Time for our regular quick-fire reviews and impressions of what’s been under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both…

The original P-47 arcade game is a top five horizontal shoot ‘em up in my book, but until I listened to the new Video Wizards podcast this week, covering the big news, games and culture from the month of April 1995, I had no idea a sequel even existed! P-47 Aces is one of the most addictive games I’ve come across for a long time, mostly down to it’s initially infuriating but ultimately fair enemy density. Otherwise, it picks up after the first game, with eight more levels of gorgeous World War II inspired destruction, a madcap soundtrack and a choice of four unique aircraft. I’m going to be spending some serious time with this now I’ve found it, and if you haven’t…
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