Classick looks back at another arcade classic, the slick action spy thriller Rolling Thunder!
Tag: throwback
Retro Video Game of the moment: The Main Event (1988)
With WrestleMania upon us, it only seemed right to take on a pro wrestling theme with the latest post in this series. I’ve played a ton of wrestling games, both in the arcades and on consoles, but none more memorable than The Main Event!
Retro Video Game of the moment: Shinobi (1987)
Make a video game based on a ninja fighting to save his students from other ninjas, mercenaries, monsters, demons and other bad guys and you’ve got a pop culture phenomenon on your hands.
Sega’s Shinobi* changed everything for me. When it was first released in the arcades in 1987, it was the quintessential side-scrolling action game.
NES throwback tribute: Abobo’s Big Adventure (playable online game)
Old school NES gamers rejoice! If you’ve ever played Double Dragon on the NES, you no doubt are familiar with Abobo, the bald-headed muscle-bound menace of that game. Over the years, for some odd reason, the character Abobo has developed quite a cult following online, so much so that this month Rage Releases made him…
