Galaxy Force on the Master System. Just saying it raises the hairs on the back of my neck. GF as I’ll refer to it from this point on was one of the most popular coin-ops I can remember. This 8-bit incarnation is something to behold, albeit briefly. A one man versus an evil … Read more
Olympic Gold, or Barcelona 92 was pretty much a success so when US Gold were handed the Winter Olympics 94 franchise I was expecting good things – but not this good. At a glance it could be a direct port from the 16-bit version but I think it only fair to review it in … Read more
Streets of Rage, on the Master System??? What the hell! As far as conversions go, I don’t think anyone could have seen this coming. Have a few beers, hmm, then maybe a few more, squint your eyes a bit and you might as well be looking at the Mega Drive version. All three characters are … Read more
Lets get this straight now, the Mega Drive version is awful, but this is pure utter drivel that leaves you wondering what on earth Sega were thinking when this was commissioned. There were some redeeming features in the 16-bit version, none of which have made it here. The first thing you notice is the … Read more
Out Run was a phenomenally popular arcade game. However, whilst this isn’t a bad game per se, it is another in a long line of disappointing Master System coin-op conversions which could have been good with a few tweaks here and there. For those of you not familiar, Out Run is a typical, against the … Read more