The House of the Dead 2 is fondly remembered for many reasons: Its incredible gameplay, its abundance of enjoyably gruesome enemies, its complex route system bursting with secrets... and its cheesy dialogue, spoken cheesily by cheesy characters. Today I am going to defend that giant block of gaming Cheddar, and I'm not going to fall back … Continue reading Suffer, like G did!
Today we're taking a look at Plum's Vic Viper model kit (Gradius V version), all plastic parts and "Make sure you clip this off" and "Make sure you definitely don't clip this off" and "Please glue on this tiny thing that's barely an atom wide the right way first time" - if you've ever built a Gundam kit, … Continue reading A DIY Vic Viper
In 1945 a mysterious black moon appeared in the sky and waves of mythical beasts - goblins, gorgons, naga, and worse - began to roam the land, their only goal to kill, without malice or anger, every human they could before they expired. It's now 1999. Humans have been erased from entire continents and the situation is … Continue reading Students, statistics, and bloodthirsty beasts
I vaguely remember the Barcode Battler being sold in the UK in the early Nineties backed by a sort of "Warriors everywhere!" kind of sales pitch; the idea being that a pack of biscuits, or favourite book, or a loaf of bread, was "hiding" a powerful hero or fearsome beast. History shows the device had the lifespan … Continue reading Soup can warriors
Should you happen to be someone eager to dive in to Youfu Makai's card battling action, leaving the manual and the rest of the box's content aside for later, you'll definitely come away from your brief time with the game confused and disappointed. The game will crash - garbled screen, BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP music, and all - at the slightest … Continue reading Always check the packaging
Ah, Mahjong Cop Ryu. Mahjong Cop. Mahjong. Cop. The title alone makes it obvious this game is going to be a lot fun. Who wouldn't want to play a daft Mega Drive mahjong game from 1989 created by none other than Sega themselves? And just to make sure you know you're in for an absurd … Continue reading You must be this cool to play
I love Sega Bass Fishing. That little Dreamcast game is everything other virtual fishing experiences are not. It's exciting for starters; its arcade roots allowing users to get straight to the best part of the whole soggy affair - teasing a hungry fish with your specially selected lure before hooking and then frantically reeling them … Continue reading The Mother of all fishing games
There's no point pretending otherwise - this box of delights is damned expensive. Even if you can read every last word in the two included books as well as you do your native tongue, and the DVD's contents are everything you ever dreamed of, and you're desperate for an accurately modelled 1/6th scale range of … Continue reading Review: SEGA hard historia
[Apologies for the literal screen shots in this one - emulation doesn't play nice with this game] When you spin the wheel of blind import purchases you do so in the knowledge that whatever comes your way could be anything from a life-changing hidden gem to a complete waste of time, money, and effort - … Continue reading The Dreamcast’s other speak ’em up
"20 JAPANESE GAMES L@@K RARE IMPORT SEGA NINTENDO RETRO!!" yells the eBay listing, the price suspiciously affordable when weighed up against the bundle's quantity. I bet you already know the sort of "deal" I'm talking about - and you already know to avoid them too. Even without clicking on the imaginary link you can virtually … Continue reading Fillers, coasters, and horse racing
Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster 