International Ninja Rabbits DOS Review

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Hello there and welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. Hope you’re having a blast this Easter! To celebrate, we’re diving into a sequel of a game we’ve checked out before. It just so happens to fit perfectly with this time of the year. So, today we’re focusing on International Ninja Rabbits.

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Flashback DOS review

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Hello and welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. Let’s begin the new year by examining a classic action game that drew inspiration from previous influential games and, in turn, became influential itself. I am referring to Flashback.

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Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Action Game Review

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Hello again and yes, I know I’ve reviewed a game with a similar title, but that was a graphic adventure, this one is an action game, although both titles were based on the same movie. That’s why one is called “The Graphic Adventure” and this one, “The Action Game”. Perfectly easy to distinguish between both. Anyway, let’s take a look at Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game.

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The Dame was Loaded review

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Hello again and welcome back to another requested review. One literature genre that translates pretty well to adventure games seems to be mystery tales, especially detective stories. There’s something special about solving a mystery, even better if it’s in the shoes of a hard-boiled detective. I’m talking about The Dame Was Loaded.

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Tomb Raider PC Review

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Hello there, folks! Welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. So, today we’re gonna talk about a game that’s been sitting in my backlog for ages – the one and only Tomb Raider.

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Dune DOS review

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I know that I hark on about licensed games not being very good, but the truth is that there are some really good licensed games out there. And today, we’re going to review one such game based on a movie I quite like (which is, by itself, based on a novel by Frank Herbert). I’m talking about Dune (based on David Lynch’s movie of the same name).

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Top 10 Best Retro Arcade PC Ports

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If you read this blog’s guidelines, you know that I don’t normally review ports, console or arcade games. Mostly I do this to give exclusive PC games a chance to shine. But how about arcade ports released on the PC? And instead of reviews, why not a Top 10? Think of it as a way to bend my guidelines. But before that, some basic rules:

  1. Only retro ports of arcade titles are featured. That means any port released for the PC up to 1999, included. There won’t be any mention of modern ports of retro arcade titles (e.g.: D&D Chronicles of Mystara or Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection).
  2. Only official releases. No clones or fan-made games (e.g.: PC-Man or Mario Bros VGA).
  3. To make the list more diverse, only one game per series or franchise is allowed. You won’t find entire collections in one entry.
  4. I haven’t played every single retro arcade port out there, so if you think of any title that should be on this list, mention it in the comments below.
  5. I rated the list based on the faithfulness of the ports, if they’re fun to play and if they’ve aged well.
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