Category Archives: Retro

retro posts

Edmond Pangs of Guilt

Posted on July 27, 2014 8:21 am by bedgell

. I mean, good job Edmond Pang. Nice graphics and retro-synth music backing for your little video here. But rootin-tootin Jeebus, if you’re going to spend days creating something then surely you’d find five minutes for a quick spelling and … Continue reading →

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My top kickstarter games to keep an eye on right now, cos I just looked

Posted on May 10, 2014 12:18 am by lartens

Did you want to play a simulation game like the new (last year) Sim City V but were put off by the failure and publisher, well sometime in the next couple of years, probably three by Kickstarter standards there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, lartens, Mac, PC, Retro, RPG | 1 Comment

RetroN 5 may no longer be a myth

Posted on May 8, 2014 11:53 pm by lartens

It’s close, it’s so very close, sources say that the retroN 5 will be in the hands of suppliers end of June, that’s only 2 months away, surely after delay upon delay it can’t be a ploy to lower our … Continue reading →

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Blast from the past, SEGA, Dreamcast hanging in there, E3, Game Network

Posted on May 5, 2014 6:35 pm by lartens

I just found this recording on an old VHS tape labeled back to the future, because it had the movie on there, but also it’s like time traveling back 13 years when there was satellite channel with video games, weird … Continue reading →

Posted in consoles, Games, General, lartens, Retro | 7 Comments

How do you fit Paramore into a gaming/manga blog?

Posted on May 4, 2014 11:32 pm by lartens

Well the answer to the title is with an 8-bit cover version of one of their most recent songs Ain’t it fun as posted by 8 bit universe over on the web video watching site commonly known as youtube. We … Continue reading →

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Sega Worldwide Soccer ’97 warning

Posted on May 2, 2014 11:23 am by Dibbs Ahoy

It nearly got away with it. So very nearly. It thought it had been long enough to duck the Grig-radar. But there’s no way that I can let it slide. It’s the duty of Grig to haul this piece of … Continue reading →

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Pointless Bloodrayne 2 Review Ahoy – PS2 Version

Posted on April 2, 2014 6:26 am by Dibbs Ahoy

Welcome my Grigadiers, one and all, for another exciting episode of Dibbs Ahoys Reviews of Complete Irrelevance (Darci? A bit like that chick from the Smashing Pumpkins)! In celebration of the release of Titanfall, I thought that it was time … Continue reading →

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Snatcher shenanigans abound!

Posted on March 14, 2014 10:05 pm by Dibbs Ahoy

Ok, here’s an intriguing one for you. So it seems that the glut of fan made games that still continue to trickle out for the Dreamcast long after its official plug-pulling by Sega, is about to be joined by a … Continue reading →

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The Great Gianna Sisters Review. Very late. Like, 1987 late.

Posted on January 19, 2014 2:57 pm by Dibbs Ahoy

Good day my Grigglings! Next up from the 2013 left overs from Heir Ahoy is a 1987 bad boy that got a fine playin’ when I was a kid. It’s a retro review of a retro game, which means for … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter coolness ahoy!

Posted on January 16, 2014 10:43 pm by Dibbs Ahoy

Grigori(g) Rasputin! So here’s another of my previously scribed offerings from back in September 2013 when I was particularly looking forward to several Kickstarter projects that were in the pipeline. I believe of the games I talk about, one, namely … Continue reading →

Posted in 3DS, consoles, Dibbs Ahoy, HandHeld consoles, iPad, iPhone and iOs, PC, PS3, Retro, XBox 360 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments