OLD GAMES, NEW PERSPECTIVES

W hen it staggered half-formed from its grave ...

REMEMBER THE BACK OF THE ARCADE, WHERE THE NOT-SO-FLASHY COIN-OPS LURKED IN THE DARKNESS, WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED? BACK IN 1987, THIS IS WHERE YOU’D LIKELY HEAR A BLOOD-CURDLING FEMALE SCREAM THAT COULD BELONG TO ONLY ONE GAME… SEGA’S COIN-OP CREATURE FEATURE ALIEN SYNDROME

What happens when you mix the tech of SnowRunner and Space Marine 2 in a co-op shooter with '80s flavour to spare? Toxic Commando has the answer

SINCE THE DEBUT OF THE 1984 MOVIE, TERMINATOR VIDEOGAMES HAVE APPEARED WITH EVERY SUBSEQUENT INSTALMENT. MUCH LIKE THE FILMS THEMSELVES, IT’S BEEN AN ERRATIC AND SOMETIMES BIZARRE JOURNEY. RETRO GAMER STEPS BACK (OR IS IT FORWARD?) IN TIME TO INVESTIGATE

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