When it was announced that London nightclub Fabric had lost its license back in 2016, It definitely felt like the end of an era. I can’t say i’d exactly been a regular, but i’d had enough fun nights at the club to briefly Read More …
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OOky Spooky Halloween Fun: Devilish
There are so many predictable choices for games to play over Halloween, aren’t there? Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Fatal Frame, Clock Tower. . . hang on, I appear to just be listing random “survival horror” titles here, but you get my point. Let’s Read More …
Klax
The arcade business of the 80s and 90s was a decidedly daunting one. While some games achieved immortality by being ported to every home platform under the sun, less popular titles died an anonymous death, living on today only through obscure ROM dumps found Read More …
My Thoughts on Sonic Mania
So after a tremendous amount of build up, Sonic Mania has finally been released. The first “proper” Sonic game in over 20 years, this should naturally be right up every aged Sonic fan’s alley. I can’t say I’m quite as enamoured as everyone else Read More …
Review a Bad Game Day 2017: Dark Castle
Generally I try and keep things positive on Review a Bad Game Day. After all, while a game can be bad overall, it can still have individual elements that are fun or noteworthy or just generally interesting. It’s very rare to find a game with Read More …
Fatnick’s Album of The Week: Dana Jean Pheonix – Synth City
I’d be the first to admit i don’t really have my finger on the pulse when it comes to the newest releases, so it’s nice to have picked up on something in the first week for a change! Released on Tuesday, Synth City is the Read More …
Retrospective: Flames of Freedom: Midwinter 2
Oh look! Rock Paper Shotgun have posted a focused (though short and somewhat incomplete) look at one of my favourite PC classics of all time, Midwinter 2: Flames of Freedom. You can read it if you want. I’ll wait. To be fair to it, I think the above Read More …
Review a great Game day 2017: G-LOC
Normally I would say a shooter that pits the player against an armour-plated hot air balloon would instantly earn its place among the greats, but the Master System version of G-LOC was probably a disaster waiting to happen for a couple of reasons. Read More …
Fatnick’s Album of the Week: Sega Sound Unit [H.] – 1st Album
Though his soundtrack for Fatnick-favourite Outrun is widely lauded, Sega composer Hiroshi “Hiro” Kawaguchi sadly doesn’t receive the same respect as some of his more famous soundtrack composing peers. This is a bit of a shame: Not only does his extensive back catalogue include the Read More …
Reflections on Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst
Although my heart is generally in the old and peculiar stuff, I’m not entirely detached from modern gaming. Consequently, when i saw that Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst was in the Origin new year sale I pounced on it like, well, a great big pouncy thing. I’m not Read More …
FatNick’s Album of the week: Dat Fuzz by irrlicht project
Blimey. I spend a lot of time trying to promote my own slightly rubbish music, so I thought it would be quite nice if i plugged some other people for a change. Consequently, here’s my first “album of the week!” Irrlicht Project is a Read More …
Fatnick reviews stuff: Haynes Electrosynth Kit
Considering that my creative output is entirely digital it might not surprise you to learn that, when it comes to building things in the physical world, I am not a massively practical person. Physical clumsiness aside, I’m not really sure why this is the case. Read More …
The Saturn Shinobi
Today we’re going to look at an unusual one: The Saturn Shinobi. Hang on for a second, oh mighty internet pedants. I know tha’ts not its real name. The problem, however, is just what name do we use to address the Saturn’s Shinobi title? In Read More …
Blimey, it’s the 30th anniversary of Outrun!
Egad – today marks the 30th anniversary of the world-wide release of Outrun. Now, I think articles like this make no secret of the fact that I’m somewhat of an Outrun obsessive. However, I’m reasonably certain that there can be no way of objectively denying Read More …
Fatnick Goes to Play Margate
So yesterday I attended the Play Margate gaming exhibition, held in the..err…lovely Kentish coastal town of Margate. Sun, sea and old video games – What could possibly be better? Before I begin, I’d like to note that i was only present for a couple of hours Read More …
A.B. Cop
If you’ve read any of my posts around here, you probably know that, if there’s one thing I love, it’s a good Sega arcade game. Consequently, I was VERY excited to recently discover one that I’d never played before: A.B. Cop. Never heard of A.B. Read More …
Dick Tracy
Players: 1 If there’s one lazy generalisation people make about old videogames, it’s that games based on films were generally quite bad. Though this wasn’t necessarily the case, there do inevitably have to be some stinkers in the cinematic videogame pile. Sadly, the interactive adaption of Read More …
RaGGD 2016: How To Be A Complete Bastard
Oh look, It’s another April 8th so it’s time to look at another great game! This year I’ve opted to look at a title that just about crosses the precipice into greatness: How to Be a Complete Bastard on the Zx Spectrum. As games go, Read More …
Crazy Cars II
A rose, as some talentless hack once put it, may well smell as sweet by some other name…but there’s no denying that certain titles come with some pretty unavoidable connotations. Take the name ‘Crazy Cars’ for example. I don’t know about you, but I can’t Read More …
Copter 271
When you look at the title of our next GX4000 game, Copter 271, it looks like something’s missing…a ‘Heli,’ perhaps? Either way, it turns out that the title’s pretty apt. Turn the power on, and you’ll find out that there’s something missing throughout your gaming Read More …