The Mars probe Curiosity has finally landed safely, after a complex and intricate landing procedure which involved deploying a parachute and then firing retro rockets before being lowered onto the surface. The probe, at 1,982 pounds (the size and weight … Continue reading
Road Rash was on of those one off games which took a classic motorcycle simulation such as Super Hang-On or Pole Position and then added a twist to it : the ability to remove your opponents from the track with … Continue reading
It is rare for a game to be a classic hit – twice, encompassing the 1996 original and the 2002 remake. Resi managed it though, a flagship game on the Gamecube, for a seriously underrated machine which never quite hit … Continue reading
The Cumberland Spaceman website celebrates its first birthday today having been one year exactly since I started it. In the year since the website started, Jim Templeton the man who took the famous Solway Firth / Cumberland Spaceman photo, died … Continue reading
Its been a while since my last postings, so I thought I would explode back on the scene with a new Classic Retro Gaming review on one of my all time favourite strategy games : Dune. 20 years old this … Continue reading
Ok, I have finally gotten round to writing a nostalgic blast on possibly my favourite games of all time; Monkey Island 1 & 2 – by Lucas Arts. These two games were spectacular when they came out and more importantly, … Continue reading
Another new entry to the Classic Retro Gaming Section, the Amstrad game : Oh Mummy. This game was a highlight of my youth on the Amstrad Home Computer in the mid 80′s. I would have all but forgotten about this … Continue reading
Its really hard to quantify just what ‘It Came From The Desert’ on the Amiga actually is, its a kind of a RPG-shooter-fighting-driving-top down platformer-third person experience which came out in 1989. It has atmosphere in buckets and some of … Continue reading
My new section is up and running called ‘Classic’ Retro Gaming where I will write about some of the classic Retro games which inspired a generation (and me). First up is Target Renegade on the ZX Spectrum. This game made … Continue reading