old school
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Please, Somebody Remaster Matchbox Emergency Patrol
In the midst of Melbourne’s COVID lockdown and everything else that has happened this week, only one thing has been able to live rent free in my mind: Matchbox Emergency Patrol. Earlier this week while perusing the internet for something to write for this here website, I accidentally unlocked a weird portion of my brain that…
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Operencia Is A Treat For Fans Of Old-School Dungeon Crawlers
It’s as true today as it was in the early ‘80s. There’s nothing quite like the exquisite tension of exploring a creepy, creature-and trap-filled dungeon, square-by-square, in first-person. Operencia: The Stolen Sun, Zen Studios’ modern take on the classic dungeon crawler, is sleek, challenging, and incredibly charming.
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Dayshot: TV Series Remade As Old-School Beat ‘Em Up
Danny DeVito (in the upper left) and the crew from the TV series It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, remade as an old-school beat ’em up. A fun and intense, out-of-the-ordinary mashup by artist Aled Lewis. It’s a part of his recent exhibit called Such Pixels, which you can check out over here.
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Rare Arcade Game Killed By Atari Lawsuit Comes Back To Life
Maybe you’re like me and never heard of 1980s arcade game Meteors. If you guessed that it was a clone of Asteroids though, you’d be right. The coin-op arcade game stood at the centre of a lawsuit aimed by Atari at competitor Amusement World.