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  • Mega Turrican Director’s Cut Mega Drive review

    Reviewed By Nicholas “SmugeeBear” McDonald “Turrican a history…” Turrican was originally released for the Commodore 64 back in 1990 by Manfred Trenz. Ports to the Amiga and a whole bunch of micro computers and consoles followed, including an unlicensed port on the Sega Mega Drive. The sequel Turrican 2: The Final Fight followed in 1991…

  • Rick Henderson Switch review

    EastAsiaSoft continues its budget release schedule with endless shmup Rick Henderson. The horizontal blaster pays homage to 16-bit arcade titles of old with a modern twists that give it a fresh feel. Rather than setting out waves of enemies to memorize, this is one features random levels that loop. It includes lots of genre staples…

  • Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth Mega Drive Review

    Reviewed by Nicholas “SmugeeBear” McDonald “Full Circle…” Columbus Circle is a Japanese publisher that has published several titles in recent years such as Gleylancer, Ultracore and the physical release of the Sega Mega Drive Mini title Darius. Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth was developed by Fill-in-Cafe and Family Soft and released on a few machines…

  • Ultracore Mega Drive Review

    Reviewed by Nicholas “SmugeeBear” McDonald. “From Hardcore to Ultracore…” Ultracore originally started development under the name Hardcore back in the mid 90’s by Digital Illusions. A company that would be later known for its titles with Electronic Arts. The game was slated for release on the Commodore Amiga, Sega Mega Drive and Mega CD but…

  • Gleylancer 30th Anniversary Edition

    Written by Nicholas “SmugeeBear” McDonald    Gleylancer is a shoot em up action game which was originally developed and published by Masaya Games back in 1992. It had entertained a lot of fans of the genre but has since commanded high prices on the used market. Masaya Games has been been owned by Extreme co., Ltd. that has re-released several games…

  • Paprium Mega Drive review

    Reviewed by Nicholas “SmugeeBear” McDonald. “Districts…” I’ve written before about my experiences of trying to get Paprium and how that turned into a saga all by itself and the unboxing of the physical version I own. PAPRIUM is a game that has gone down in infamy due to the dubious character and practices of its…

  • The Machine – Collectors Edition Review

    Reviewed by Nicholas “SmugeeBear” McDonald. “Is this real..” Ben Jelter, a man with a vision and several indie Game Boy inspired projects, sees The Machine receive a physical release courtesy of Incube8 games. Earlier in its development I was excited for the game when I previewed it and helped with tracking some bugs. But now…

  • RITE – Switch review

    Precision platformers is a genre that maintains its popularity and now Pond Games are getting in on the act with RITE for Switch. It was originally released on PC in July 2020 where it received acclaim from players and critics alike. The aim of the game is beat a succession of trials that every Nim…

  • Nerdcon is coming to Arcade Club Bury

    Nerdcon is a brand new gaming event being held at Arcade Club Bury 17th August 2022. It has been organised by Paul Spicer and ex-journalist Brad Burton. According to Paul, also known as Middle Aged Gamer Guy, “the idea came about because we have all been stuck in lock down for 2 years and Brad…

  • Final Vendetta – Switch review

    Final Vendetta is finally here in all its pixel beat ’em-up glory and it promises to punch its way into your affections. But it comes at a time when the scrolling beat ’em-up genre is enjoying a resurgence and there’s stiff competition. There’s a clear nod to Konami’s Crime Fighters series, and like many others,…