Game Review: Uridium Plus (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Back in early 1986, Uridium wowed Commodore 64 game players. Although graphically, the bas relief look resembled the arcade shooter Star Force, this was not […]
Shoot Em Up
Game Review: Star Farce (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Once Star Farce has loaded, you are presented with credits on a blue and black background. It lists the name of who wrote, inspired, gave […]
Game Review: Space Ranger (Amiga, Mastertronic)
While it was commonplace in the 8-bit era, by the time the Amiga and Atari ST arrived on the scene arcade clones were less prevalent […]
Game Review: T2 – The Arcade Game (Amiga, Virgin)
The late 80s and 90s were fairly predictable when it came to gaming. Any time a major TV series or movie was released, you could […]
Game Review: Star Force Fighter (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
By 1987, space shoot-em-ups on the Commodore 64 were plentiful, and to stand out from the crowd, you had to not just have countless blasting, […]
Game Review: Sanxion (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Sanxion was first released by Thalamus in late 1986, and was their first game too. Programmed by Stavros Fasoulas, it was one of three games […]
Game Review: Slayer (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Programmer Gary Biasillo had worked at Ocean and learned some of their tools of the trade, including smooth sprite multiplexing and scrolling with an impressive […]
Game Review: Phantom Attack (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
During the early stages of establishing the company, Mastertronic focused on licensing most of their games from other publishers. In the case of the Commodore […]
Game Review: Orbitron (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Orbitron was made with the popular utility The Games Creator, and not by the Darling brothers – the identity of who made it remaining unknown. […]