This was amazing! The first level starts off a bit slow, and besides the new art and a few references played like an ordinary Duke 3D level (although the view from the top of the lady killer is stunning) and there’s good atmosphere.
After you get the bike, there’s a bit of a turning point and gameplay starts becoming more ambitious and interesting, plus all the references, both in-your-face and the smaller ones, and the obvious/exact replicas as well as ideas/locations etc which are only loosely based on the old trailers.
Is it DNF? No, but (besides the start maybe) there is not a single boring moment in the entire thing, and you’ll have a huge grin every time you come across something from the trailers (especially when it’s gameplay related and not just a visual thing). It definitely has a DNF feel, but some parts have it more than others.
Soon after you start, it grabs you like a vice and it won’t let go until you finish. 100% Recommended! Go download now.
The Optimus Maximus keyboard
An OLED screen behind each key, very novel concept which unfortunately translated into an expensive novelty…
Oh well, something nice to impress your rich friends with!
Behold the mighty Amiga haul which I came into possession of this weekend thanks to a generous colleague!
Here’s a rear shot of my GBA showing a bit more of the Afterburner mod.
A variable resistor is mounted behind the right shoulder button which controls how bright the light is (leave it cranked up!)
If you’ve got really good eye sight you can also make out a red wire inside the case which gets installed as part of the mod to power the light directly from the batteries.
Super Mario Land 2 - picked this up today for only £2.99 in town. The chap at the desk said it had only come in two hours ago, he figures it wouldn’t last long on the shelf :)
Plus a chance to bust out my original Gameboy Advance with self installed Afterburner front light.
The GBA was a great console, but unless you played it whilst sat under a lamp the games were bloody hard to make out!
New footage from Notch’s new game 0x10c (which I always have to check my spelling of)
I have less time for games these days, which means I want to make that time count. When I found Minecraft for the first time (through Duke3D map creator Bob Averil)it was a breath of fresh air - something new and exciting.
Reading and watching early glimpses of 0x10c I get that same feeling, good times :)
The classic XCOM soldier hairstyle! I’ve seen it available in the new XCOM game that’s coming out soon…
It’s a classic! Can you really classify it as a racing game? Can you actually win by racing in it?
I found the several few months Retro Gamer mags so disapointing that I cancelled my subscription. Next thing I know my final edition falls through my letterbox and its a corker!
Although I’ve been involved with computers most my life, but it’s classic PC gaming and the 8/16 bit eras that hold the most memories for me, which is exactly where this issue focuses itself.
