Video Games
Video Games Archive | Anything relating to video games. This could be reviews, comparisons of platforms, or just reminiscing on some of the games from my youth.
Turbo Esprit: Amstrad CPC464 September Review
Turbo Esprit: September featured game
Turbo Esprit is a 3D, free roaming, race 'n' chase from way back in 1986. Yep, 35 years ago. I first played Turbo Esprit on my cousin's 48K 'Jelly Key' Spectrum back in 1986 and promptly bought it for my Speccy 128K soon after. I was pleased to see there was an Amstrad version available so I had to give it a shot. I'll try not to make too many comparisons with the Speccy version,…Robocop: Atari 8bit Family August Review
Robocop: August featured game
Robocop is known for being somewhat a classic on almost every system of the time. The Atari 8bit is no different... Nah! I'm kidding. It's the worst version I've played. Oh dear. What to say about this game? I was expecting something along the lines of the ZX Spectrum version but this is nothing like it. Growing up in the 8bit era I know that although there were some amazing games around there was also some…Street Gang Football: Sinclair ZX Spectrum July Review
Street Gang Football: July featured game
Street Gang Football is not your usual computer footy game. There's no pitch, just cold, hard brick and tarmac, with plenty of virtually grazed kneecaps. Well, it's certainly no Sensible Soccer or FIFA but I have to say I took an immediate liking to this game. The idea behind this game is nothing short of brilliant on Code Masters part. It reminds me of playing football with my friends during the school holidays when…Dark Chambers: Atari 7800 June Review
