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Reviews Archive | Short reviews of retro video games from various vintage systems such as the Amstrad CPC, Atari, Commodore, and Sinclair Spectrum.
Dark Chambers: Atari 7800 June Review
Dark Chambers: June featured game
It's June and it's #AtariMonth so this month's review is a game described as the spiritual successor to Gauntlet, Dark Chambers, a remake of the 1983 game, Dandy. There's no mistaking this is a form of Gauntlet. The game starts and instantly you recognise the playing field. My first instinct was to brace myself for hordes of enemies... that, apparently, didn't get an invite. Taking a quick walk around I got the feeling I'd entered…Hotel Mario: Philips CD-i May Review
Hotel Mario: May featured game
Mario's first outing on the Philips CD-i comes in the shape of Hotel Mario. I've seen Hotel Mario slated on many occasions. As a Mario game I can understand the dislike but I prefer to look at Hotel Mario as an ode to the Golden Age arcade era. If you strip away the Mario-ness of it all and look at Hotel Mario for what it is then there's a game akin to the likes of…Astro Blaster: Sinclair ZX Spectrum April Review
Astro Blaster: April featured game
I remember playing Astro Blaster many years ago but it became one of those titles that I overlooked in recent times. I'm a member of a Sinclair Spectrum group on Facebook, The Spectrum Group UK, and they set seasonal challenges with a different game each week. The object of the challenge is usually to get the highest score amongst the members taking part. This week the game is Quicksilva's 1983 title, Astro Blaster. Astro Blaster…Krakout: Commodore C64 March Review
