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Will Llywelyn

Will is a former contributor of Gaming Retro.
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Space Invaders (1978) and 3 sequels you never knew existed

2025-01-29
By: Will Llywelyn
On: January 29, 2025
In: Retro gaming features

These Space Invaders sequels may change how you look at the original video game series. Typing ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘sequel’ in the same sentence feels a bit surreal to me, even as someone with an esoterically obsessive interest in the series. The 1978 original is a title recognised around theRead More →

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Bubble Bobble: A look back at a Platforming classic

2025-01-30
By: Will Llywelyn
On: January 30, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed, Retro gaming features

Remember Bubble Bobble? The 1986 Taito arcade classic has been re-released various times over the years. What makes this deceptively cute game such a compelling play? Through the treasured annals of arcade legacy, there are many lesser-known games we could say left an individual impact on their players, these gamesRead More →

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How the Darius Series Became a Genre Defining Masterpiece

2025-01-27
By: Will Llywelyn
On: January 27, 2025
In: Retro gaming features

The Darius game series is widely respected among those who played it. Here’s how it came to define a genre. The uncharted potential of 3D blessed virtually every genre it touched out of the gate, heralding the arrival of gaming’s most enduring icons. Whether it was Crash Bandicoot bringing aRead More →

What Makes Bonze Adventure So Special?

2023-04-18
By: Will Llywelyn
On: April 18, 2023
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

It’s a stunning platformer, but what really makes Bonze Adventure stand out among other games of the era? If there’s one complaint you could make of the 2D platformer’s golden era, it’s that too often the games resigned themselves to the same settings and tropes. This would’ve been okay forRead More →

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