Episode 61: Movie Licensed Games

11th January 201811th January 2018 Philip Hockaday

One of the most popular gaming genres in the mid 80’s to late 90’s was the movie license. From the 8bit home computer scene Ocean software led the way in releasing many great games based on the most popular movies of the time. Games such as Batman The Movie, Robocop, Rambo and Terminator 2 made people want to buy the machines to play them on especially when these titles came packaged with the machine – something Commodore did very well!

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Episode 60: Indie Games

28th December 20173rd January 2018 Philip Hockaday

Indie games represent some of the most highly regarded video games on current gen consoles and the PC, and independent studios represent a hot bed of talent when it comes to creating titles that are not held back by the business driven goals of mainstream publishers.

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Episode 59: Wulverblade Developer Interview

26th November 20173rd January 2018 Philip Hockaday

Michael Heald realised a lifelong dream of becoming a game developer when his first title Wulverblade hit the Nintendo Switch earlier in 2017. Initially intended to be an Xbox One exclusive, Wulverblade was picked up by Nintendo and upon release it garnered critical acclaim across the board for it’s engaging storyline and solid side-scrolling, old school beat ‘em up gameplay.

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Episode 58: Dave Perry Interview

15th November 201728th December 2017 Philip Hockaday

Dave Perry is one of the most memorable contributors to UK games journalism in the 90s. With a career in magazine journalism and being a major part of gaming TV shows Games Master and Games World almost everyone knows who he is. With a wealth of games magazines in his portfolio including Sega Pro, Play, X-Gen and many more Dave had a insightful view of changes in gaming industry.

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Episode 57: Resident Evil

24th October 201715th November 2017 Philip Hockaday

When Resident Evil was released in 1996 on the PlayStation, arguably, the Survival Horror genre was born. Created by Shinji Mikami and developed and published by Capcom, the series has been a massive success, with multiple main series games and numerous spin off titles.

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Episode 56: Nintendo DS

11th October 201724th October 2017 Philip Hockaday

When Nintendo announced a new upcoming heldheld in 2004 codenamed DS (Developer System) they described as “The 3rd Pillar”. The Gameboy Advance and Gamecube were Nintendo’s main machines even though the Gamecube was struggling against XBox and PlayStation 2. However in March 2005 the DS was released and people took notice!

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Episode 55: Sports Games

25th September 201711th October 2017 Philip Hockaday

Sports games are a genre that have been around for years. From Pong to Track And Field to Fifa there have been some fantastic sports games and some stinkers. It’s a genre that is great fun playing with friends even though tempers may have been known to flair during some games (that may just be me!)

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Episode 54: PlayStation 2 Revisited

12th September 201711th October 2017 Philip Hockaday

Maximum Power Up takes another look at the Sony PlayStation 2. As previously discussed Sony really started to take control of the console market with their 2nd machine. With a massive software library which also included the start of many much loved franchises there was something for everyone.

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Episode 53: Capcom 84 – 94

23rd August 201724th September 2017 Philip Hockaday

Say the name. Say it slowly. Capcom. From 1984 to 1994, Capcom had a solid roster of arcade blockbusters, adult orientated and kid-friendly licensed titles and of course the venerable Street Fighter II.

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Episode 52: Bargain Hunt

7th August 201723rd August 2017 Philip Hockaday

As mentioned many times on the show the price of retro games is always increasing. With collector’s buying up more games there is always going to be less in the wild, on ebay etc and anything that does appear usually costs more than the month previously.

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