A strange thing happened to me in 2003. A mate at university had an Xbox with Project Gotham Racing whereby you can play your own music to the game. Great! Or so I initially thought… The longer I played the game, the more I realised that whenever a track came on that I liked, it […]
Game Music Tributes – Top Ten! Read More »
When Adrian told me he’d stumbled upon an indie project that was inspired by the Streets of Rage games I had to unleash him on 2BrainGames for an interview, which they thankfully agreed to! Here’s their take on Ward: Nex Rising, precious links at the bottom: Question 1 – You are currently working on
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I’m going to make the assumption that if you’re reading this, you’re either a) a similar age to me or b) a gamer with a taste for the retro. Either way, I think you’ll understand where I’m coming from when I say that gaming has been a huge part of my life, especially in my
Our Keith’s Retro Tribute! Read More »
Curse my biased eyes! Damn them to hell! “What on earth???” I hear you cry. Well my friends, it all started in the Christmas of 1990… A young me saw an advert for the MS Power Base and instantly fell in love. I’d love to be able to show you said video but the internet,
Master System – Potential Unfulfilled Read More »
I, as I’m sure like most of you, grew up on computer games. The green haze of Safari Hunt on the Master System being the only thing keeping me company on many a lonely night. I wondered, even at a young age, where on earth all of this came from. It certainly wasn’t Sidcup. Growing
A Trip to Akhibara (Tokyo’s Electric Town) Read More »
Gaz Top/Gareth Jones was a massive influence on all of us here at Arcade Attack when we were kids. His stellar work on Get Fresh and How 2 in particular, shaped the way we thought about the world. He also worked on GamePad with his other half (also legend) Violet Berlin. So we were
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To say that the NES isn’t short on platformers is an understatement. The Super Mario Bros raised the bar and games have since failed to capture the imagination. Until now. Diverting from Nintendo’s usually cuddly, kid-friendly shtick –Castlevania finds our protagonist Simon Belmont on the hunt for none other than the Prince of Darkness
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Something troubles me, and it’s been troubling me since the early nineties. I sometimes awake in the middle of the night, skin cold and damp, screaming. Badly…coloured…badly…animated…sprites…collision…detection…non…existent, arrrggggggh! I compose myself and reach for the paracetamol. Surely it was all a dream? NO! Flying Edge really did happen! The Mega Drive and Master System
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Judge Dredd (1995) is an awful, awful film. You know what that means, it’s another Acclaim movie franchise tie-in, hoorah! For those of you who read my Demolition Man review I’ve got a pleasant surprise for you – this one isn’t awful. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. The game is better
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