Posted on April 10, 2017
Great Old Gaming Gems – Faceball 2000 (Gameboy)
After a brief Hiatus Great Old Gaming Gems is BACK! And we’re back with a game I absolutely loved on my original Gameboy. That game is, of course, Faceball 2000. With hardware advances the FPS shooter is one… Read More
Posted on March 23, 2017
Great Old Gaming Gems Is Back – Bringing The Bad With The Good
Great news! Great Old Gaming Gems is coming back to the site with all new retro goodness. Not only that it’s brining a spin-off… Great Old Gaming Fails. We always like to focus on what’s good in gaming… Read More
Posted on January 9, 2017
Great Old Gaming Gems – Super Hydlide
Ok well it’s my first article on classic gaming titles and I have to say I’m starting with a bit of controversy. Like many adults around today I was playing games while I was in nappies (though enough… Read More
Posted on January 2, 2017
Great Old Gaming Gems – Panzer Dragoon Saga
There are a few here who may remember the rather fun dragon blast-em-up Panzer Dragoon and it’s sequel either from the original Sega Saturn console or from the PC ports that were made. What you may not be… Read More
Posted on December 26, 2016
Great Old Gaming Gems – Streaker
Ok now hear me out on this one, you may never have heard of this game and by all rights, most of you probably shouldn’t have. But it’s a good game and I think it really is a… Read More
Posted on December 19, 2016
Great Old Gaming Gems – Metal Gear Solid
I’m a little weird when it comes to stealth style action games. Generally speaking, I will not be too fussed about playing them. I’ll maybe play for an hour or two and not feel too fussed and then… Read More
Posted on December 12, 2016
Great Old Gaming Gems – Home Alone
Everyone who is old enough to remember this film remembers that little kid screaming with the aftershave on his face and how thoroughly irritating he acted throughout the whole film. The one endearing feature of the… Read More
Posted on December 5, 2016
Great Old Gaming Gems – Act Raiser
This was a bit of a lost game on the SNES, they created a sequel but I don’t believe it ever managed to get the recognition it deserved on the console. Personally I’m a big fan of it… Read More
Posted on November 28, 2016
Great Old Gaming Gems – Columns
SEGA’s answer to Tetris, Columns was popular in a way that the spin offs of the Nintendo original never were and although games have taken elements of both games in spin offs or rip offs since, none has… Read More
Posted on November 21, 2016
Great Old Gaming Gems – Bushido Blade
So we’ve touched on beat-em ups as a genre before. 2 players square off in an arena and beat the hell out of each other until the opponent lies bloodied and bleeding. This sort of game can… Read More