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Snakebite… Remembering Fighting Vipers

2023-01-02
By: John Bowe
On: January 2, 2023
In: Retro arcades, Retro Consoles, Retro gear

Christmas, that all too brief season of light and cheer. The very Emmanuel; snakes be gone, unless you were me playing Fighting Vipers that 1996 Christmas season, which I very was and which should also serve as a convenient crowbar to allow me to pour praise of light and cheerRead More →

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Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-‘Em-Ups reviewed

2022-06-07
By: Zahir Hassan
On: June 7, 2022
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

Is Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups the book for your coffee table? Do you remember the time when you played The Simpsons at the arcade? Or the awesomeness of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and beating up Shredder’s soldiers? Or fighting in the streets on Street of RageRead More →

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