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I’ve always wanted a standalone MiniDisc separate, but to be fair I’ve got three portable MD recorders, which is probably overkill as it is.

Cambridge A1Mk3 amp Sherwood PM9800 and Sansui FR-D25 turntables Technics SL-PG480A CD player Traxdata Traxaudio CD recorder Sansui D-X310W tape deck JPW ML510 bookshelf monitors Also have a Sony PS-J10 mini turntable, bought for £1 from a car boot fair, hooked up to my PC using a B-Tech B26 phone s...

Towards the end of my interest in Sega Power, the book was getting thinner, and reviews were getting lazier. Sonic Chaos got a score well in the 90s, which suckered me in and left me forking out for a real dud of a game. There was an MD Disney tie-in - possibly the Jungle Book - where the review was...

Sonic Chaos on the MS. Just rubbish. Reviews at the time were glowing, saying it was some kind of technical marvel, but it was just sinfully easy, and really not all that impressive to look at. Having been obsessed with the 8-bit Sonic II, Chaos was one of the few games of the era I bought in the we...

Land Of Illusion - absolutely stunning. Improved massively on the original and at a time when every other release seemed to be a platformer, it showed up everything around it on every system. Alex Kidd In Miracle World - the perfect bundled game. Bags of character and variety, loads of replay value ...

I'm really disappointed with it so far. Some nice touches, but it just hasn't grabbed me in the same way MK Wii did. Lots of incredibly average tracks as well, including both Rainbow Roads. Lack of Team Battle mode is a bummer as well, and as mentioned elsewhere dripping the ability to drag a second...

Loads in Sega Power, from the point that they cut the pagination drastically, stopped trying to cobble words together and just crammed in as many screenshots as possible to save on work. There were several games getting 90% plus around 1995/96, with more or less no explanation why. Loads of reviews ...

The end of Halo 4 is abysmal.

Last boss in Alex Kidd In Miracle World is pretty underwhelming as well.

The original Link's Awakening on the Game Boy.

Gaming with soul.

Pac-Man: Rehab Edition, where ol' Paccers has finally got the monkey off his back.

Each board starts blank, but gradually pills start appearing at random, becoming increasingly hard to avoid.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening (by some distance)
2. Wario Blast
3. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
4. Tetris
5. Soccer (aka Elite Soccer)

I think Doom was maybe the fifth FPS i ever played, and that made a huge difference to how I viewed it. First I ever played was Zero Tolerance on the Mega-Drive, which was limited but had bags of atmosphere. I still think it's a hugely overlooked game. Next i saw was Wolfenstein 3D, which I found pr...

The last "battle" in Halo 4 barely qualifies.

Speaking of the Alien films, Alien: Resurrection on the Playstation was absolutely superb, and remains sadly overlooked by many. Leagues ahead of the (I imagine bigger selling) Alien Trilogy, and one of the tensest gaming experiences I've ever had. I recently revived it on my PSP, and playing it la...

T2: The Arcade Game blew me away at the time. Completely immersive. Time hasn't been the kindest to it, but it was both impressive and bloody difficult. More overlooked, Terminator: Future Shock on the PC. It never figures in anyone's top FPS lists, but it was pretty impressive and had some excellen...