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Obvious Retro Gamer Forum Joke number #361:


Surely, it'd be a "Tragedy" if this game was made.

Very funny Mr Dodger.

Don't forget - alcohol and an open internet connection are pretty dangerous befellows

Whoever you are Mr Roach, I salute your poetic summing-up of the current state of the industry today. I doubt there are half as many interesting or in-depth stories behind games today. They seem to be going the same way that towns are - every shop selling the same games, no little independent shops,...

As the king would say, A little less conversation, a little more action...!

I like the idea of the game though, sounds a little like Klax in some ways - that was a pretty smart game though I have no idea why Atari thought it would work in the arcades?!?!?!

Good point but PC gaming in general covers quite a big time span, which is why I didn't include it.

28 - Nemesis (Various 8 bits/arcade) The grandaddy of all add-on shoot-em-ups. I remember when they sandwiched this little beauty in between Rally X and Trojan at my local arcade and it blew everything else away in sight. The sound, atmosphere and playablility was sensational for the time. The Spec...

God yes, those mysterious little high-priced cardboard boxes.

I wonder how successful Ultimate would have been without all the hype and mystery?

Mr Space Ace or Dave, I've never heard of Polybius until I read the thread and I probably need to look up more about it to form more of an opinion but with all the negative comments withstanding, it seems that people who have voted seem to think there is something in it. Good luck Mr Roach in settin...

Hello gang; have just joined this forum after being an avid Retro Gamer reader since the second issue and have been playing lovely games since the late 1970's. Apologies if i'm going over old ground here but when is there a current cut off point when a game or console/computer is considered to be Re...

It may be a popular choice but I really liked the ship blowing up in Defender and the way the debris scattered. Also Galaxy Ranger on Laserdisc Arcade even though it was just a piece of film!