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RetroVision: Phoenix & The Birth of the Boss Battle

Sophia Aubrey Drake 219 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Alien, Arcade, Boss, dnd, Phoenix, Schmup, Shooter, Space Invaders, Taito

Where would we be without a good boss fight? Nowadays, boss battles are one of the staples of the gaming

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RetroVision 

RetroVision – Ecco, The Unlikely Tale of a Cult Classic

Sophia Aubrey Drake 154 Views 0 Comments 80s, 90s, Alien, Difficult, Dolphins, Ecco, Ecco The Dolphin, Genesis, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Sea, The Tides of Time

Ecco the Dolphin is a curious game, it blends genres and in many ways is quite a unique title.  On

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Cheats 

Cheats & Tips – Contra

Sophia Aubrey Drake 144 Views 1 Comment Alien, Contra, Famicom, Konami Code, NES, Probotector, Red Falcon Organisation

Contra is hard, very very hard.  So as always, following on from our review, Rings & Coins is here to help by

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RetroSpective 

RetroSpective – Contra

Sophia Aubrey Drake 372 Views 5 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Alien, Co-op, Contra, Difficult, Famicom, Game Over, Konami, Konami Code, NES, Nintendo, Predator, Probotector, Rambo, Red Falcon Organisation, Shooting, Waterfall

To put it simply, Contra is a game synonymous with both the Nintendo Entertainment System and the 8-bit generation.  First released

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – The Gender of Samus Aran

Sophia Aubrey Drake 179 Views 2 Comments Alien, Ellen Ripley, Famicom, Heroine, Japan, Metroid, Metroid: Zero Mission, NES, R&D1, Samus Aran, Super Metroid, Varia Suit, Yoshio Sakamoto

Despite becoming one of gaming’s greatest twists, and a defining moment within the industry, it may or may not come as

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Cheats 

Cheats & Secrets – The Mysterious Murasame Castle

Sophia Aubrey Drake 129 Views 0 Comments Alien, Famicom Disc System, FDS, Invincibility, Takamaru, The Mysterious Murasame Castle

Need some help taking down the hordes of enemies that lie in wait for Takamaru?  Silly questions of course you

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Japan/Import RetroSpective 

RetroSpective – The Mysterious Murasame Castle

Sophia Aubrey Drake 372 Views 2 Comments Alien, Castle, Dark Souls, Edo, Famicom, Famicom Disc System, FDS, Forest, Japan, Katana, Lake, Mountain, Ninja, Nintendo, Samurai, Takamaru, The Legend of Zelda, The Mysterious Murasame Castle

The Mysterious Murasame Castle is quite an apt name, given how it didn’t see a release outside of Japan until

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