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CHASE H.Q. (ARCADE)
One thought that I've definitely never had is that OutRun is good and all, but wouldn't it be better with the addition of some violence? Of course I've never thought that, I'm of the opinion that...
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THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE (AMIGA)
I'll be honest, I'm writing about this game because I saw what it was based on and thought to myself "how is that possibly going to translate well to a videogame?" Yes, my intellectual curiosity was...
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SUPER SCOPE 6 (SNES)
It's lightgun time again, as Nintendo begin the Super Scope's dismal life by offering the player six games on a single cartridge: the 1992 SNES collection Super Scope 6! Because there are six games,...
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EPHEMERA, VOLUME 7
It's time for another Ephemera article, where I pick out five small fragments of gaming fluff that amuse or intrigue me and give them more attention than they probably deserve. Let's get right to it,...
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PIRATES (ARCADE)
Did you know that to splice the mainbrace means to give sailors an extra ration of rum, usually to mark a special occasion? I figured I'd better provide you with some authentic naval knowledge, because...
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CAMELOT WARRIORS (ZX SPECTRUM)
The last article was about a game developed in Spain, and through pure coincidence - and a frankly baffling urge to play a ZX Spectrum game - today's game was also developed in Spain, where it was...
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PUNCH-OUT!! (NES)
Today's game tells a real underdog story: a plucky young kid overcomes his diminutive stature and his relatively small arsenal of punches to rise through the ranks of the World Video Boxing...
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AQUA JACK (ARCADE)
It seems that Chase H.Q. was not enough to satisfy my craving for Taito's brand of arcade sprite-scaling action, probably because it was good fun but quite short, so I've dipped back into their back...
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DIVA STARZ: MALL MANIA (GAME BOY COLOR)
You'd think that after suffering through the pure, distilled tedium of Tweenies: Doodles' Bones and that awful, awful *NSYNC game I'd have more sense than to play any more Game Boy Color shovelware...
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TOP FIGHTER 2000 MK VIII (MEGADRIVE / GENESIS)
Man, I love fighting games. The characters, the drama, the tension, the feeling of contempt slipping into your voice as you congratulate a friend on beating you even though all they did was mash the...
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FLASHGAL (ARCADE)
Faster than a pedestrian walking at an average pace! More powerful than a locomotive's... elderly ticket collector! Able to leap quite high but probably not over any building with more than one floor!...
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FIST FIGHTER (COMMODORE 64)
I played Top Fighter 200 MK VIII and yeah, it was an experience. The weird and copyright-infringing character roster was fun, you had special moves, it was alright. Alright just doesn't cut it, though....
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THE VIDEOGAME TREASURES OF ALIEXPRESS
AliExpress is a Chinese e-commerce site where sellers come together to offer their wonderful wares to the world at large. It's your go-to shopping destination for glow-in-the-dark Chairman Mao t-shirts...
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EPHEMERA, VOLUME 8
Another Ephemera article? Don't mind if I do! Here are five more snippets shorn from the woolly hide of retro gaming that I'd like to write about because they amuse or intrigue me. The fact that these...
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X-MEN: REIGN OF APOCALYPSE (GAME BOY ADVANCE)
X-Men Assemble! No, wait, that's the Avengers. Shit. What do the X-Men say when they all need to gather together, then? Actually, they all live in a school so they probably just ring a bell. One bell...
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TIME SLIP (SNES)
If today's game wasn't originally pitched as "Contra III but with time travel" then I will eat my hat. No, scratch that - I don't wear hats and the only one I have in the house is a plastic novelty...
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GHOST HUNTERS (ZX SPECTRUM)
Get out your novelty songs about dancing monsters and bootleg costumes of famous movie characters, because it's that time again. Yes, that time - October is here, and that means this year's Annual...
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CARNEVIL (ARCADE)
Was my decision to write about today's game influenced by the fact I watched Killer Klowns From Outer Space the night before? Almost certainly, but I would have gotten around to it during one Halloween...
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NOSFERATU (SNES)
So far in the 2014 VGJunk Halloween Spooktacular, I've enjoyed the Scooby-Doo-ish cartoon capering of Ghost Hunters and the sleazy B-movie gorefest that was CarnEvil, so for this instalment I'm going...
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SPOOKY COMPUTER GAME COVERS!
For me, one of the things that defines Halloween as a holiday is its homemade nature. Pumpkins you carved yourself, costumes hastily assembled from whatever's sitting around the house, elaborate lawn...
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