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Oh boy, the X-Men arcade game is a special one for me. I am a huge fan of brawling titles like Final Fight, Streets of Rage, Double Dragon and many others. When Street Fighter II came out in the arcades, I was still pumping quarters into Final Fight and other scrolling fighters just enjoying my little […]
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X-Men Arcade Game Review
December 28th, 2018 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Arcade, News, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Reviews, Sony, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One 
Tags: brawler, konami, marvel, x-men 
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Appreciating X-Men’s Retro Dominance
August 30th, 2016 Carl Williams Much has been made of Marvel’s renewed push for relevance in gaming. In the past few years the comic book entertainment giant has partnered with a few mobile developers to produce some very popular mobile games. Now, reports have promised that they’ll soon turn their attention back to the console market. Big and exciting Marvel […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: arcade, brawler, konami, marvel, Murderworld, Uncanny X-Men, x-men, Xmen No Comments »Oddballs in Gaming: HM: A Wonderful Life
August 1st, 2016 Dash The Bomber Developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Natsume in 2003. A Wonderful Life was the future of the Harvest Moon series, but while the reviews were positive the game polarized the fan base. Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life was the oddball game in the long-standing HM series that tried to achieve so much, but […]
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Posted in Nintendo, Sony Tags: gamecube, Harvest Moon, marvel, natsume, nintendo, playstation 2, sony No Comments »
X-Men Continue Dominance on Sega Genesis – Today in History – March 8th, 1993
March 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Sega licensing the X-Men property was a big deal in 1993. Fans knew they were going to get a slightly edgier game than what would be allowed on the Nintendo platforms. While there is no blood, the Genesis X-Men did give gamers something no other game had the balls to do. A unique Easter Egg […]
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Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace Sees Nintendo Game Boy Advance Release – February 7th, 2001 – Today in Video Game History
February 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace continued a long line of good licensed games. Anyone that has been playing games for any length of time has probably tried out a licensed game or two. The reasons for this being many and varied. It usually boils down to seeing a familiar character/license amidst a sea of titles that are […]
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Posted in Game Boy Advance, News, Nintendo, Portables Tags: action, marvel, metroidvania, Mysterio's Menace, Spider-Man No Comments »
Review: The Amazing Spiderman and Captain America in Dr Dooms Revenge for the Amstrad CPC
December 27th, 2015 CPC4EVA Captain America arrives at Doom’s castle, a robot guards the entrance, then Captain America encounters Rhino….. Meanwhile, Spidey looks for a way in, “goodbye you animated scrap pile”. As Machette lurks, Spidey asks “what have i gotten myself into?” Dr Doom, the marvel comic worlds incredibly twisted, scientific evil genius, has stolen the ultimate weapon, a […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: action, amstrad, Captain America, CPC, doctor, Dr. Doom, marvel, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, Spider-Man No Comments »
Commerical Freeware- X-Men The Ravages of Apocalypse Released to Fans
February 19th, 2015 Carl Williams Way back in the early days of First Person Shooters (FPS), aka 3D gaming, we had a little title called Quake to keep us interested and playing on computers. Since Quake was quite open, much like how id Software did with Doom, people were able to make mods, new characters and changes to the engine […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: comic, DarkPlaces, id software, Lord Havok, marvel, mod, quake, Ravages of Apocalypse, total conversion, x-men, Zero Gravity Entertainment No Comments »
Revenge of the License: Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
September 21st, 2014 Michael Crisman You can argue with the rest of the internet until your keyboard bangers are worn down into worthless little bone-tipped spurs, but you will be unable to stem the Super Douchebaggery tide which inevitably overwhelms you should you claim Wolverine was anything less than the best at what he did back in the 1990’s. Listen, […]
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Posted in Console, News, Sega Tags: acclaim, action, ad, adamantium rage, genesis, marvel, platformer, revenge of the license, sega, wolverine No Comments »
