Retro Games – 41 Post http://www.41post.com Game Programming, Android and Retro Games Wed, 29 Apr 2015 04:02:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Retro Review: Side Pocket (Genesis / Mega Drive) http://www.41post.com/4036/retro-games/retro-review-side-pocket-genesis-mega-drive http://www.41post.com/4036/retro-games/retro-review-side-pocket-genesis-mega-drive#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:16:56 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=4036 Click here to read Retro Review: Side Pocket (Genesis / Mega Drive)
A review of Side Pocket for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). Read this post to find out what made this game stand out from the rest of the other pool (billiards) video games back in 1992. Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/4036/retro-games/retro-review-side-pocket-genesis-mega-drive/feed 1 Retro Review: Hauting Starring Polterguy (Genesis) http://www.41post.com/3644/retro-games/retro-review-hauting-starring-polterguy-genesis http://www.41post.com/3644/retro-games/retro-review-hauting-starring-polterguy-genesis#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:56:06 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=3644 Click here to read Retro Review: Hauting Starring Polterguy (Genesis)
Another Retro Review for one of the most unique games on the Genesis. Here, the player controls a ghost that has to scare a family out of their home. It's a very different concept for a game, but is it any good? Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/3644/retro-games/retro-review-hauting-starring-polterguy-genesis/feed 0 Retro Review: Beyond Oasis (Genesis) http://www.41post.com/3380/retro-games/retro-review-beyond-oasis-genesis http://www.41post.com/3380/retro-games/retro-review-beyond-oasis-genesis#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:43:42 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=3380 Click here to read Retro Review: Beyond Oasis (Genesis)
A review for this 1995 RPG released on the Sega Genesis. This game is a fusion between two game genres: RPG and side scrolling fighting games. Is it a successful genre fusion? What elements are from RPG games? Which ones are from beat'em ups? Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/3380/retro-games/retro-review-beyond-oasis-genesis/feed 2 Revisiting ‘Star Wars: Dark Forces’ with DarkXL http://www.41post.com/3172/retro-games/revisiting-star-wars-dark-forces-with-darkxl http://www.41post.com/3172/retro-games/revisiting-star-wars-dark-forces-with-darkxl#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:45:50 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=3172 Click here to read Revisiting ‘Star Wars: Dark Forces’ with DarkXL
DarkXL is a remake of the classic FPS game 'Star Wars: Dark Forces'. It uses the original game files to run on current hardware. Read the review to find out what kind of graphic improvements and new features this remake adds to the game. Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/3172/retro-games/revisiting-star-wars-dark-forces-with-darkxl/feed 1 Retro Review: Vectorman (Genesis) http://www.41post.com/2945/retro-games/retro-review-vectorman-genesis http://www.41post.com/2945/retro-games/retro-review-vectorman-genesis#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:48:43 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=2945 Click here to read Retro Review: Vectorman (Genesis)
Retro Review of this 1995 game, that may be one of the best looking on the Sega Genesis. But what about the gameplay? Is it worth playing it? Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/2945/retro-games/retro-review-vectorman-genesis/feed 0 Retro Review: California Games (SMS) http://www.41post.com/2627/retro-games/retro-review-california-games-sms http://www.41post.com/2627/retro-games/retro-review-california-games-sms#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:19:13 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=2627 Click here to read Retro Review: California Games (SMS)
Review of a game that was available on almost every system when it was released back in 1987. Two years later, it arrived on the Sega Master System. But is it any good? Read this review to find out. Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/2627/retro-games/retro-review-california-games-sms/feed 2 Retro Review: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World http://www.41post.com/2227/retro-games/retro-review-alex-kidd-in-shinobi-world http://www.41post.com/2227/retro-games/retro-review-alex-kidd-in-shinobi-world#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:43:40 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=2227 Click here to read Retro Review: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World review. This was the last Alex Kidd game, released back in 1990, but what similarities does it share with the first Shinobi and Alex Kidd in Miracle World? Read the review to find out. Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/2227/retro-games/retro-review-alex-kidd-in-shinobi-world/feed 1 Retro Review: Alex Kidd in Miracle World http://www.41post.com/2139/retro-games/retro-review-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world http://www.41post.com/2139/retro-games/retro-review-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:13:24 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=2139 Click here to read Retro Review: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Review of this 1986 game released for the Master System. Before Sonic, this was Sega's mascot. Was the game any good? Check out the review for more details. Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/2139/retro-games/retro-review-alex-kidd-in-miracle-world/feed 1 TA3D: Total Annihilation in 3D http://www.41post.com/1741/retro-games/ta3d-total-annihilation-in-3d http://www.41post.com/1741/retro-games/ta3d-total-annihilation-in-3d#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:55:22 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=1741 Click here to read TA3D: Total Annihilation in 3D
Total Annihilation was released in 1997. That time, probably the majority of all RTS games were 2D. Now it's 2010, and you can play this game with 3D graphics using TA3D (Total Annihilation 3D), a source port of the original game. This post shows some of the improvements that TA3D brings to this strategy game. Read more...
]]> http://www.41post.com/1741/retro-games/ta3d-total-annihilation-in-3d/feed 2 Retro Review: Shinobi (SMS) http://www.41post.com/1603/retro-games/retro-review-shinobi-sms http://www.41post.com/1603/retro-games/retro-review-shinobi-sms#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:13:11 +0000 http://www.41post.com/?p=1603 Click here to read Retro Review: Shinobi (SMS)
Review for this 1988 game, originally released on the arcades. It's a ninja game that features Joe Musashi as the main character. It's hard, ruthless and 8 bit, but it is good? Can the Master System version be as fun as the original arcade? Read the rest of the review to find out. Read more...
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