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Trouser Trouble Hidden PSX Game

By SHLIM --
Thursday, 09 Dec, 2021

So for those interested in finding hidden files amongst Playstation demo discs the news of this game may not be news. But Reddit user Crouts0 has finally…

Every Phoenix Games PS2 Game

By SHLIM --
Thursday, 29 Aug, 2019

Its took a very long time to put this one together, but finally we have released a video displaying every PS2 game released by Phoenix Games in UK…

When Nintendo say NO!

By SHLIM --
Sunday, 02 Oct, 2016

Nintendo are well known for protecting their copyrights. So it was no surprise that after a fan made game merging Mario Bros and the current No Mans…

The Arkade PNP

By SHLIM --
Tuesday, 16 Aug, 2016

Wisdom Tree, better known for their 1990's christian based games Super Noahs Ark 3d and Spiritual Warfare, are back with a kickstarter project…

Ghosthouse 1 and 2

By SHLIM --
Sunday, 17 Apr, 2022

Ghosthouse was a movie i came across in the mid 90s that i fell in love with straight away. Its based around some Ham Radio enthusiasts who get a strange… Read more

Death Race 2000 VHS

By SHLIM --
Saturday, 05 Jun, 2021

Death race 2000 is a movie most people will of heard of today. But there was a time during the 90s that this movie was relatively forgotten.

Around… Read more

The Unseen VHS

By SHLIM --
Friday, 04 Jun, 2021

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RUN VHS

By SHLIM --
Saturday, 05 Jun, 2021

RUN is a movie i first caught on cable TV one night in the early 00's. It was a bizzare film that had so many plot flaws that it just made the… Read more

Gaming Documentaries Worth Watching

By SHLIM --
Monday, 05 Dec, 2016

In this post we talk about a few various Gaming Documentaries that we think are worth watching. Whether it be about Retro Gaming or Competitive play,… Read more

The Snowman - VHS

By SHLIM --
Friday, 06 Nov, 2020

Heres the original big box ex-rental version of the classic xmas movie The Snowman!

I used to love this movie as a kid and would watch it endlesley… Read more

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Phoenix Games Official Press Release Info

By SHLIM --
Friday, 28 Jun, 2019

Here we will go over all the official press information as released via all Phoenix Games websites. Information was released between 2002 - 2004 and… Read more

<p>In this follow up to our first 'Beware the Errors' post we take a look at the recently uploaded Ebay sale of the extremely rare USA game variant…Read more