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In the world of independent homebrew releases we are usually inundated with certain styles. Mostly puzzle games on computers and somewhat decent platform games on console. There have been some standouts on each platform in many areas. I have to point out Griff the Winged Lion as one that is an amazing standout- same for […]
Posts Tagged ‘gauntlet’
Scourge of the Underkind Brings Back Gauntlet Style Gaming to Commodore Amiga
October 23rd, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, News 
Tags: 500, amiga, Chaos Engine, commodore, gauntlet, Magnus, maze crawler, retro, Scourge of the Underkind, Zombies Ate My Neighbors 
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Gauntlet Trudges onto the Nintendo Entertainment System: December 1st, 1985
December 1st, 2014 Carl Williams Tengen was one of those companies that weren’t afraid to go their own route in life, even if that meant going against the Big N and their, seemingly monopolistic, control of the gaming scene in the 80’s. Gauntlet was one of those titles that every gamer worth their salt knew about, it was big in […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 1985, 8-bit, arcade, atari, atari lynx, computer, december 1st, gauntlet, genesis, license, monster generator, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, port, quarter muncher, retro, seal of approval, tengen, today in history 6 Comments »
Bandit Gaming- SuperTed Comes to the Commodore Amiga, Brings Along Friends
November 25th, 2014 Carl Williams The Commodore Amiga is a computer has entered the annals of history with a more than slightly positive image (not many platforms can say this). This positive image has never been more apparent than in the plethora of games still being made for Commodore’s super computer. One such new game is SuperTed which is based […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: amiga, Backbone, Cannon Fodder, Chaos Engine, commodore, gauntlet, Hipooniio, indie retro news, new game, retro, retro game, retrogaming, super mario bros, SuperTed No Comments »
New Game: Pandemic Brings Gauntlet Style Dual Stick Shooting to the Sinclair ZX81
November 16th, 2014 Carl Williams Gauntlet style shooters are not all that new, they have been around since before Gauntlet but Atari’s classic was the first to take hold, and keep it. Pandemic is an overhead shooter that is similar to that classic arcade game but it is for the Sinclair ZX81, a computer that hit retail shelves in 1981, […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: arcade, atari, Bob's Stuff, gauntlet, overhead, retro, retro game, retro gaming, retrogame, shooter, Sinclair, Timex, united kingdom, virus, ZX81 1 Comment »
Remake: Gauntlet to See Updated Release on Steam this Month
September 11th, 2014 Carl Williams Gauntlet originally hit arcades in 1985 thanks to Atari (but not the home console one) and has seen release on many consoles, hand helds and computers over the years. Sadly, in recent years we have not been lucky enough to get a Gauntlet game though the Diablo series really hearkened back to those days of […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 1985, arcade, atari, carl williams, Diablo, dungeon crawl, gauntlet, remake, retro gaming magazine, steam, triverse, WB Games, Wizard needs health No Comments »
