Console Games

Among the most remarkable games released by Sega are Sonic the Hedgehog, Gunstar Heroes, Mortal Kombat and Streets of Rage. The series of Sonic games by Sega won multiple awards including Best Platformer at GamingXP's Best of Gamescom 2011.

Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game created by Yuji Naka and was developed and owned by Sega. The first game in the series was published in 1991 and won great popularity.

Gunstar Heroes - Gunstar Heroes was released in 1993. Treasure's debut game was originally released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in the 90's and later on was ported to the Game Gear by M2. Sega is still known as one of the biggest companies in the field of gaming, and many of its games are highly popular today.

Some of the most popular Game Boy games include;

1. Tetris Game Boy games

2. Pokémon series Game Boy games

First Release: September 28, 1998 (Blue/Red),

3. The Legend of Zelda Game Boy games: Link's Awakening

First Release: August 1993

Immediately after waking up some shores of some mysterious place named Koholint Island, Link starts a puzzle-filled challenge to collect a number of musical instruments that would awaken the huge sleeping Wind Fish and allow him to get to escape the Koholint Island. A 1998 DX version release updated this game's graphics as well as expanded the quest and challenge with exclusive color-based dungeons. The game was so influential that Nintendo released the title covers as the initial entry in the 3DS' virtual console.

4. Metal Gear Solid Game Boy games

Gareth Jones Interview:

Question 1- What are your views on the video game industry of today?

One of our favourite TV presenters from the 80s and 90s grants us an audience and talks video games, cars and having a Ratchet & Clank-type relationship with the awesome Violet Berlin.

Question 2 - GamePad came at a time when there was lack of video game TV shows on the air. Not exactly, Violet had presented a gaming show called Game Spot on Bravo. 
Question 3 - GamePad was a great show which was made "by gamers, for gamers". 
Question 4 - GamePad lasted for four series. Were you disappointed that the show was not renewed for another series?

Question 5 - Have you always been a gamer?

Question 6 - What is your favourite video game of all time?

I got into gaming via the Game Gear and the Amiga, so I feel a slight allegiance to those brands. 
Question 8 - Do you still play video games today?

Question 9 - Violet Berlin made her name as one of the most respected video game presenters in the UK. Violet doesn't have much time for playing game these days, apart from those she writes, and she usually gets our children to test them.

Question 10 - Do you play video game together and who usually wins?

Question 11 - How exactly did WhizzBang.tv come about?

Question 12 - Have you got any future plans to make / present a TV show on video games?

Nope, not at the moment - Violet is busy writing games and interactive installations for museums, and I'm busy on car-related projects just now.

Question 13 - Do you feel there is a current gap in the market for a TV show dedicated to the video game industry?

Syndicate was developed by Bullfrog whose iconic logo will forever be etched into my brain. Bullfrog was founded in 1987 by Les Edgar and Peter Molyneux. To say Populous was ground breaking (ho ho) is a massive understatement. 90% of retro gamers know what it is, the first widely acknowledged "God Game". The next Bullfrog game I remember was Powermonger, another "God Game" but that introduced a 3D game engine and looked fantastic. The inevitable Populous sequel followed (which again was excellent) but it was during 1993 and 1994 that Bullfrog produced two of my favourite games ever. The aforementioned Syndicate and also Theme Park.

Syndicate's main concept was global domination (I see a theme here Bullfrog... ) through the conquering of territories (Bullfrog!). The fact that the Mega Drive port worked just as well as the Amiga version is attributable to the extremely talented team at Bullfrog.

And so to the next piece of wonderment - Theme Park. 

Although Theme Park's main objective was less fun, spend money to make more money, the freeform nature of the creation of each theme park was a joy to partake in. Electronic Arts deserve a mention here for it was they who published these landmark games with Bullfrog. Visithttp://www.arcadeattack.co.uk for this and many more retro gaming articles and reviews!