Known for spawning an entire beat ’em up genre, Double Dragon improved on its lesser-known predecessor Renegade with new features such as weapon equipping. More importantly, it was one of the first video games to offer two-player cooperative gameplay, a feature that would become standard on everything from Contra to Call of Duty in the […]

An early standout of home console entertainment and one of the first sports video games, Punch Out was successful for targeting arcade-style fun rather than attempting to emulate the sport it’s based upon. In fact, part of Punch Out’s brilliance is that it’s not really a sports game at all. It’s a puzzle game that […]

Just as many superheroes made their first appearance in non-eponymous comic books (Superman in Action Comics #1, Batman in Detective Comics #27), everyone’s favorite mustachioed plumber debuted in a game with neither “Super” nor “Mario” in the name. This game was more than the Italian high-jumper’s first outing, though. Donkey Kong was an early example […]

Where the third entry in the original Prince of Persia trilogy failed to successfully transfer the series from its 2D roots to a 3D setting, Sands of Time succeeded. A reboot of the classic franchise for the sixth generation of consoles, the game featured beautiful graphics and acrobatic 3D platforming and combat, all of which […]

This little indie took the gaming world by storm upon its release in 2017. The animation style echoes the work of studios like Disney and Fleischer from the 1930s. Players control the titular character making your way through boss fights with increasing difficulty. And it does get quite difficult as Cuphead and his brother Mugman […]

It’s not about racing. It’s about annihilating your opponents with every weapon in your arsenal. This 1995 Playstation release was a car game for people who didn’t care about getting to any finish line. It’s a battle royale where shooting missiles from a creepy ice cream truck is par for the course. Price: £35.40