Mario Tennis – Nintendo 64 (2000) Choose your favourite Nintendo character and take to the world of tennis. Game types include ring shot (where you must shoot the ball through golden hoops that are suspended above the play area, gaining bonus points as you play), bomb tennis (simply put Tennis with Bombs) and Piranha Challenge…
Pickups 072 -Metal Gear Solid – The Twin Snakes
The Twin Snakes is a remake of the 1998 tactical espionage action game Metal Gear Solid.The remake has the same story and dialogues as the original (although voice-overs were re-recorded for this release). The locations in the game also remained the same, but the graphics were updated to look equal in quality to contemporary games….
Pickups: 071 – The Devil Made Me Do It
The Devil In Me – Sony Playstation 5 A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes’ ‘Murder Castle’. It’s an opportunity that’s too good to pass up and could be just the thing they’re looking for to win some much-needed public interest.The…
Pickups: 070 – Monthly Gaming Box
Micro Machines 1 And 2: Twin Turbo – Nintendo Game Boy Color If you’re bored of racing Formula 1 cars, rally cars or MotoGP bikes in their natural habitats, the Micro Machines series could be for you. It involves racing miniatures representing particular vehicle types across a particular terrain found around the house. The Sports…
Pickups: 069 – Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land, the plumber’s first outing on the Game Boy, is a side-scrolling platformer much in the vein of the previous Super Mario Bros. This time, Mario must save Princess Daisy, rather than Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper, Tatanga, a mysterious spaceman.The game follows largely the same formula of its aforementioned predecessor, with Mario…
Pickups: 068 – The C64 Microcomputer
The world’s best-selling home computer – Reborn, again…The C64 is back, this time full-sized with a working keyboard for the dedicated retro home-computer fan. Featuring three switchable modes – C64, vic 20, and games carousel. Connect to any modern TV via HDMI for crisp 720p HD visuals, at 60 Hz or 50 Hz. An updated…
Pickups: 067 – Nostalgia Nerd’s Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks: A Potted History of Personal Tech
With millions of views on YouTube, Leigh is well known to his loyal fans for his in-depth videos about the software, hardware, games, toys, programs and magazines of the 70s, 80s and 90s, through his channel, Nostalgia Nerd. He has no shame admitting his addiction to retro tech (indeed it would be hard to hide)….
Pickups: 066 – Tenchu: Dark Secret – Nintendo DS
In Tenchu: Dark Secret, you play as Rikimaru or Ayame, two ninja who must protect a princess in feudal Japan. They do this through a variety of missions where they must sneak through areas unseen by guards and assassinate targets, which frequently takes the form of boss fights along with other types of missions, such…
Pickups: 065 – Nes Advantage
Please see here for more info Rating – Boxed, No ManualPrice Paid – £24.99 (Cash Converters Online)
Pickups: 064 – Japanese GBP Stuff
So this lot came up on one of my Facebook retro gaming groups, and I jumped on it straight away. The seller originally wanted £110 for these items, but I chucked in a cheeky offer of £100 all in, and the seller agreed. Needless to say, I was very pleased. Nintendo Game Boy Pocket Portable…