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Wiz Quest for the Magic Lantern is a new 2D side scrolling action platform game for the Commodore Amiga. In Wiz, you take control of the last elder wizard and must find the Magic Lantern before it is too late. You are not unarmed in your quest as you have your book of magic and […]
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Wiz Quest for the Magic Lantern Sees Commodore Amiga Release
November 14th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Commodore Amiga, Comp, News 
Tags: 2d, 2D action, action, Itch.io, platform, side scrolling, Wiz Quest for the Magic Lantern 
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider Makes Her Professional PlayStation Sega Saturn and PC Debut – November 14th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
November 13th, 2020 Carl Williams Lara Croft made her debut in Tomb Raider and what a debut it was. This was the start of a franchise that is still going today. This game also represents the media savviness of, then, new to gaming Sony. Core Design, based in the United Kingdom at the time of development, were responsible for bringing […]
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Posted in Comp, News, PSOne, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Windows Tags: 3d, action, adventure, core design, female lead, indiana jones, lara croft, Tank Girl, tomb raider 1 Comment »
Novastorm Brings Futuristic Rail Shooting to PlayStation – October 10th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Novastorm is a rail shooter. You are either a fan of them or hate them. This futuristic shooter was developed by Psygnosis and released on various platforms such as Sony PlayStation, FM Towns Marty, and 3DO. While technology allows this level of graphics in real time, back in the mid 1990’s this was, at least […]
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Control Troops Wreak Havoc in Command & Conquer – September 26th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 26th, 2020 Carl Williams Command & Conquer by Westwood Studios and Virgin Interactive was quite the success story. It was the granddaddy of real-time strategy gaming as we know it today. Sure, another game predates C&C but minor tweaks separated the two by miles. Considering this was released in the mid-1990’s, there is also a heaping helping of Full […]
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Select Metal Gear Franchise Titles Join GoG
September 25th, 2020 Carl Williams Metal Gear from Konami is one of those franchises that sold consoles. Sure, on the Nintendo Entertainment System that may not be the case but later, oh yeah. Who had friends that bought a PlayStation console to play Metal Gear Solid? This is an iconic franchise. One that more gamers need to play. Now, thanks […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: espionage, gog.com, metal gear, Metal Gear Solid, spy No Comments »
Elite Gave Gamers Galaxies to Explore – September 20th, 1984 – Today in Video Game History
September 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Elite is one of those game franchises that has been around since the early days of gaming. It is also one of those gaming franchises that has always gone above and beyond the competition. Whether a good game was created during the process is up to the gamer themselves. What is guaranteed is tons of […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Apple II, Atari 800 XL/XE, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Comp, News, Windows, ZX Spectrum Tags: Elite, Elite Dangerous, Freelancer, simulation, space life, space sim, Starflight No Comments »
Nine Inch Nails Quake Soundtrack Sees Vinyl Record Release
September 19th, 2020 Carl Williams Nine Inch Nails did the soundtrack for Quake way back in 1996. This helped set that seminal release apart from what little competition it had. Those that has the proper sound setup could blast enemies in Quake to some great tunes. Just like how Quake was pushing 3D hardware accelerators, it was also putting sound […]
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Grannys Teeth Commodore 64 Action Platform Game Released
September 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Grannys Teeth puts you in the role of an elderly lady just trying to collect her dentures. Considering this is a video is a videogame, we know this is not going to be easy. Granny has put her grand children to bed and put her dentures in a glass by her bedside. Waking up early […]
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Naddando Side Scrolling Shooter Hits Commodore 64
September 7th, 2020 Carl Williams Naddando is an interesting release for a couple reasons. For one, we do not see this genre supported all that often. Run and gun war games have been left on the waysides as of late.
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Humble Bundle Retrogaming Sale September 2020
September 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams With Humble Bundle you can save some cash. What retrogaming fan does not like saving some cash? From classics to more recent classic inspired titles, I have compiled a list of sales for you. I will be updating this list as the month goes on so bookmark it now. If you know of a sale […]
