Mastering The System #1 My Hero

AKA: Seishun Scandal (JP), Gang’s Fighter (SA), Ttoriui Moheom (KO), Taekwon Sonyeon (KO)
Developer: Coreland
Publisher: Sega
Year: 1986
Played Before: Yes
Progress: 2nd round
Time played for review: 1 hour

Like so many memorable games (Double Dragon, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Wardner), My Hero begins with some dodgy-looking bloke nicking your girlfriend while you’re walking in what appears to be a park.
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Mastering The System

Sega’s Master System. Supported for almost a decade in Europe and with over 300 games released for it, Sega’s most well-known 8-bit console made some fairly decent headway and laid ground for the success of the Mega Drive.

I owned a Mark 2 model long after it had stopped being cared about in Europe and rarely played it before passing it on.

But have I missed out on something special from Sega?

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Games #1 Tomb Raider Anniversary (X360)

System: XBox 360
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Eidos
Year: 2007

Is Tomb Raider Anniversary a worthy remake of an iconic game or a cynical cash-in on nostalgia?

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Secret of Evermore (SNES) – I found a bug

System: Super Nintendo
Developer: Square USA
Publisher: Squaresoft
Year: 1995

So it turns out this game is rammed full of bugs, despite being plenty of fun. I found one that isn’t a game breaker or particularly exciting, but is nonetheless a little odd.

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First Impressions #1 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

Having finished Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis (KoL) twice and waited for a very long time for an English version of Let Us Cling Together (LUCT) (Super Famicom), I was recently given a copy of the PSP Premium Edition as a present (along with a PSP and loads of retro game collections thanks to my fabulous girlfriend).

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Quick and dirty PC joystick mod

Thought I’d do a quick post about having finally managed to get a Dreamcast joystick working on the PC.

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Let’s Go Shopping! #1 Wardner

System: Arcade
Developer: Toaplan
Publisher: Taito
Year: 1987

Hello, folks. I’ve been away on holiday and also planning something else for the site, so it’s been a short while and I’m very sorry to have neglected you. Let’s get this party restarted with a look at Wardner in the inaugural Let’s Go Shopping!

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An ad banner appears – Fight/Magic/Escape?

Yes, an ad banner for RetroGT.com has appeared on the sidebar of the site, but it’ll be the only one that does. This is a banner that’s been chosen by me, not served by a keyword robot from the datacentre of a faceless corporation. So, what’s it advertising?

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Opinion – Nintendo, 3DS and Wii U

I have major reservations about Nintendo’s current/future strategy. Here’s why.

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Welcome To Bonus Stage! #1 Shinobi

System: Arcade
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Year: 1987

Where better to start than with the game that inspired the name of this feature; Shinobi?

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