Okay, with the advent of mobile devices and their respective stores it is obvious some genres are simply lacking. While there are countless puzzle games, match 3 affairs and “can we stop with it already” endless runners populating iTunes and Google Play traditional games are harder to find. Some of us honestly prefer to play […]
Posts Tagged ‘retro’
Open World Role Playing Game The Quest Released for Android
November 2nd, 2016 
Carl Williams
Posted in Games, News 
Tags: Android, google play, GPD XD, King, kingdom, open world, quest, Redshift Games, retro, ruler, The Quest, ZTE ZMAX 2 
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Vertigo Racing Review, Spinouts and Cliffs Based Endless Runner
October 1st, 2016 Carl Williams
EA Chillingo have a new 3D isometric overhead endless runner that harkens back to the glory days of automobiles. Vertigo Racing brings 10 classic cars from many eras of cars, if you are a car fan then you will definitely enjoy collecting them all. I understand that not everyone reading this is a car fan […]
Posted in Games, News, Reviews Tags: Android, Apple, arcade, classic, EA Chillingo, ipad, iphone, itunes, Out Run, outrun, racing, retro, Vertigo Racing, ZTE ZMAX 2 No Comments »
Alkonah Review Using GPD XD Android Device
September 30th, 2016 Carl Williams
3D adventure games on Google Play, which are not point and click affairs, are rare. Alkonah is one such 3D adventure that gives you a world to explore to your heart’s content. The biggest change that you will realize when playing Alkonah is there is no combat to speak of, at least none I discovered […]
Posted in Games, News, Reviews Tags: 3d, adventure, Alkonah, Android, exploration, google play, GPD XD, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, spyro No Comments »
Lumines Puzzles and Music Neo Released on Android
September 17th, 2016 Carl Williams
Lumines is one of those classic puzzle games that you probably will have trouble putting down. It is also a newer puzzle game, having launched on the Playstation Portable (PSP) years ago and continuing to infect gamers minds since. The game play is simple, this is something that the successful puzzle games have in common- […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: Android, blocks, google play, ipad, iphone, Lumines, mobcast, Neo, playstation portable, psp, puzzle, Puzzles & Music, Puzzles and Music, rectangle, retro, squares No Comments »
GPD XD Android Gaming Device Review
August 7th, 2016 Carl Williams
When playing modern Android games it is quickly apparent that a lot of them would be more fun with physical buttons. Now, with that in mind, it is interesting to note that for the most part, devices that have physical buttons are not the leading Android device in sales. Yet, thankfully, developers continue to bring […]
Posted in Games, News, Tech Tags: batman, castle of illusion, ebay, gameloft, GPD XD, mickey mouse, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, Roku, screen cast, screencast, soul calibur, Spider-Man, willgoo 2 Comments »
GPD XD Android Gaming Series – Soul Calibur
August 6th, 2016 Carl Williams
Soul Calibur, a title that hit the Dreamcast and was quite the show piece for selling more than a couple of systems is now on Android and iOS. Namco have been pretty mum on this title hitting and it was quite a surprise to see it, this is not a simple 8 or 16-Bit title […]
Posted in Games, News, Reviews Tags: Android, fighting, GPX XD, namco, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, soul calibur No Comments »
Witch-Bot Meglilo Released on Steam
July 16th, 2016 Carl Williams
Bullet hell shooting fans rejoice. Another game in this genre has been released and this time, it is a throwback title with a dark comedy edge. Witch-Bot Meglilo is an overhead scrolling shooter that simply fills the screen with bullets so much so that you are going to die. A lot. That is unless you […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: Astro Port, dark comedy, Meglilo, overhead scrolling shooter, pc, Playism, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, shooter, steam, Windows, Witch-Bot Meglilo, YouTube No Comments »
Sky Force Anniversary Coming to Playstation 3, PS4 and PS Vita
April 28th, 2016 Carl Williams
Overhead shooting titles are not as popular as they used to be. During the 16-bit era you could hardly shake a stick without hitting a scrolling shooter of some kind (the other was side scrolling). From Aleste titles (Space Megaforce, M.U.S.H.A. etc) to Raiden and others- those were the good old days. Sure, scrolling shooters […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: 3, 4, anniversary, Infinite Dreams, overhead, playstation, ps3, PS4, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, shooter, Sky Force, Summer 2016, vita No Comments »
Brick Breaker Brings Breakout to Modern Platforms, Playstation 4 Xbox One PC
April 27th, 2016 Carl Williams
Fans of classic games will remember Breakout, either fondly or as the bane of their gaming life. Either way, they will probably remember the title from playing it in one form or another. I say that because Breakout is one of the more copied games in retro gaming history. Over the years many have copied […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: Breakout, Brick Breaker, Playstation 4, PS4, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, Xbone, Xbox One No Comments »
Review- Saving Princess Android Metroid Homage Title
April 24th, 2016 Carl Williams
Metroid is a classic. Fact. There is no real other way to say it. Nintendo created an amazing action adventure title when they released Metroid. For years publishers and indie game developers have tried to duplicate the gold that Nintendo struck only to fail miserably in many cases. Saving Princess is the latest in a […]
Posted in Games, News, Reviews Tags: action, adventure, Android, classic, GDP XD, google play, Itch.io, Jacob Pavone, metroid, nes, retro, retrogaming retro gaming, Saving Princess, steam No Comments »
Review- Choplifter HD on Android (also Available on Steam)
April 21st, 2016 Carl Williams
Classic titles are classics for a reason. They are usually not convoluted like current titles are. Controls are simpler, the game in general is often more direct and they are easily picked up and played. Choplifter is one such classic that was released at the right time in gaming. The idea is pretty simple, and […]
Posted in Games, News, Reviews Tags: Android, Choplifter HD, classic, google play, GPD XD, inXile, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, review No Comments »
Evil Genome Now in Steam Greenlight Process
March 23rd, 2016 Carl Williams
Earlier this year I covered Evil Genome, a 2.5D side scrolling action game coming to Steam. Well, now just a couple of months later, I am now writing it up as now going through the Steam Greenlight process. The team at Crystal Depths have definitely been hard at work, as the new video shows a lot […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: 2.5D, castlevania, Evil Genome, greenlight, Kickstarter, metroid, metroidvania, pc, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, steam, XY Games No Comments »
Bandit Gaming- Mega Man Battle Network 3D in Development by Fans
March 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams
Capcom is usually pretty cool about keeping their classics up and alive on newer platforms. One such franchise they have sort of ignored is the Mega Man Battle Network series. This series started life on the Game Boy Advance, actually having released 15 years ago yesterday, and has seen seven, or so, releases over the […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: bandit gaming, Battle Network, Capcom, fan make, fanmake, fans, game boy advance, mega man, remake, retro, role playing game, rpg, tactical, YouTube 1 Comment »
Body Blows the Fan Movie, Team 17 Classic Fighter Fan Base Grows
March 17th, 2016 Carl Williams
What do you do if you are a fan of a game that is over 20 years old, most popular on the Commodore Amiga and you have friends and a video camera? Well, if your name is Daniele Spadoni you take an extremely low-budget and turn that love for an old game into a short […]
Posted in Movies, News, Stuff, Web Tags: amiga, Body Blows, Commodore, Daniele Spadoni, fan film, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, Team 17, YouTube No Comments »
Review- Galactic Nemesis on Android, ZTE Maven
January 16th, 2016 Carl Williams
Overhead scrolling shooters are a staple of gaming. They have been around since the early days with Space War on up to modern interpretations on mobile devices. We have seen new renditions on the idea with titles like Mig 2D and even reboots like Sky Force 2014. We have seen the classics revived with Raiden […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: Android, Apple, CS54 Inc, Galaga, Galaxian, google play, ipad, iphone, iPod Touch, itunes, Mig 2D, overhead, raiden legacy, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, review, scrolling, shooter, Sky Force 2014, Space Invaders, ZTE Maven No Comments »
2D Side Scrolling Action Platformer, Pauli’s Adventure Island, Hits Google Play
November 10th, 2015 Carl Williams
Action fans are sometimes forgotten in the world of Android as there is a plethora of many magnitudes worth of fans that “love” those freemium time management games like Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff and many others. It is sad, this is a genre that once ruled gaming and now it is relegated to […]
Posted in Games, News Tags: action, adventure, Pauli's Adventure Island, platform, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming No Comments »