Updates

First Co-op Review
Something a little bit different for Recollect Game Review (RCR) as we will be doing our first co-op review this weekend. Myself and our other resident reviewer, Mark, will be battling it out on the previously mentioned Retron 5 (you can read my dilemma on it here). The game has yet to be determined but expect it to be a multi-player side scroller. I have suggested Golden Axe 2, Mark has suggested Alien Storm and there are several others in the mix... ultimately undecided until tomorrow!

What will make this different to our other reviews is that we will be writing on the same game. Throughout the years, we have had very contrasting opinions on gaming and if I recall, I don't think we have ever been able to physically complete a game together without something being launched across the room e.g. a controller or my younger self. So it will be an interesting turn up and we will let you all know how it goes!


Direction of Recollect Game Review
While we have our co-op tomorrow night, we will be looking at what direction we want to take RCR. We love what we have done so far and have enjoyed every minute. I may have mentioned though, this whole thing is pretty brand spanking new to us so new ideas may come at various times. 

The twitter account has really taken off and the comments/feedback back from you lot have been amazing through various medium (truly, we can't thank you enough). It is because of this, we want to try and offer more than just our own take on games that we remember when we were young (that will continue to be the main core though). With that said, we are looking at a few different ways of adding new bits and pieces throughout to try and keep content going as frequent as we can to a high standard.

With that said...


New Section - User Reviews
...We have introduced a new 'User Reviews' section on the blog to allow readers to contribute their own reviews to RCR. If you have a game that gives you that nostalgic feel and you want to write about it, send us an e-mail and we will be happy to discuss it! It goes without saying that you will be credited for everything you write, so if you fancy jotting down your memories and experiences about a game, give us a shout.


Link Tidy Up
Just a little bit of housekeeping, you may have noticed there are no longer the 'Nintendo (NES)', 'Super Nintendo (SNES)' and 'SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis)' links across the top menu any longer. In an attempt to simplify things, NES and SNES have gone into their own 'Nintendo' link and the SEGA link has been re-named.


What's Next
As well as what has already been mentioned, we will also be travelling to a couple of retro game shops over the weekend. The aim is to be able to spotlight them on here so we will be taking several images and giving it a write-up. I have already spoken to a really nice representative from the two shops and she has even answered a couple of questions for us. This sort of interaction is something we have enjoyed doing and we are looking forward to popping through over the weekend. It is something we would like to continue doing, if all goes well, and perhaps look at other places throughout the country.



I think that about covers it for now. We may well have more updates in the next few days after our co-op. But for now, thanks again to everyone who has looked at RCR so far, it is a pleasure for us to do and I hope you are all enjoying it as much as we are.


All the best.