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Review Rally Racers (Switch eShop)
Reverse away from this one
If the name wasn’t already enough of an indication, Rally Racers is – for most parts – your run of the mill arcade racing game. You speed around a collection of themed tracks firing an array of weapons at opponents while trying to win each and every race. Following long-running traditions ingrained within the genre,...
Review Super Putty Squad (Switch)
Super name, average game
In 2013 an updated Putty Squad arrived on modern systems (3DS version in 2014) and this is now available on Switch, slightly re-titled as Super Putty Squad for reasons unknown. You control a stretchy blue blob and employ various abilities in this platformer as you navigate the stages collecting all the red blobs to...
Putty in your hands
Putty Squad is a platform game that was originally developed by British developer System 3 for the Amiga in the '90s, but the official release had to wait until 2013, when the Amiga version of the game was rolled out on System 3's website as a Christmas gift. However, the original was actually published in 1994 for the Super...
Review Last Ninja 3 (Virtual Console / Commodore 64)
Epic fail...
Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that we have revised this review in light of the game-breaking bug which prevents the player from progressing beyond level one in the game. We raised this with Commodore Gaming at the time of release and was assured that a patch would be made available ASAP. As this patch is still not available we did...
Review International Karate + (Virtual Console / Commodore 64)
Karate fighting has never been so much fun.
After the original was released as one of the two debut C64 titles on the VC, we didn't have to wait too long for the even better sequel to appear. At heart the same game, the plus in IK+ refers to a key difference - a third fighter. Whilst you could previously compete against a friend or the computer one...
Review Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance (Virtual Console / Commodore 64)
The Ninja, known as the Mystic Shadow Warriors, were the elite fighting force of Ninth Century Feudal Japan.
The second instalment of the Last Ninja trilogy transports Armakuni to New York, where he must confront the evil Shogun Kunitoki once more. Your travels are once again displayed in a flip screen isometric format, as you explore the...
Latest System 3 News
Wednesday11th Sep 2024
News The Last Ninja Collection Brings Seven Retro Games To Switch In 2025
"A tribute to the golden era of computer gaming"
The Last Ninja Collection Kickstarter campaign went live earlier before and in less than an hour it reached its funding target. It means the collection is officially on the way to the Nintendo Switch in 2025. It will bring together "every" Last Ninja title across the Commodore 64, ZX S
Tuesday10th Oct 2017
News Super Putty Squad To Bring Amorphous Blue Blob Action To Switch In December
On a mighty 8GB Switch cart!
While Super Putty wasn't the most memorable game on the Super Nintendo, it was nonetheless a fun platformer which got remade for the Wii U and 3DS under the guise of Putty Squad. System 3 still appears to have unfinished business with the amorphous blue blob as a Amazon UK listing has revealed that Super...
Thursday5th Oct 2017
News Stern Pinball Arcade Will Test Your Flipping Skills On Switch This December
Pinball wizard
If you fancy yourself as a bit of a pinball expert then you'll be interested to hear that Stern Pinball Arcade is headed to the Switch on 1st December. That is at least what the Amazon UK product listing says; there is also a ESRB rating to back this up, too. Here's what we can expect from the Switch version of the game:
Friday26th May 2017
News Constructor is Now Due on Nintendo Switch 'Later This Summer'
Probably still waiting for planning permission
The announcement earlier in the year for Constructor on the Nintendo Switch was rather pleasing. Even looking beyond the fact it's a rebirth for a cult classic game, the city-building sim seems like an ideal title for Nintendo's system, as it could be just as enjoyable on a bus ride as it is when...
Tuesday17th Jan 2017
News Constructor Will Be Building Up Hype On Nintendo Switch Launch Day
UPDATE: Actual release date is April 28th
UPDATE: After posts appeared on the official Constructor Facebook page which stated that the game was set to arrive on Switch in April, we asked the PR company behind the original press release exactly when this title is going to be released. Apparently they were given incorrect information, and the actual...
Monday4th Aug 2014
News James Pond: Robocod Reboot No Longer Coming To Wii U
System 3 clarifies supported platforms
Earlier this year, there was a Kickstarter campaign for an all-new adventure based on the James Pond character created by Chris Sorrell in the early '90s. The campaign was cancelled when it failed to get anywhere near its £100,000 target. The whole matter was made all the more confusing by the...
Friday20th Sep 2013
News System 3 Confirms James Pond: Codename Robocod Reboot For 3DS And Wii U
UPDATE: IP owner Gameware comments on the news
Update: Gameware's PJ Belcher has gotten in touch to clarify the ownership of the Pond name: Gameware owns the full IP to Pond, but to help keep the brand alive it has be licensing the rights to Robocod (specifically) for other developers to bring him to new platforms. This was true of the DS, GBA PS1...
Wednesday15th May 2013
Developer Interview System 3 On Bringing Putty Squad To Wii U And 3DS
Veteran UK developer talks about Putty's return and future projects
Today saw the confirmation that System 3's Putty Squad is coming to the Wii U and 3DS. We got in touch with the UK-based studio to talk about the game, how it differs from the Amiga version and what the company's plans are for the future. We spoke to studio founder Mark Cale, who...
News Amiga Classic Putty Squad Morphing Its Way To The Wii U And 3DS
System 3 celebrates its 30th with a reboot of the classic platformer
System 3 has confirmed that it is bringing Putty Squad to the Wii U and 3DS. The game is a remake of the 1992 Amiga classic, and boasts improved visuals, enhanced gameplay and the promise of free downloadable levels. The game is expected to arrive this Summer. Here's the official...
Thursday30th Apr 2009
News Williams Pinball EU Release Date Confirmed for September
Finally the collection pinball fans in Europe have been waiting for!
System 3 Software, the UK-based publisher of Williams Pinball Classics in Europe, has not only created a brand-new website featuring all of their products but also seen fit to put forward a new release date of 11th September 2009 for it. Whilst we have no idea what has caused the...
