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Virtual Bart

Virtual Bart “was the first Simpsons video game released to home consoles to feature recorded dialogue from the show’s cast.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

At a science fair, Bart wanders into a virtual reality exhibit and must pass all the “virtual worlds” (levels) to escape the machine. Passing a set of virtual worlds grants an ending sequence, and completing all the levels without losing all lives remaining wins the game.

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Burgertime

Burgertime is basically “a 1982 Japanese arcade game created by Data East Corporation for its DECO Cassette System.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

The player is chef Peter Pepper, who must walk over hamburger ingredients located across a maze of platforms while avoiding pursuing characters.

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Splatterhouse Game

Well, it’s officially Halloween, and to celebrate, ScrewAttack takes a look back at the classic Splatterhouse game. This title is basically “a sidescrolling action/adventure game in which the player controls Rick, a parapsychology student who is trapped inside West Mansion (aka “Splatterhouse”).” Continue reading to watch.

After his resurrection by the Terror Mask, Rick must make his way through the house, fighting off hordes of creatures in a vain attempt to save Jennifer. The gameplay works very much in the style of side-scrolling beat’em ups in that Rick can jump and has a Punch Attack, a Kick Attack, and a Special Attack.

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In the second installment of The WarCraft Retrospective, GT “covers WC III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, The Frozen Throne, but also delves into the Defense of the Ancients mod and its infamous Euro pop music video.” Continue reading to watch.

The next installment in the series will delve into the 11 million player strong phenomenon that is World of Warcraft. We’re expecting that episode to be 90+ minutes.

[via Joystiq]

Demon's Crest

Demon’s Crest is essentially “a side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Capcom in 1994 for the Super NES video game console.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

The gameplay is a mix of standard platforming, with mild RPG elements and occasional side-scrolling shooter sequences.

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Dick Tracy

In Dick Tracy for the SEGA Genesis, players “can walk, jump, duck, shoot a pistol, and use a Tommy gun to hit enemies and objects in the foreground.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

Each level had a series of sublevels to it and bonus points awarded if you could avoid hitting any of the various objects in the background, i.e. windows, fire hydrants and street lights.

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Metal Slug

The Metal Slug game, originally released in 1996, “is widely known for its sense of humor, fluid hand-drawn animation, and fast paced two-player action.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

The player has to constantly shoot at a continual stream of enemies in order to reach the end of a level. At the end of each level, the player must confront a boss who is often considerably larger than regular enemies and takes many shots to defeat.

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Eco Fighters

Eco Fighters is basically “a horizontal shooter, where the player controls a ship with a rotating gun — the game has an ‘eco-friendly’ theme.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

Eco Fighters, (or Ultimate Ecology in Japan) is an arcade game released by Capcom on the CPS-2 arcade system board on December 1993.

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Mace The Dark Age

Mace The Dark Age is essentially “a fighting video game released by Midway for arcades and later the Nintendo 64 in 1997 — similar to Mortal Kombat.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

Mace: The Dark Age was praised mainly because of its stunning graphics. It also featured many stage interactions with things such as water.

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