The King of Grabs

Colourful and adrenaline-pumping update of a retro-gaming classic, Pac-Man Championshop Edition DX is a pill-eating maze game that pays fitting tribute to the arcade game.

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Game Boy Advance, Namco

Rebelstar: Tactical Command, Game Boy Advance

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Designed by British strategy game design expert Julian Gollop, Rebelstar: Tactical Command is a highly engrossing turn-based isometric war game

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PC, Steam, Valve Corporation, Windows

Portal 2, PC

December 29, 2017 Mallo 1 Comment

Valve really outdid themselves with Portal 2. Following on from a game as brilliant as Portal, they knew it had to be good. And it is better than good. Portal 2 is incredible.

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PlayStation, Sky Think Systems

Harmful Park, PlayStation

December 29, 2017 Mallo 1 Comment

Released exclusively in Japan by Sky Think Systems in February 1997, Harmful Park is an amazing side-scrolling shooter with a bizarre Japanese flavour.

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Arcade, Atari

Gauntlet, Arcade

December 28, 2017 Mallo 27 Comments

The original four-player multiplayer arcade game of Gauntlet is a worthy party game for any retro gaming occasion. Stick it on, and watch everyone get sucked into it. With unlimited credits, you need never die. 🙂

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Ashby Computers and Graphics, Loading Screens, Ultimate Play The Game, ZX Spectrum

Ultimate Play The Game Loading Screens, ZX Spectrum

December 28, 2017 Mallo 3 Comments

The ZX Spectrum Loading Screens on all the early Ultimate Play The Games titles are so beautiful that I can’t resist running them again. Any excuse. They are wonderful pixel art from a bygone age of game-making.

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Bug-Byte, ZX Spectrum

Turmoil, ZX Spectrum

December 28, 2017 Mallo 1 Comment

Bug Byte’s 1984 release Turmoil is fun platform game where you play a mechanic (called Mick The Mechanic), who is frantically trying to put oil into cars, to be able to drive them to the next level, all the while being chased by sword-wielding Arabian Guards.

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1984 2D graphics British Bug-Byte David Turner funny jolly platform game Single-Player Turmoil

Amiga, Micro Style

Stunt Car Racer, Amiga

December 28, 2017 Mallo 3 Comments

Geoff Crammond‘s Stunt Car Racer on the Amiga is a blistering game!

In fact: on all systems Stunt Car Racer appeared on, it worked extremely well. Mainly because Crammond programmed most of them himself (barring the Amstrad and Spectrum versions), which gave them consistency, and a boost because he was such a good programmer.

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