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International Karate + - Commodore64
Xyphoes Fantasy - AmstradCPC
Arkanoid II - AmstradCPC
Pang - AmstradCPCPlus
Wrath of the Demon - Commodore64
Night Hunter - AmstradCPC
Barbarian - AmstradCPC
Prince of Persia - SamCoupe
Lemmings - SamCoupe
Best on 16bit micro!
Turrican II - Amiga
Shadow of the Beast - Amiga
Jim Power - Amiga
Agony - Amiga
Turrican 2 - AtariST
Project X - Amiga
Super Frog - Amiga
Flashback - Amiga
Dark Seed - Amiga
Flashback - Archimedes
Warlocks - Archimedes
Cannon Fodder - Amiga
Turrican II - PC
Universe - Amiga
Hurrican - PC
Tyrian - PC
Super Stardust - AmigaAGA
Pac-Mania - X68000
Best on 8bit consoles!
Best on 16bit consoles!
Jim Power - snes
Donkey Kong Country - snes
Aladdin - snes
Comix Zone - Megadrive
Alien Soldier - Megadrive
Blazing Lazers - pcengine
Raiden - pcengine
Super Star Soldier - pcengine
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Old schoold gamer view!Anyone who had the pleasure of growing up in the late 80's and early 90's will undoubtedly hold a place in their heart for the oldschool video games. It was all about having some fun and you didn't need an expensive console or home computer to do so!
RETROSHOWCASE.GR is a website created back in 2004 exclusively for retro gaming fans. The main idea behind our work was based on our affection towards the retro gaming scene and every retro gaming machine.
We actually lived and watched the gaming evolution from 1986 till today, starting with an Atari-clone and an Amstrad CPC 464 and, up to now, we have collected a whole bunch of retro gaming 'stellars'.Old schoold gamer view!We do not want get exhaustive so we just make brief reviews for every retro game we like with most of them containing our very own gameplay video. No walkthroughs or longplays this time. We just make a sample video for you to enjoy and motivate you to try it yourselves.We lived it on its core and we still keep retro gaming alive by also participating in major gaming events.The simple fact is that no matter how much technology seems to advance, retro gaming will always be interesting enough to spend a chunk of your time...
 
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An 8bit gaming miracle!
pcengineAmong the best video-game consoles that offered high quality visuals and sound, PC-Engine's (Turbografx16 in America and Europe) featured a mixed 8-16bit based architecture developed from Hudson Soft and NEC. I will not go through the advanced features of TurboCD (same CPU/GPU though CD-based audio, extra RAM), and I'll stick on the original, pure PC-Engine / Turbografx-16 here. -more-
The Atari ST and Amiga computing evolution!
AmigaSTThe Amiga and Atari ST computers (of course along with Macintosh and Apple IIGS) had enough processing power to perform calculation-intensive graphics (and other type of processing) activities at acceptable speeds. Surely back in the mid 80's the great processing speed of the Motorola 68000 chip (65816 on the Apple IIGS), the high memory capacity, and of course the ability for the programmers to call native system -more-
 
Atari ST: A great pixel-painting tool!
AtariSTIn 1985, the new Motorola 68000 CPU-based machines such as the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga (1000) hit the market, offering similar ease of use and superior graphics capabilities, including great depth of color palettes and animation capabilities. And since they cost less, both machines have opened up the computer graphics field to even more software developers and consumers back then. The little computers are starting -more-
The Amiga's graphics capabilities!
Amiga_GFXBack in the 1986, many programs have been developed over the last few years for casual use on home computers. But the new 68000 Motorola CPU-based machines, such as the Atari ST and (especially) the Commodore Amiga, offered graphics capabilities previously seen only on mainframe computers. The little computers are starting to catch up with the big ones. The evolution of microcomputer graphics in 1986 has just -more-
 
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Night Hunter

Night Hunter

ZX Spectrum (1991)

Robocop

Robocop

C64 (1988)

Thundercats

Thundercats

CPC (1987)

Zaxxon

Zaxxon

Atari XE/XL (1985)

Pang

Pang

CPC Plus (1991)

Aleste

Aleste

MSX2 (1988)

Capitan Trueno

Capitan Trueno

MSX (1989)

Rick Dangerous+

Rick Dangerous+

CPC Plus (2009)

Robocod

Robocod

STE (1991)

Sword of Sodan

Sword of Sodan

IIGS (1989)

Hook

Hook

ST (1992)

Rodland

Rodland

Amiga OCS/ECS (1991)

Body Blows

Body Blows

Amiga AGA (1993)

Ishar III

Ishar III

Falcon (1994)

Pac-Mania

Pac-Mania

Archimedes (1991)

Monkey Island 2

Monkey Island 2

PC MS-DOS (1991)

The NewZealand Story

The NewZealand Story

Master System (1989)

Navy Seals

Navy Seals

GX4000 (1990)

Castlevania II

Castlevania II

NES (1988)

Rainbow Islands

Rainbow Islands

Master System (1991)

Super Turrican

Super Turrican

Super NES (1993)

Gunstar Heroes

Gunstar Heroes

Megadrive (1993)

Chase HQ

Chase HQ

PC-Engine (1992)

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

Super NES (1992)

The Need For Speed

The Need For Speed

3DO (1994)

Captain Quazar

Captain Quazar

3DO (1996)

Striker Pro

Striker Pro

CDi (1994)

Litil Divil

Litil Divil

CD32 (1994)

Ridge Racer

Ridge Racer

Playstation (1994)

Rayman

Rayman

Jaguar (1995)

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

N64 (2000)

Princess Crown

Princess Crown

Saturn (1997)

Gran Turismo 4

Gran Turismo 4

Playstation 2 (2004)

Resident Evil Zero

Resident Evil Zero

GameCube (2002)

Black

Black

XBOX (2006)

SoulCalibur

SoulCalibur

Dreamcast (1999)

Metroid Fusion

Metroid Fusion

GBA (2003)

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

Lynx (1992)

Blue Lightning

Blue Lightning

Lynx (1989)

Fatal Fury F-Contact

Fatal Fury F-Contact

Neogeo Pocket (1998)

Ghouls N Ghosts

Ghouls N Ghosts

X68000 (1994)

Creepy Castle

Creepy Castle

Macintosh 68k (1991)

Monkey Island 2

Monkey Island 2

Macintosh 68k (1991)

Heart of China

Heart of China

Macintosh 68k (1992)

 
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