The film may have been poor, but the game itself is fantastic… Star Wars Episode I: Racer on the Nintendo 64 is a super-fast, third-person, fantasy racing game, based on the famous scene in the infamous film, but (thankfully) without the terrible acting from the kid…
Tag Archives: 1999
Planescape: Torment, PC
Created by Black Isle Studios using the BioWare‘s acclaimed Infinity Engine, Planescape: Torment is a classic Role-Playing Game with isometric graphics and a simple point-and-click interface.
Resident Evil, Game Boy Color
***CANNED GAME***
The retro games community got excited recently when two development cartridges from a cancelled version of Resident Evil for the Game Boy Color were found and dumped by some shadowy, anonymous people.
Was the excitement worth it?
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, PlayStation
The sequel to the great Resident Evil 2 is a great continuation of the survival horror series, this time with you playing as Jill Valentine, and fighting against a persistent superboss who jumps into the story at certain points to give you a pasting.
Or – if you give it a pasting back – you get a reward.
System Shock 2, PC Zone Review
This is the world exclusive first review I did of System Shock 2 for PC Zone magazine back in 1999, showing the original grabs.
I knew I was down to review it, but hadn’t seen the game moving until I got the review copy. I sat in a darkened room for five days, shitting myself, playing the game, grabbing it and writing the review.
Back in the office the editor asked me for a coverline. “A masterpiece unveiled?” I suggested. It stuck.
System Shock 2 IS a masterpiece!
Cover for PC Zone issue 80, September 1999. System Shock 2 world exclusive review.
The opening double page spread of my System Shock 2 review.
The continuation of my System Shock 2 review in PC Zone magazine, September 1999.
The final spread of my six-page, world exclusive review of System Shock 2 in PC Zone magazine, September 1999.
Shenmue, Dreamcast
Some nice grabs from Shenmue on the Sega Dreamcast. An all-time gaming classic.
System Shock 2, PC
The above is a screenshot I took when I wrote the world first review for PC Zone magazine, way back in 1999. I like it because it’s simple, atmospheric, and quintessentially System Shock 2.
The King of Grabs 