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Dino Run

I’ve seen Dino Run on a few sites now and I checked it out of interest and was very pleasantly surprised. It’s a retro style game (in visuals and sound) where you play a dinosaur that must flee a pyroclastic flow that threatens to make you extinct.

Basically you …

Droid Assault Released

Puppygames have just released their latest retro actionfest: Droid Assault for PC, Mac and Linux. It’s a top down multi-directional 2D shooter which is a cross between Paradroid (one of my all-time favourite C64 games) and Robotron 2084.

[photopress:droid_assault_screen_8.jpg,thumb,alignleft]Your mission is to “neutralise” all the …

Dan Dare Remake

Ovine by Design has made remake of the C64 version of Dan Dare. Ovine by Design has made many retro remakes before and this one looks excellent. Great graphics and atmosphere + spooky sci-fi music really add to this one. Check out the video and …

Dizzyage 2008 compo

Dizzyage is an engine that allows people to make retro platform adventure games in the style of the classic Dizzy games that were so popular on the Spectrum and Commodore 64.

[photopress:dizzy1.png,thumb,alignleft]Every year there is a competition for people to design adventure games using the engine, and this …

Heavy Weapon

I must have played Heavy Weapon over 2 years ago now, but I always wanted to write a review of it because it’s great!

It’s a retro style game that reminds me of a classic arcade game called Silkworm, which I thoroughly enjoyed on the Amiga in …

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