The original Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (or Circle of Blood if you’re in the US) is one of those games of which I retain immensely lucid memories. […]
Tag: 1997
Music Monday: Diddy Kong Racing
Issue 156 of the Cane and Rinse podcast is out now, and it’s all about the jolly japes of Rare’s 1997 kartie/kitey/kraftie klassic, Diddy Kong Racing. Much of our lingering […]
Music Monday: PaRappa the Rapper
Rather than select one of the legendary playable songs from NanaOn-Sha’s PaRappa the Rapper I thought I’d go for a slightly left-field selection from Masaya Matsuura’s adorable OST. Funny Love […]
Mario Kart 64 Quick Rinse – BATTLE! VERSUS?
“I’M THE BEST!” Darren Gargette plays the second of Nintendo’s Mushroom Kingdom racing games, Mario Kart 64. Here Darren is playing the game on PC via emulation. If you like […]
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter – Only one wall texture but plenty of fog
“I. Am Turok!” Darren Gargette plays sprawling first-person Nintendo 64 (near) launch title Turok: Dinosaur Hunter via emulation. This is the fully gory, neck-clutching, gargling on blood uncensored version, rather […]
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Quick Rinse
“Who are you to judge?” Darren Gargette plays one of the most critically reviled games of all time: Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. Here Darren is playing the Nintendo 64 version […]
Diddy Kong Racing: Alakazoo, this is for you
Darren Gargette travels back in time, not literally, to revisit rare’s beloved N64 classic Diddy Kong Racing from Christmas 1997. Does it hold up after years of countless mascot themed […]