Articles by Alex Barbatsis

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Freaky Fridays: Scooby-Doo Mystery

Now that a new and fantastic Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated has hit the air, I wanted to look back at Scoob’s entry into the world of Sega.  Scooby-Doo Mystery, developed by Illusions Gaming and published by Acclaim for the Sega Genesis, was more or less a clone of games like Maniac…

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Retro Review: The Tick

Superheros lend themselves perfectly to games.  They have a story you don’t need to explain in great detail because people have already watched or read about the characters’ histories, values, and battles.  Many a great game has come from the medium of comic books, but sometimes developers ignore all the…

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Retro Review: Deep Fighter

Imagine Ecco the Dolphin, the calmness of the water, the fun of swimming, the caverns to explore.  Now transplant Ecco into a 3D world and replace him with a submarine filled to the brim with weapons and gadgets.  Sounds like Ecco the Dolphin just got awesome.  Deep Fighter, released for…

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Retro Review: Slave Zero

The video game industry has never had to pine for games starring giant robots.  The mech market eventually peaked and began petering out with Steel Battalion and its monstrously amazing dual stick, forty-button controller.  Slave Zero was released in 1999, at the height of popularity for walking tank games and…