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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:09 +0000
Ocarina of Time is one of those games that - with a large fanbase built over a number of years - it usually finishes high in the Best Games Ever list. But just how good at it? Can it really convert a non fan of the genre? Retro Garden, who confesses that he missed it the last time around, picks up a 3D RPG that's not Final Fantasy, and endevours to find out.
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Interplay Games Come To Wii?s Virtual Console
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:31:54 +0000
Wii gamers will now get an added treat shortly from their Virtual Console. Interplay games - who's classics include Earthworm Jim and not so classics include Boogerman - have announced four of their games are coming out for the Wii, but are they any good? We find out.
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Retro Joysticks for the Wii
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:50:35 +0000
Joysticks! We've all got our favourites, we've all got our least favourites (Atari Jaguar), but Nintendo have resurrected two of the best for the Wii - the Neo Geo and the Super Nintendo. Play those games like they should be played (yes Neo Geo's joystick was perfect for Beat-em-ups)
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Dynamite Headdy
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:31:11 +0000
Ever lost your head completely? Dynamite Headdy may just be the game for you. Dynamite Headdy is the first Megadrive/Genesis game reviewed on this website, and for a good reason. It's a stunning game that does every teenager's favourite console justice. Treasure have a knack of making sleeper classics. This is one of them.
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Super Mario Kart
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:00:52 +0000
In honour of Mario Kart being released for the Wii, Retro Garden look at the original incarnation of everybody's favourite kart racing game. Race around a track, throw some red shells, but - looking back - was it really one of the best games ever? We take a look in a non dewey eyed fashion.
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Nebulus
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:56:34 +0000
Nebulus is one of those unique platformers that seemed to pop up on the Commodore 64. Sure, they had no Mario figure, but the amount of fairly unique platformers they had was substansial. This mini-review (been really busy lately hence the sparodic updates) looks at one of them, which created a video game technique that was used for game after game after game. This game is Nebulus.
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Rate-ro Garden
Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:33:53 +0000
Thing something I write is rubbish? Or a game isn't given the justice it deseves by me? Well now you can rate your own games and reviews! All reviews now have a 5 star rating system, so you can say if a game is brilliant or rubbish. Read this article for further information.
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Rainbow Islands
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:12:35 +0000
Somewhere over the rainbow, weigh-a-pie. Welcome to Rainbow Islands, a fun little Taito platformer which uses stars and rainbows as weapons. There are 7 islands, and you need to climb each one to get to the next level. It's the sequel to the classic Bubble Bobble, but what's it like to play? Retro Garden finds out...
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Wonder Boy
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:17:12 +0000
Not to be outdone by the European Release of Uridium last week, United States Wii owners get a new system to play too today - The Sega Master System (as reported by this site last week). The first game out is Wonder Boy, but what's it like to play? Retro Garden finds out by reviewing it's Arcade counterpart.
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Uridium
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:05:51 +0000
Today, Wii owners in Europe got a new console to play games with. This console (or computer) is the Commodore 64, one of the most popular home computers in the 1980s. One of the first two games is Uridium - one of the fine offering from Graftgold's stable. So how does it hold up today? Retro Garden finds out.
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