Contra is one of those games for the NES that was simply unbeatable, literally. Back in the 1980s, as retrogamers will agree, there were...

Before Call Of Duty, Battlefield and the new Doom, there was Goldeneye. It can be easy to forget Goldeneye. But retrogamers do not forget...

If there is one beat ‘em up that retro gamers truly love it’s Virtua Fighter. Different to games like Street Fighter, it is a truly...

Video games are not meant to be easy. If they were too easy to complete, the challenge would be knocked right out of them. But as retro...

Trying to rank the best video game characters of all time turned out to be no mean feat, in fact it quickly turned out to be pretty much...

Defender is one of the best-loved arcade games of the eighties. It is also one of the most difficult, with most people finding it a...

There have been many game consoles over the years, some were simply better than others. However, every now and then during this decade a...

We all know that the eighties was a great time for video games, and not just because of the fun aspect. Eighties games were pioneering -...

The 80s isn’t that far back in the swirly mists of time, but for some people it may as well be centuries ago. Gamers, especially, are now...

Streets of Rage is quite possibly one of the most difficult games to master. It’s a piece of cake to get into, but once you’re hooked,...