☆ Review: Strain tactics - "Imraan's First Taste Of Steam Gaming" ☆

Today marks Imraan's first foray into Steam video gaming as he takes on Strain Tactics.

Let's take a look at his review and see what he thought....

☆ Review: 911 Operator - *Whisky Tango, Charlie…and I’ll have a rum and coke* ☆

The last Polish game I played was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt which I played, or rather, inhaled for a solid month back in January. I recall something dawning on me whilst playing it, namely that I have always thoroughly enjoyed video games that come from Eastern Europe, there’s something about the mood of the landscape and the way of life in that area that the native game developers are able to channel into their video games. 

Whether it be multi-million-selling franchises such as the aforementioned Witcher series, underrated gems like S.TA.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl or flawed but fun games such as Hard Truck Apocalypse, Boiling Point and Planet Alcatraz (come on guys, translate the sequel for me!) the games always seem to have real character and a sense of boldness and personality.

I just wanted to say all of this so that you, the reader fully understands why I removed my trousers when I realised whilst reading the accompanying press kit that 911 Operator was developed in Warsaw. I clicked the install button with a Gary Busey grin.

☆ Say Hello To Mr Atari Himself, LORD ARSE! - Video Games Memories ☆ #Retrogaming @Lord_Arse

Lord Arse is an international video games man of mystery and a retro gaming nut!

His Twitter account has over 100,000 Followers and he posts passionately on a daily basis all things Retro Gaming.

I've followed Mr Arse for a while now and I decided it was time to get to know the man underneath the Atari cap.

Here are some hard-hitting journalistic questions that I put to Lord Arse last week......enjoy some of Lord Arse's Video Games Memories!

☆ Review: Lil Tanks - “Just keep shooting” ☆ #GameDev #IndieGame

Lil Tanks - PC

The story of Lil Tanks begins when an alien race known as The Cuur who invade earth with the intention of taking over. After quickly wiping out all of the earth’s armies and poisoning the atmosphere, the remaining remnants of humankind’s military set to work to fashion the only weapons capable of defeating the alien invaders. These weapons are called Lil Tanks. The reason why they’re named this is unclear as they don’t seem to be all that small.

In all honesty, it doesn’t really matter as the story of Lil Tanks is largely irrelevant.

☆ Learn How To Play Mega Drive Games on the Super Nintendo with a "Retro Gen" ☆

Sega and Nintendo, two big rival companies back in the early 90s. If you wanted to play Sonic the Hedgehog you had to own or borrow a Sega Mega Drive and if you wanted to play Super Mario world you had to own or borrow a Super Nintendo.

After all these years it is now possible to play Sonic the Hedgehog on the Super Nintendo by using something called RetroGen adaptor.

☆ Review: The Deer God - “Like running through a Bob Ross painting” ☆

Deer God - PC Version Reviewed

The Deer God is a tough one for me to review. During my three to four hours with the game, I went from disliking it, to loving it, back to hating it and finally to accepting it as just an okay title. While definitely a very pretty, serene and thoughtful side-scrolling platformer, there are some questionable gameplay flaws that ultimately let The Deer God down.

☆ Review: Scanner Sombre - "Bar-code Scanners At The Ready!!!" ☆

Scanner Sombre - PC

Throughout this video game review I will refrain from describing the story as a large part of the game is discovering information about the character you play and gaining an insight into their situation.

☆ Review: Future Unfolding - "The Open World And Blank Piece Of Paper" ☆ #GameDev

Future Unfolding - PC

"Future Unfolding is an action adventure that is all about exploration. Your goal is to unfold the mysteries and solve the puzzles hidden in the beautiful landscapes around you. There are no tutorials, and no one is telling you what to do."

☆ Review: Herald - "Get Your Sea Legs Ready, We're Going On A Voyage!" ☆ @Wispfire

Herald - PC The trailer of Herald exudes style and genuinely feels like something a little different. As far as I know I’ve never played a video game developed by a Dutch team with the exception of Killzone back on the Playstation 2 which obviously differs greatly from the visual novel genre.

Upon starting Herald, the craftsmanship on offer is clear and the fact that this is coming from a small development team of only four people is astonishing.

Wispfire has been working on Herald since 2014 and I’m pleased to say that it was worth their time and it is definitely worth yours.

☆ Imraan's Gaming Adventure - Video Games Memories ☆ #Retrogaming

Today's Guest Blogger Is Imraan.

I came across Imraan whilst sifting through Instagram and all the cool retro gamers who hang out on there.

Imraan is a passionate Retro Gamer and collector who would like to tell you his cool story of how it all began.

I'm guessing his story will be familiar to millions, so pull up a seat as we listen to Imraan's Gaming Adventure!

☆ 2017 -The PS4 Diaries Part 21 "My Fallout 4 Snag List " ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

I started playing Fallout 4 back in October 2016 as I received it as a birthday present from my wife.

6 months later and I’m still playing this amazing game!

It’s a marvel of a game that keeps me exploring the vast world that Bethesda crafted so well.

I’m still stumbling across parts of the map that I am yet to discover and I have discovered 301 out of 326 available locations in the standard game with no DLC added.

As always though, if you spend this much time with any video game you begin to notice the room for improvement that much more.

I’m going to vent my main improvements that I would like to see and hopefully, you will let me know whether you agree with me and maybe suggest some more improvements.

☆ Iron Commando & Legend To Be Released On SNES! ☆

Piko Interactive will be bringing out a new video game for the Super Nintendo!

Yes, the SNES is getting another new game in 2017!

Correction, the SNES will be getting TWO new games in 2017!

Iron Commando & Legend are heading to SNES assuming the IndiGoGo campaign is a success.

Let's take a closer look and see what this retro gaming goodness is all about then, shall we?

☆ Ten Minute Taster - ZHEROS - PS4 ☆

"Come and see a serial button masher in action as I take on ZHEROS in the Ten Minute Taster"

☆ Ten Minute Taster - SHU - PS4 ☆

"Watch Rich try and out run a giant wooden wheel in SHU, BADLY!"

☆ Welcome To The SEGA Super Circuit ☆

Have you ever heard of the SEGA Super Circuit?

No me neither!

Well, I only heard about this cool attraction today when I was listening in for my weekly dose of the Giant BombCast.

Intrigued I had to take a closer look at what can only be described as a cross between Out Run and RC Pro AM in real life…

☆ Review: Torn Tales - "What Do You Get When You Cross Robin Hood, Snow White and Dr Jekyll?" ☆ #GameDev #IndieGames

Torn Tales - PC

Torn Tales is an isometric action RPG from Twistplay, a British developer.

In Torn Tales, you play as three characters taken from Folklore and Fairy Tales; Robin Hood, Snow White and Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde who have banded together to repair the torn pages of folklore.

☆ The Spectrum Next Is Giving Me Thrills And They Are Multiplying ☆ #Retrogaming

Video Games related Kickstarters are a plenty on Kickstarter but every now and again there’s a Kickstarter that pops its head above the parapet and demands to be taken notice of!

The Spectrum Next is one such Kickstarter that deserves your longing looks as it essentially is the next in the line of ZX Spectrum hardware.

It could have been called the ZX Spectrum +4 as it aims to stay true to the Spectrum lineage.

So what is this all about?
Let’s find out, shall we….?

☆ A Video Games Genre That Has Almost Died ☆

In an age where we are surrounded by phone apps and websites that promote real money gambling, I have recently been thinking about the more innocent times when digital gambling was only represented by casino type gambling games on video games systems like the SEGA Master System.

☆ Ten Minute Taster - STEREDENN - PS4 ☆

I decided it was time to do a ten-minute video game taster on a shoot em up game that has been in my collection for a while now.....STEREDENN

☆ Website Of The Day: Dinky Box ☆ @Kosmikat @dinkybox

Some places on the internet feel right straight away.

It's like walking into a home with good karma or Feng shui, you know the feeling immediately and it puts you at ease.

This is exactly how I feel about visiting Dinky Box.