Friday 30 September 2011

Death Mask (Amiga) - Guest Post

It's time for another Amiga FPS! This one's got split-screen co-op play!

I'm John Death, he's Jack Mask.

We fight crime.

The Flash (GB)

You know, I think this is the actual theme to the TV series playing right now. It's no 'Batman theme' but it's all right.

Thursday 29 September 2011

The Flash (Master System)

I think this actually might be based on the Flash tv series. Though that's definitely not the Danny Elfman theme tune playing.

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Legend of Mana (PSX) - Guest Post

Rpg fan Ocean returns with another post about a classic rpg, as is his way.
Now for Legend of Mana! I admit I have a soft spot for the early Mana series. Final Fantasy Adventure is the game I have replayed most out of all the games I ever played, Secret of Mana is wonderful and has a brilliant soundtrack, Seiken Densetsu 3 is a massively huge game making and graphical influence on me. So now, what about Legend of Mana?

Here it is, Legend of Mana, for the PS1.

H.U.R.L. (MS-DOS)

Also known as Slob Zone 3D.

Now I'm wondering what HURL could stand for. I'm also wondering why that monkey looks like a duck.

Monday 26 September 2011

Burntime (MS-DOS) - Guest Post


Burntime. A relaxing game about cultivating wheat.

Castlevania: The New Generation / Bloodlines (Genesis/Mega Drive)

A.K.A. Castlevania: Bloodlines in North America, and Vampire Killer in Japan, confusingly.

The series had already jumped to arcades, C64, MSX, Amiga, PC, X68000, and the TurboGrafx, and with this Sega's system finally got a Castlevania game of its own.

Sunday 25 September 2011

Alpha Protocol (PC)

The game shows the SEGA logo as it's starting up and shouts "Say-gah!" like an old Sonic the Hedgehog game. If it's trying to play on my nostalgia to win me over, then it's working.

This post has an unreasonable amount of pictures, and I apologise for that. Click the pics to see them at a more visible resolution.

Saturday 24 September 2011

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)

This was the first of the Alex Kidd games, and apparently the best selling game on the Sega Master System. Possibly because it actually came built into a lot of Master Systems.

My console came with Sonic the Hedgehog though, and I know virtual nothing about this game.

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Catwoman (GBC)

Selina Kyle finally gets a game of her own. It's the comic book version of Catwoman too, not any of the movie or cartoon versions.

The Halle Berry Catwoman game came a few years later and is apparently bad enough to 'make you want to drown kittens'. So I've got something to look forward to I guess.

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Super Boink-o-Doink (PC) - Guest Post

Super Boink-o-Doink! (Also called some other name, but I can't remember it) by Lazrael.

I remember playing this years ago when it was released on Gaming World (now called Salt World).

Quarantine (MS-DOS)

Hmm, perhaps it's about a government team working to manage a viral outbreak, making tough choices to try to save as many people as they can with time against them and constant risk of a breach that could threaten the whole planet.

Or, more likely, zombies.

Monday 19 September 2011

Sunday 18 September 2011

Blood Warrior (Arcade)

This is the sequel to another arcade game called Shogun Warrior, which took a little inspiration from Street Fighter II. I wonder what fighting game this one was inspired by...

Saturday 17 September 2011

Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress (ColecoVision)

Seems like this is another game made by only one person. It's got a bit of a Zelda look to it, but it apparently came out a year earlier.

Friday 16 September 2011

Gloom (Amiga) - Guest Post

I already played Fears, so what's the other one?

Say cheese!

Altered Beast (Genesis/Mega Drive)

Altered Beast apparently came out for more or less everything, from ZX Spectrum to Xbox 360, but I've always thought of it as being a Mega Drive game, and that's the version I'll be playing.

Thursday 15 September 2011

Darkwing Duck (NES)

I know next to nothing about this character, except that he's apparently a spoof on heroes like The Shadow and Batman. There's no way this isn't going to be a platformer though.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Nomad (MS-DOS)

You know, I wouldn't be surprised if this game had something to do with space.

Monday 12 September 2011

Future Cop L.A.P.D. (PC) - Guest Post


People say that there isn't enough mecha in mecha-neko monday. That changes today.

Akumajō Dracula / Castlevania Chronicles (X68000)

Another Castlevania game with the Japanese title Akumajou Dracula, retelling the story of Simon Belmont's epic struggle through Castlevania 1. So that's... five of them now, right?

For years this was only available in Japan for the Sharp X68000 computer, but it finally got a western release in 2001 on the PlayStation, under the name Castlevania Chronicles.

Sunday 11 September 2011

Jumping Flash! (PSX)

Wow, a 3D platformer on the PlayStation, released the year before Super Mario 64. The signs aren't good, but maybe it'll surprise me.

Semi-Random Game Box