World of Soccer

June 16, 2013by Nick the Gent 1 Comment

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. […]

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Retro, Sports

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