Absolutely sold on the graphics if nothing else. A luscious looking tribute come remake of the Atari ST PD game “Robots” from James of the now sadly sleeping RGCD. Robotz DX is an unashamedly old-school, single-screen shoot-em-up with strategic game play. Although simple in concept, it is a difficult game to beat; you will die many times before you master all 30 arenas – and even when you do conquer the game, it’s randomly generated level layouts will provide a new challenge on every subsequent play-through. On each level, the goal is to destroy all the robots within a time ... [Link] [Cache]

Just want to wish everyone a happy fourth of July. Have a good one! [Link] [Cache]

One of the various releases by Apogee back in the day had a lot to do with side scrollers as it was the amazing engine that made them stand out over other developers. With such amazing releases as the Commander Keen series and Duke Nukem, there were bound to be some that were left out of their popularity. That's where this title comes in. Secret Agent was just another Commander Keen clone if you might consider it that but a real fun one. With the neat PC speaker sound, this game made you feel as retro as the first Commander ... [Link] [Cache]

One of the more bizarre and unknown titles from the older era of games is known as Pickle Wars. Released in 1993 by MVP Software, the game looks like your usual platformer except is the story that keeps you interested in it Of course the gameplay is a big plus . Anyways, the story is very simple, stop the pickle invaders from taking over the world!! You have to destroy these veggie baddies with all your pickle killing skills! The game plays like many platformers and it's quite enjoyable. It also has music so no quiet game for you, then ... [Link] [Cache]

From the Atari 2600 to the NES to the Sega Genesis, you thought you've experienced everything there is to know about retro. Don't get too cocky though, Americans! There's a whole other chapter of classic gaming you've likely missed. Pack your bags... 1UP is taking an extended trip to England to discover: You know, I’m a little worried about posting a review of a game on the British ZX Spectrum this close to the fourth of July. Why, even the mere mention of America’s Independence Day has been known to make the average Englishman explode into tiny chunks! Either that ... [Link] [Cache]