[IsoMetRic Games] Fairlight / Fallout / Fate of the Dragon


Hello guys, This is the first entry of the column that will be your companion for the whole year 2021, [IsoMetRic Games], a mini-compendium of the mandatory isometric games ever released. It’s something difficult to explain but the “perfect” isometric visuals, the 120°-120°-120° has always given a sense of perfection to me that I’ve never…

[Game of the Week] Week #45 – Frank Bruno’s Boxing


Hi folks! Here we are again with another entry, the fourtieth of the [Game of the Week] column and this time the game featured is Frank Bruno’s Boxing for ZX Spectrum! Developer: Elite Systems Publisher: Elite Systems Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum (pictured) Genre: Fighting Release Date:…

[Forbidden Games] The Interactive Adventures of Seymore Butts


Welcome to the forty-sesventh entry of this column in which I review forbidden (and forgotten) retro games with adult contents. A lot of the games that will be revisited here will have, as well as adult themes, some contents that may offend somebody. But please remember, we are here just to re-discover something rightfully forgotten,…

[Game of the Week] Week #42 – Metal Slug 7


Hi folks! Here we are again with another entry, the fourty-second of the [Game of the Week] column and this time the game featured is Metal Slug 7 for Nintendo DS! Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK (JP), Ignition Entertainment (US, EU) Platforms: Nintendo DS Genre: Scrolling Shooter Release Date: July 22nd, 2008 Follow I ❤ Old…

[RetroConsole] Famicom Disk System turns 35!


The story in a nutshell Il Disk System è stata la prima periferica di successo distribuita dalla Nintendo. Quando venne rilasciata, nel 1986, il Famicom era appena arrivato in Occidente con il nome di NES e con un pesante restyling che lo faceva sembrare qualcosa di totalmente differente dall’originale giapponese. In Giappone invece il Famicom…

[Game of the Week] Week #41 – Utopia


Hi folks! Here we are again with another entry, the fourty-first of the [Game of the Week] column and this time the game featured is Utopia for Intellivision! Developer: Mattel Electronics Publisher: Mattel Electronics Platforms: Intellivision Genre: RTS Release Date: June 3rd, 1982 Tra gli anni ’70 e gli anni ’80 non c’è dubbio che…

[IsoMetRic Games] Congo Bongo / Cadaver / Cossacks: European Wars


Hello guys, This is the fourth entry of the column that will be your companion for the whole year 2021, [IsoMetRic Games], a mini-compendium of the mandatory isometric games ever released. It’s something difficult to explain but the “perfect” isometric visuals, the 120°-120°-120° has always given a sense of perfection to me that I’ve never…

[Game of the Week] Week #40 – The Flintstones


Hi folks! Here we are again with another entry, the fourtieth of the [Game of the Week] column and this time the game featured is The Flintstones for Sega Mega Drive! Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Platforms: Sega Mega Drive Genre: Platform Release Date: February 22nd, 1993 (NA) Mesi dopo l’ultimo post di questa rubrica (l’ultima…