18 reviews by ALex McMillan..
Prince of Persia

2002-09-04
From: ALex McMillan
Comments: What the hell is with that guy below my comment???? Ian, you have got some serious problems, or if it isn't Ian, and is in fact someone that hates him, can't you put your filth somewhere a little more appropriate? This is for Master System stuff not Master Bator stuff! Tit. Anyway, this game boasts some of the finest animation seen on SEGA's little 8-bit lovechild. It is also rock hard, and a damned good game to boot. It was revolutionary when it first appeared, purely because the Prince really moved just like a 'real person'. Probably looks toss now though. Oh well, to be 10 years old again!

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Cool Spot

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Along with Prince of Persia this was one of the Master System's character animation gems. Obviously its' older brother on the Mega Drive was much cooler but so what! As far as the Master System games went this was pretty damn good. Not as good as Sonic's efforts, or many of the Disney inspired platformers, but pretty solid nevertheless. Buy it, try it, you could do much worse.

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Ghostbusters

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Erm, awesome opening sequence music. And thats about it! I bought this game unboxed, without instructions, and just could not figure out the point in it. What the hell are you supposed to do on that overhead map of the city? Maybe its a good little game, and maybe (as I suspect) its just a festering pile of movie merchandise cash-in shite! Who knows!?!

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Lemmings

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: One of the ultimate, classic, slices of videogame history of all time on the Master System! Well, you may think this would be shit, how wrong you would be. Along with the Amiga versions, and the Game Gear version, this was one of the best. Great graphics for the Master System, tunes that you will never forget, amazing puzzle design, 120 levels and just all round coolness make this one of my all time favourites on the angular reddy brown and black box!

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World Class Leader Board

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Golf hey? Is it shit, is it cool? The jury is still out on that I'm afraid...one thing is for sure though, golf games are cool. Especially when played with a group of mates. Along with Pebble Beach on the Saturn, this game lingers in my memory as cool. Perhaps it was shit, but I thought it was cool. Hey, it even had digitised speech in it. I know, on the Master System. It sounded like someone had thrown a cup of tea onto Steven Hawkins speech computer, but it still impressed the hell out of me.

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Wonder Boy III: The Dragons Trap

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Killer you arse, nobody will lick your balls. Not even the most desperate crack whore. This game is probably the best on the Master System. Bright, bold, innovative, huge and challenging, this game kicked Sonic's spiky blue arse. This game gave me my first taste of character dvelopment and going back to previously played areas with new skills, allowing you to reach those parts previously unreachable.

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Teddy Boy

2002-09-04
From: ALex McMillan
Comments: I'm scared, this game was made 17 years ago, and I can still remember it as clearly as the most recent shitty PS2 game that I have played. This game was bloody brilliant, addictive as hell and looked cool when played on a Game Gear with a Master Converter. Yeah people, this game was a 'shit budget game', but it rocked. Just like Transbot.

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Rastan

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: I have a really vague memory of playing this game for a while and then not being able to get over a particularly high ridge. It was real cool up until that point, then I just got pissed off and turned it off. I think it was probably cool though.

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Paperboy

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: I really hated being a paperboy, and I really hated this game. Is it US Gold's fault that this shite came out? I found the game to be a pile of overrated goat testicular cancer. Why is it remembered as a classic? Delivering newspapers is shit, and so are people that think making computer games based on said activity, is going to be 'groovy and cool'.

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Parlour Games

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Wicked pool game, others were pretty pointless though. Not bad though, especially if you can pick it up cheap. I once used this Cart to kill a f**king huge house spider.

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Mirracle Warriors

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Seal of the Dark Lord my arse. Feel of the Gay Lord more like. This game was dull, with the presentation of something with really awful presentation. I don't thinkl I liked this game much. I still owned it though...I think I might need some help.

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Sega Chess

2002-09-04
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: What a waste of fucking time, I buy consoles to play fun games, not shite like this. If I wanted to play chess, I would have bought a.....yes, wait for it, A FUCKING CHESS BOARD!!!!! Pricks. I don't like chess simulations by the way.

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Psycho Fox

2002-09-03
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: This game is responsible for turning me into a complete SEGA nutcase. Ever since I played it I have collected all the consoles, and have over 300 games in total, made by SEGA. This game was so cool, especially that damned theme tune. I still can't get it out of my head.

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Altered Beast

2002-09-03
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Why did SEGA bother, the sprites were too big for the poor little MS to cope. Flickercitytastic! Oh well, there were bad games around, even on the beloved MS.

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Mortal Kombat

2002-09-03
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: When I first saw the screenshots in 'Sega Power' I had to double take! How the hell did SEGA manage to push the poor little MS to do this! Great graphics, what could the NES do to compete with this? F**k all, that's what.

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Bank Panic

2002-09-03
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Erm, yes. A credit card sized game. A very poor game as well. Hilariously bad, but hey look, the game is so small. Wow!!!

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Operation Wolf

2002-09-03
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: Shit, this game rocked. Especially when you got the gun power ups. Pity that you had to play it 2 inchs from the TV screen though, otherwise accuracy was about as likely as the US admitting that it isn't really THAT great.

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Golden Axe Warrior

2002-09-03
From: Alex McMillan
Comments: My very first taste of RPGs, this was so unbelievably cool when I was younger, and so much more innocent. I was spellbound by the whole premise, especially when I actually completed it. A really cool memory I have of this game is when you go into the dwarf's house and the theme from 'Golden Axe' kicked in. You know, the one from Level 1. Yes, THAT one.

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