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#27: The New Zealand Story (Taito/Choice, Amiga, 1989) The bright cartoon presentation doesn’t have much in common with Ghosts ‘n Goblins, but it’s another platformer were you fire…

The New Zealand Story

Welcome to New Zealand. It’s been waiting for you.

#27: The New Zealand Story (Taito/Choice, Amiga, 1989) The level design tends towards equal parts haphazard and sadistic. Enemies appear in a frequency and variety which defies any…

#27: The New Zealand Story (Taito/Choice, Amiga, 1989)

#21: Microprose Soccer (Sensible Software/Microprose, Amiga, 1989) Microprose Soccer represents our first foray into the world of football, but (spoiler alert!) it certainly won’t be the last. Not…

#21: Microprose Soccer (Sensible Software/Microprose, Amiga, 1989)

#21: Microprose Soccer (Sensible Software/Microprose, Amiga, 1989) 

#20: Battle Chess (Interplay, Amiga, 1988/1989) There is a unique animation for each combination of one piece taking another. Now, these animations certainly have some level of entertainment…

A selection of hit video games in the UK, 1988 (click titles for blog entries) Metroid (Nintendo, NES) Predator (Activision, C64) Out Run (Sega/U.S. Gold, C64) …TRAZ (Cascade,…

#19: Bombuzal (Image Works, Commodore 64, 1988) At the start screen, one is offered the choice to play in 2D or 3D; selecting the latter gives you an…