“Up to 6 billion players” The latest of our single platform podcast specials focuses on SEGA’s final console, the Dreamcast. Leon, Karl and guests Ben Cartlidge (One Credit Classics) and […]
Tag: Sega
Console Special: Sega Mega Drive
“Welcome To The Next Level” In the first of our extra-length single-platform specials, Leon (@ratsoalbion) is joined by Mega Drive enthusiast and expert Dan Clark (@MealtimeStrateG) as well as retro […]
Valkyria Chronicles – Cane and Rinse No.333
“Squad 7, move out!” Alright squad, listen up. The objective is to assist Josh, Michiel and Simon Cole in successfully evaluating Sega’s 2008 Tactics RPG, Valkyria Chronicles. They’ll be under […]
Daytona USA – Cane and Rinse No.331
“Blue, blue skies…” Just why is SEGA’s 25 year old coin-op racer still relatively easy to find in (what passes for) arcades in 2018? Leon, Michiel, new contributor Marvin Alexis […]
Comix Zone – Cane and Rinse No.195
“…I’m just a drawing! But I’ll be free soon enough…” Leon, Tony and Karl abuse save-states to see SEGA Technical Institute’s late era Mega Drive/Genesis game Comix Zone through to […]
Music Monday: NiGHTS into dreams…
I’d posit that NiGHTS into dreams… is as much of a synaesthetic experience as Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Rez. It’s inconceivable that the game would offer the option to mute the uplifting, […]
Alien: Isolation
In your living room, everyone can hear you scream. Brian Tarran reviews The Creative Assembly’s spiritual sequel to the classic space-based survival horror movie, Alien: Isolation The first time it […]
Music Monday: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
It’s been over a year since SEGA Studios Australia released their (to me) hugely disappointing remake for contemporary platforms, but, as is not unusual, I woke up feeling nostalgic for […]
Music Monday: Sonic 3
There are so many great tracks from the Mega Drive/Genesis Sonic games that I could share with you, but these particular selections from Sonic 3 have always resonated with my […]
Strider
Brian Tarran slices and dices his way through the 2014 remake of the ninja action adventure. If the 2014 remake of Strider was a car, it would be a mid-range […]
Music Monday: Rez
With genius videogames auteur (and University Challenge question subject) Tetsuya Mizuguchi announcing his imminent return to game development, what better time to feature this outstanding track from Rez on a […]
Music Monday: Strider
I’m rather enjoying the recent downloadable Strider title that’s been put together by Double Helix in association with Capcom. It’s a slick, briskly-paced dash’n’slash ‘metroidvania’ type game that’s closer to […]