Tag Archives: Sega

Jambo! Safari – Sega – Wii – First Impressions

Posted on 17/05/2011 by

Years ago, probably in the Dreamcast era, there was an arcade game by Sega in an oversized Jeep cabinet called Jambo! Safari. You drove about and lassoo’d animals, all in a strict time limit, under those classic Sega blue blue … Continue reading →

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Sonic Colours – Wii – First Impressions

Posted on 16/05/2011 by

So, I really enjoyed Sonic 4 and really enjoyed Sonic Unleashed as well. However, I hated Sonic & The Secret Rings. Since most critics hated on Unleashed but loved Colours, I thought I would love it too, as they said it … Continue reading →

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Tokimeki Memorial ~forever with you~ Saturn screenshots

Posted on 05/03/2011 by

Recently I played all the way through Konami’s classic Tokimeki Memorial ~forever with you~ from 1996 on the Sega Saturn (although originally released in 1994 on the PC Engine. I’d heard about this game for a long time as being … Continue reading →

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Manx TT SuperBike – Sega Saturn

Posted on 04/03/2011 by

Despite owning a wealth of games on a variety of old consoles, I hardly ever play any retro. So I decided to bust out the Saturn for a bit of Manx TT action. One in a long line of Sega’s … Continue reading →

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Great Game Covers #2 – Space Channel 5 (JPN)

Posted on 26/10/2010 by

The second in my new Game Game Covers series is Space Channel 5, released by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999. I think all three regions have good covers (good enough for me to now own all of them) but … Continue reading →

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Great Game Covers #1 – Sonic Pocket Adventure on the NGPC

Posted on 24/10/2010 by

I’ve been meaning to start this new series of posts for a while now. It basically is just highlighting what I think is a great videogame cover. There are plenty of excellent games with terrible covers, and lots of arguments … Continue reading →

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Sonic 4 – A second complete playthrough

Posted on 24/10/2010 by

So this afternoon, I sat down and played all the way through Sonic 4 for a second time. This is odd because nowadays I have such a huge pile of games to get through that it is unlikely I’ll reach … Continue reading →

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Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 – Xbox 360 (Live Arcade)

Posted on 17/10/2010 by

16 years later, Sega finally bring us a numbered sequel to Sonic. Finally giving the fans what they’ve been asking for for years – a 2D HD platformer featuring only Sonic. When this was announced I was interested but disappointed … Continue reading →

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New Shenmue game announced! (for a Japanese social media service)

Posted on 07/10/2010 by

Shenmue fans around the world rejoice! And then sigh in disappointment. A recent press release has announced a game, called Shenmue City (or Town, dependent on translation) for the Yahoo! Mobage service, a joint venture by Yahoo! Japan and DeNA … Continue reading →

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Coloured VMU Collection

Posted on 02/10/2010 by

One of the unique things about the Dreamcast was the VMUs. Memory units that could be plugged into the controllers to act as a second screen, or by themselves as a mini handheld gaming device (that is, if their batteries … Continue reading →

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Rez – PS2

Posted on 02/10/2010 by

Maybe the second good thing about the nights drawing in is that its a perfect time to play Rez again. Its a game that needs to be played in the dark with the volume way up. Rez is one of … Continue reading →

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