Minor Pointless Update

For no apparent reason, I’ve updated the blog to optimise the display for PSP/DS and Wii browsers thanks to the rather fetching Wordpress Ultimate Gamers Pack. S’quite nice and all having just had a gander via the Wii.

Speak your brains

• Latest Games

  
  
  War Twat: War Twat is a manic arena shooter created for Retro Masters, the Retro Remakes range of original retro styled titles.
  
  Jet Set Willy Online: The award winning Jet Set Willy Online created in collaboration with Ovine and Auld Games.
  
  G Force: Boris Baginski's two dimensional take on Tempest brought back to life with insane effects.
  
  IO: The uber-difficult Firebird shooter gets the remake treatment from Trevor Smila Storey

• Retro Remakes

  
  
  Mersey Remakes is the home of Retro Remakes administrator Oddbob.
  
  Here you can find his rants, freeware retro remakes, development blog and game reviews.
  
  As well as hosting his own games, Mersey Remakes plays host to the works of the ever talented Mr Smila and with a guest appearance from Hoskas. About me

• Crap Reviews

• News Just In

  
  
  Lights Out: Out and about around Merseyside and Sefton. A photoblog of sorts.
  
  The Gematria Project: Ambient Noodling to break the brain. Musical doodling from my skullbonce.
  
  Here's Tom with the weather...

• Remakes Archive

  
  
  Browse and download quickly our complete selection of freeware Retro Remakes. From the copious talents of Messr. Oddbob and Messr. Smila, with a guest appearance from the ever talented Mr Hoskas
  
  All our remakes are free to play, free to download and free for you to enjoy.
  
  Retro Remakes Page 1
  Retro Remakes Page 2

• Featured Posts

  On Death...
  Where we discuss death as a mechanic
  
  Mount Everiss
  In which a marketer makes us laugh
  
  5 Indie Games The Mainstream Couldn't Make
  Stepping outside the comfort zone
  
  Atomhex
  The arena shooter fans arena shooter
  
  The Geek Trap
  Where we dislike geeks

• Further Reading

  Bruce Everiss vs Pesky Reality
  Madness unbound
  
  Gaming Guilt
  Aren't we all just wasting time until we die?
  
  Casual Games & Piracy
  (Follow Up)
  Russ Carroll on Piracy
  
  The Software Awards Scam
  5 stars all round.
  
  Guide To Independent Games
  A beginners guide to alt gaming.
  
  Barriers In Games
  Barrie Ellis on accessibility in gaming.
  
  Walking With Burke And Hare
  Unlicensed Homages Through The Ages
  I thought that looked familiar...
  
  Eugene Jarvis Invented The Smart Bomb
  And lo, we were thankful.
  
  The Messianic Approach To Computer Software
  Mel Croucher, God.
  
  Blue Skies In Games Campaign
  Infuriatingly more relevant than ever.

• Indie Developers

  • Auld Games
  • Chaos Groove
  • Distractionware
  • New Retro
  • Smayds
  • Ste Pickford
  • White Noise
  • Yak
  • Zombie Cow

• News Sites

  • Binary Joy
  • Game Tunnel
  • Gamer Bytes
  • Indie Games
  • Jay Is
  • One Switch
  • Retro Remakes
  • Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Snappy Gamer
  • The 2 Bears
  • TIG Source
  • Wired Game Life

• Stuff To Read

  • GameSetWatch
  • Gnomes Lair
  • Guardian Games Blog
  • IndieFAQ’s
  • O/C Gamer
  • Shoot The Core
  • The High Seas
  • Way Of The Rodent

• Donate

  Like what we do? Want to say a special thank you for our work?
  
  We do this for the love, not for the money but donations help keep this site online and our archive available to download and we always need a healthy stock of teabags to keep churning out the remakes.