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Sharp X68000 Capcom 1992

Final Fight

Final Fight on Sharp X68000 is one of the finest home conversions of Capcom’s beat ’em up: brutal, physical and still remarkably close to the arcade spirit.

9.0

Review Jun 26, 2026

Final Fight

Final Fight on Sharp X68000 is one of the finest home conversions of Capcom’s beat ’em up: brutal, physical and still remarkably close to the arcade spirit.

Amiga 500 Psygnosis 1989 1

Shadow of the Beast

Shadow of the Beast is one of the Amiga’s absolute myths: spectacular, atmospheric and still powerful, but also rigid, cruel and divisive.

8.5

Review Jun 18, 2026

Shadow of the Beast

Shadow of the Beast is one of the Amiga’s absolute myths: spectacular, atmospheric and still powerful, but also rigid, cruel and divisive.

Super Nintendo Virgin Games 1993

Cool Spot

Cool Spot on SNES is an advertising platformer that still works: great animation, good pacing and plenty of personality beyond the 7 Up brand.

8.5

Review Jun 11, 2026

Cool Spot

Cool Spot on SNES is an advertising platformer that still works: great animation, good pacing and plenty of personality beyond the 7 Up brand.

Amiga 500 Core Design 1993

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck is one of Core Design’s most recognizable Amiga platformers: colorful, funny and technically polished, but also very much a product of its early 1990s design.

8.0

Review Jun 09, 2026

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck is one of Core Design’s most recognizable Amiga platformers: colorful, funny and technically polished, but also very much a product of its early 1990s design.

Title screen of God of War II for PlayStation 2 featuring Kratos.

PlayStation 2 Sony Computer Entertainment 2007

God of War II: review of PlayStation 2’s action swan song

God of War II is one of PlayStation 2’s greatest action games: a fierce, spectacular and technically impressive sequel that still defines Kratos’ Greek era.

9.5

Review Jun 07, 2026

God of War II: review of PlayStation 2’s action swan song

God of War II is one of PlayStation 2’s greatest action games: a fierce, spectacular and technically impressive sequel that still defines Kratos’ Greek era.

Title screen of Tomb Raider for PlayStation featuring Lara Croft.

PlayStation Eidos Interactive 1996

Tomb Raider: review of the PlayStation classic that turned Lara Croft into an icon

Tomb Raider on PlayStation is not only the beginning of Lara Croft’s myth. It is a 3D adventure built around solitude, exploration, puzzles and 1990s videogame memory.

9.0

Review Jun 05, 2026

Tomb Raider: review of the PlayStation classic that turned Lara Croft into an icon

Tomb Raider on PlayStation is not only the beginning of Lara Croft’s myth. It is a 3D adventure built around solitude, exploration, puzzles and 1990s videogame memory.

Sega System 16 Sega 1989

Golden Axe

Golden Axe turned 1980s barbarian fantasy into pure arcade action: three heroes, spectacular magic, rideable beasts and one of the strongest identities in SEGA’s coin-op history.

9.0

Review May 31, 2026

Golden Axe

Golden Axe turned 1980s barbarian fantasy into pure arcade action: three heroes, spectacular magic, rideable beasts and one of the strongest identities in SEGA’s coin-op history.

Sega Saturn Sega 1996

NiGHTS into Dreams…

NiGHTS into Dreams… is one of the Sega Saturn’s most original games: a flying, musical score-attack experience where Sonic Team turned dreams into arcade design.

9.0

Review May 14, 2026

NiGHTS into Dreams…

NiGHTS into Dreams… is one of the Sega Saturn’s most original games: a flying, musical score-attack experience where Sonic Team turned dreams into arcade design.

Amiga 500 Loriciel 1992

Jim Power in Mutant Planet

Jim Power in Mutant Planet is one of the most striking Amiga platformers of the early 1990s: console-like in style, powerful in sound, but also harsh, nervous and not always balanced.

8.0

Review May 13, 2026

Jim Power in Mutant Planet

Jim Power in Mutant Planet is one of the most striking Amiga platformers of the early 1990s: console-like in style, powerful in sound, but also harsh, nervous and not always balanced.

Nintendo 64 Nintendo 1997

Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars

Review of Star Fox 64, known in Europe as Lylat Wars: a spectacular, replayable and iconic Nintendo 64 arcade shooter.

9.5

Review May 12, 2026

Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars

Nintendo’s cinematic shoot ’em up: fast, spectacular and still one of the purest symbols of arcade action on Nintendo 64.

Amiga 500 Team17 1993

Superfrog: the Amiga mascot we wanted to love

Superfrog is one of the Amiga’s most iconic platformers: clean, smooth and beloved, but behind the Team17 myth it remains more elegant than truly memorable.

7.5

Review May 09, 2026

Superfrog: the Amiga mascot we wanted to love

Superfrog is one of the Amiga’s most iconic platformers: clean, smooth and beloved, but behind the Team17 myth it remains more elegant than truly memorable.