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Atari A to Z Flashback: Golf
Ah, golf. The one sport I can get behind in that it involves minimal physical activity (aside from walking about a bit and occasionally giving a small ball a hefty thwack) and is mostly about being...
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Good evening everyone! I’ve spent the day editing a monster podcast that should be with you tomorrow, so I’m only just getting to this. Better late than never and all that. Got some great new stuff...
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The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 39 – Gentlemen, Start Your PC Engines
Sorry it’s been a while, but we’re back again with a big bowl of podcast for you to enjoy — as always, featuring both my good self and Mr Chris Caskie of MrGilderPixels! The MoeGamer Podcast is...
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Atari A to Z: Rainbow Walker
Today we pay another visit to a beloved publisher of the Atari 8-bit days: Synapse Software — and one of the company’s most well-regarded games. Rainbow Walker isn’t an especially original premise —...
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Alien Brigade: The 7800’s Crown Jewel?
We’re all about the Evercade here on MoeGamer, so where better to kick off our exploration of all the games available on this retro wonder-device than with the first game on the first cartridge in the...
View Articleshort;Play: Descent
The mid ’90s was a great time to be playing PC games. It was a time when the platform was really starting to find its feet, and it saw a variety of innovations in lots of different genres that we’re...
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Waifu Wednesday: Pamela Ibis (Again)
Yes, yes, yes, I know we technically “did” Pamela already last year, but as you’ll know if you’ve played more than a couple of the Atelier games… one can never really claim to truly know Pamela....
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Atari ST A to Z: Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
There are some games that, when they release, you just know they’re going to be all-time greats, forever regarded as classics. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge from Gremlin Graphics was definitely one of...
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Star Luster: Namco Does Star Raiders
One of the great things about the Evercade retro gaming handheld is its unofficial mission to bring a variety of overlooked, underappreciated or unlocalised retro gaming titles to a worldwide audience....
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Freelancin’ Ain’t Easy – Final Fantasy III #2
As yet bereft of the iconic Jobs that would go on to define this particular installment in the Final Fantasy series, our heroes are tasked with seeking out a naughty old Djinn. It’s not a quest they...
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Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis – Narrative, Themes and Characterisation
This post is one chapter of a MegaFeature! << First | < Prev. | Next > | Last >> The two Mana Khemia games are sometimes unofficially regarded as a continuation of the Atelier Iris...
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Atari A to Z Flashback: Gravitar
It’s another Atari 2600 port of a classic arcade game! This time around we’re taking a look at Gravitar, one of the most legendarily difficult games of all time. Its Atari 2600 incarnation is arguably...
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Good evening everyone! I’ve left this until late in the day once again so I’m pretty tired. Apologies if this is less coherent than usual… but eh. Roll with it. It’s been a fun week! I finished Mana...
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Burnin’ Rubber: Let’s Bump ‘n’ Jump
Data East may be a slightly lesser-known company than the big hitters of the 8- and 16-bit era, but they still put out some cracking arcade games during this period, many of which got home ports. One...
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Incantation: Having a Wizard Time
Nintendo’s widely beloved Super NES continued to get new games long after the Sony PlayStation and its rivals had brought in the “next generation” of gaming in 1994. As you might expect, many of these...
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Atari A to Z: Saboteur!
I never played Clive Townsend’s classic open-structure 2D platformer Saboteur! until his recent Nintendo Switch version, which I absolutely loved. Imagine my delight, then, when I saw that some...
View Articleshort;Play: Ion Fury
I’m not so hot on them these days, but back in the ’90s I absolutely loved first-person shooters — and for me their pinnacle of pure fun factor was Ken Silverman’s Build engine. It was with some...
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Dark Chambers: What a Dandy Dungeon This Is
The history of how a lot of old games came to be is deeply fascinating. One such tale that I’ve found rather interesting is how Atari’s Dark Chambers came to be. This is a game that has its roots in...
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Atari A to Z: Mouth Trap
Back in the 8- and 16-bit days, everyone was encouraged to try their hand at programming. The 8-bit microcomputers came with BASIC built-in, while 16-bit platforms played host to packages such as STOS....
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Dig Dug II: Bring Out the Drill
Dig Dug is one of those retro games that is an established classic, but which relatively few people seem to be aware actually got a rather enjoyable sequel. Most of this is likely due to the fact that...
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