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What initially started out as a memory test for a game development engine developed into Xelda, a fully fledged adventure for the ZX Spectrum with just a little hint of The Legend of Zelda for good measure.
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Xelda: Quest for the Golden Apple Released on ZX Spectrum
November 16th, 2017 
Neil Reive 
Posted in Comp, ZX Spectrum 
Tags: legend of zelda, mojon twins, Sinclair, zelda, zx spectrum 
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Chibi Akumas: Episode 2 – Confrontation, Shooter Sequel Blasts onto Amstrad CPC
October 30th, 2017 Neil Reive It was on the last day of 2016 — a fine year for gaming for the Amstrad CPC — when gamers got to experience the madness of the ‘bullet hell shooter’ that was Chibi Akumas: Episode 1 – Invasion, and now, just in time for Halloween 2017, the sequel has landed. And just like the […]
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Space Escape, Action/Puzzle Platform Game Released for the ZX Spectrum
October 10th, 2017 Neil Reive With all the recent hype surrounding the C64 Mini, it’s nice to see some releases for other 8-bit computers. And with Space Escape, we have a new action puzzler platform game to play with on the ZX Spectrum.
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Posted in Comp, News, ZX Spectrum Tags: action puzzle, homebrew, platform, zx spectrum No Comments »
Future Noir Adventuring with Blade Runner
October 6th, 2017 Neil Reive With the Blade Runner 2049 film expanding on the 1982 original, we thought it would be fitting to look back at Westwood Studio’s epic 1997 sci-fi adventure classic along with input from the company’s co-founder Louis Castle. It was back in 2009 when I covered Blade Runner for issue 3 of Retroaction magazine and also […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: adventure, blade runner, pc, point and click, westwood, windows 1 Comment »
Armed, Unreleased Sega Saturn Game, is Unearthed
October 5th, 2017 Neil Reive Discovering long lost unreleased games from yesteryear is always fun, but can sometimes come with mixed emotions. The discovery of a working prototype of Armed, which was cancelled mid way through its development, is one of those instances when it comes with mixed emotions.
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Wrecking Crew ’98, Mario Spin-off, Gets an English Translation
October 5th, 2017 Neil Reive It’s always great to get fan translations of classic games that never made it to the Western side of the world, and this one is no exception. Nearly 20 years after its initial release in Japan, Wrecking Crew ’98 finally gets an English translation.
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: English translation, fan translation, mario, nintendo, snes, super nintendo No Comments »
Top Five Games to Load on the C64 Mini
October 3rd, 2017 Neil Reive We recently announced the impending arrival of the C64 Mini: a mini reproduction of the classic 8-bit computer from Commodore. However, there are still many questions about the full sized version (with working keyboard), the length of the C64 Mini’s joystick cable, and most importantly, the ability for gamers to load their own games on […]
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Sonic 2 HD Fan Made Remake Playable Demo Released
October 2nd, 2017 Neil Reive Sonic 2 is one of the best games to grace Sega’s classic 16-bit Genesis / Mega Drive gaming machine, so it is no wonder that fans have been wanting to revisit the game. It was back in 2014 when we first covered the Sonic 2 HD project, and it is just recently that a playable […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: fan remake, hd remake, mega drive, sega, sega genesis, Sonic 2 No Comments »
Tombstones: Retirement Day Released for Commodore 64
September 17th, 2017 Neil Reive Tombstones: Retirement Day, a new game for the Commodore 64, has been released as a free download. Developed by Megastyle, the game is a classic reaction style game set in the Wild West, where the player takes control of El Gringo, the fastest gunslinger in the West.
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: c64, commodore 64, Commodore 64 Scene Database, fanzine, Reset 64, shoot-em up No Comments »
Special Anniversary Street Fighter II SNES Package Revealed
August 31st, 2017 Neil Reive With Nintendo making the most of videogaming nostalgia with its NES and SNES Classic Edition console re-releases, Capcom have now jumped on the same bandwagon and teamed up with iam8bit to release a special package. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Street Fighter series, Capcom have had released a special physical re-release of Street […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo Tags: capcom, cartridge, re-release, snes, street fighter II, super nintendo No Comments »
