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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (PlayStation) Review

Nix McRetro // 26th January 2016 // Categories: Gaming, Sony, YouTube

I had a go at Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 on the original Sony PlayStation. This one came out in 2002, by which point the PlayStation 2 had already been around for a couple of years. The poor old PlayStation was getting on a bit, but you wouldn’t necessarily know... Continue reading

Mega Man 4 (NES) Review

Nix McRetro // 24th January 2016 // Categories: Gaming, Nintendo, YouTube

I spent some time playing Mega Man 4 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, and I must say I was rather impressed by how good it looked. We’re still talking about an 8-bit console here, but the colours and artwork are so nice you’d almost think it was something a little... Continue reading

Lunatic Dawn (NEC PC-FX) Review

Nix McRetro // 24th January 2016 // Categories: Gaming, YouTube

I had a look at Lunatic Dawn on the NEC PC-FX, and what an interesting little system that is. The PC-FX was NEC’s successor to the PC Engine, arriving around the same period as the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Unfortunately, NEC wasn’t particularly interested in giving the machine a... Continue reading

Kirby's Adventure (NES) Review

Nix McRetro // 22nd January 2016 // Categories: Gaming, Nintendo, YouTube

Kirby’s Adventure might just be one of the nicest-looking games I’ve seen on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released towards the end of the NES era in 1993, it really shows what developers could do once they’d had a few years to get comfortable with the hardware. Just look at the... Continue reading

F-15 Strike Eagle (NES) Review

Nix McRetro // 20th January 2016 // Categories: Gaming, Nintendo, YouTube

I had a go at F-15 Strike Eagle on the Nintendo Entertainment System, and decided the only sensible way to review a game about fighter jets was with a scoring system made entirely of eagles. How many eagles? Well, that was something I worked out as I went along! The... Continue reading