Skeleton Warriors was based on the animated television series of the same name. The game transported players to the dark and fantastical world of Luminaire, a place where the forces of good and evil were locked in an eternal struggle. The protagonist, Prince Lightstar, was caught in the midst of this conflict when he and…
As much as it seems like a massive inconvenience these days, there was something special about memory cards back in the day. If there is anyone reading this that isn’t familiar with memory cards, they were basically used to save the progress of your games. You typically would insert them into a slot on the…
Monster in My Pocket (MIMP) was a toy line created by Matchbox in 1990. These miniature bendy rubber figures depicted a whole array of different monsters and mythical creatures. Each monster had a point value, representing the monster’s relative power and the figurine’s scarcity, but most of us simply collected them because they looked so…
Toy Story took the world by storm, everyone and their grannies knew about the films and those popular characters of Buzz Lightyear and Woody! In 1995, the ‘Buzz Lightyear Ultimate Talking Action Figure’ was released with parents everywhere battling to make sure they were able to get one for their kids! The buzz lightyear came…
The best 007 game ever made. And no, I Don’t mean Goldeneye! A controversial view in the gaming community when Goldeneye has a bit of a cult following, but I stand by the fact that I enjoyed Nightfire a lot more. Going back and playing all of the old titles, Nightfire still has a lot…
One of my Favourite Star Wars games growing up was Jedi Power Battles! You could choose between 5 Jedi to play as including Obi-wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Adi Gallia, Mace Windu & Plo Koon, unlocking new combos with your chosen Jedi as you progress through the story. The controls are a little difficult in comparison…
I wasn’t massively into racing games growing up with the exception of Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing and Road Rash! Road Rash stood out to me because of the wacky violence that made it a joy to play! If you weren’t lucky enough to enjoy this game (It was only released on PS1 and Gameboy…
I remember playing a demo of this game on my laptop back in the day and having about 30 minutes of fun blasting away and not really taking the game seriously. I thought I would give it another try today, to see how the game lives up to today’s standards. Unfortunately, not very well! Even…
We were recently discussing our favourite Mortal Kombat games and comparing it to the lists online and my thoughts are that everyone’s favourite games, movies and TV shows are all based on nostalgia, and this plays a massive part in what you prefer. My brother was a massive MK4 fan, as was I. We probably…
Most people are familiar with the popular hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors games that soared in popularity starting with Dynasty Warriors 2 in 2000, but did you know that it all started with a fighting game on the PS1? I must admit, my first introduction to this franchise was the second game on PS2, but I thought…