Category Archives: Retro

Shadowrun Returns!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Seattle’s best! The Kickstarter phenomenon of 2012 has been very expensive for me.  I have already supported several projects, but when they announced a proper return to the Shadowrun universe, I could not resist.  I was fascinated by Shadowrun’s bold … Continue reading →

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Daytona USA…XBLA

Posted on March 31, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

From the arcade, to the Saturn, to the Dreamcast…to the Xbox 360! First Place BEGINNER – Win a BEGINNER Course in ARCADE Mode (any difficulty level is ok)                                                                                     Gamerscore = 10 Unlocked on 28/03/2012 When Daytona USA went on sale … Continue reading →

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Middle-aged Wasteland

Posted on March 25, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

From the ashes, from inXile, the father of Fallout! I was fifteen years old when the classic PC role-playing game Wasteland entered into my gaming lexicon.  I was already well into computer role-playing games at this time by cutting my … Continue reading →

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Up Next: Silent Hill HD Collection

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Something wicked this way comes… After several days away I am back in the really-real world…only to launch myself back into the unreal nightmare that is the town of Silent Hill.  Silent Hill is one of my favourite gaming franchises … Continue reading →

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Feeling Lucky & Wild

Posted on February 26, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Is it a shooter? A driving game? It is both! In over 1,100 posts here at the Haunted House I do not think I have ever posted on an arcade game while it is still in the arcade.  Well today … Continue reading →

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Jet Set Radio Grinding to XBLA!

Posted on February 25, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Not the ‘Future’…but this Retro is Set to Jet! The Sega Dreamcast produced many a beloved franchises in its short lifespan, but one of the most popular and influential franchises to be birthed from this time was Jet Set Radio … Continue reading →

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Game Room Revival on my Windows Phone 7

Posted on February 23, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Enjoying my arcade classics on the go! Unidentified Flying Object – Shot down 10 UFOs in ranked mode Gamerscore = 30     Unlocked on 2/11/2012 I am probably one of the last supporters or blogger that still blogs about Microsoft’s failed … Continue reading →

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Storm Warning of a New MechAssult

Posted on February 18, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

One small step for Mechs… Big shoes to fill. One of the first Xbox LIVE titles made available for the service at its launch was MechAssault.  Set in the BattleTech universe made popular by its pen-and-paper board games and series … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting a Double Fine Adventure

Posted on February 16, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

The lords of Point-&-Click Adventures have returned! If you are a follower of gaming news and media one of the hottest stories out there right now is the runaway success that has been game studio Double Fine’s Kickstarter campaign to … Continue reading →

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Ultima: Most Important Game Series Ever

Posted on January 27, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Ahead of its time.  Influence still felt to this day. It is an extremely rare occasion on my blog when I will re-blog another writer’s work.  But when I saw and read Rowan Kaiser’s recent post on Joystiq regarding the … Continue reading →

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