You’re spoiled for choice of racing games on Sony’s humble grey box. That said, many crash and burn before they leave the pit lane. These are my picks for the top 10 best PlayStation Racing games. I’ve ordered these with my favorites at the bottom, but I’d recommend any ofRead More →
Which retro consoles would you like to own? We all have different consoles that we enjoyed when we were young. Back in the 1990s, most households had either a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, or Super Nintendo, or Playstation, or even an Amiga computer. I owned a Sega Genesis when I wasRead More →
In 1984, in the north east of England, in a tired seaside town, parents either side of 40 bought their family its first computer from a local photography and Hi-Fi retailer, McKenna & Brown. The computer was cheaper than at the Uptons department store a few doors away, mostly dueRead More →
Looking for an instant retro vibe? These retro games on Steam might now be authentic, but they look and feel like they belong in the 80s and 90s. Retro-style vs. real retro In the modern gaming world, simplicity is gone. vast open worlds, controversial microtransactions, and various bugs get inRead More →
The Sega Mega Drive has dozens of platformers in its library. While many of them are charming in their own ways, some have survived the test of time better than others. Here are my picks for the top 10 best platformers on the Sega Mega Drive 10 of the bestRead More →
All the publishers and producers are getting their retro book and hardware projects announced and out before Christmas…Read More →
I first played DOOM back in 1999, a few years’ after its birth and its contribution to the (almost-) death of the Amiga. But, of course, I bloody loved it, and for good reason. Short of dropping a DOOM review on you now, if you’re a fan of DOOM, thereRead More →
BASIC was first released in 1964, making the programming language an incredible 60 years old. For me, that is pretty mind-blowing, as it means BASIC was already 20 years old before I tried my first type-in program. To celebrate BASIC’s anniversary, here’s a look at the language’s origins, along withRead More →
There are some mighty games on Sony’s grey box, but there are also horrors better left to the dark pages of gaming history. This list is dedicated to those titles that missed the mark and are memorable for all the wrong reasons. Here are my picks for the top 10Read More →
