RETRO GAMING CHALLENGE - Series 2

So, you want to try your hand at some retro gaming do you? Well, you've come to the right place. This page contains full rules for each challenge, basic support for the software provided, downloads for all that you'll need, and a full list of previous winners.


Well, that's all folks for the Retro Gaming Challenge Series 2. Thanks to everyone who's sent in entries. Congratulations to the winners, commiserations to those who didn't win. Wait and see what gaming wonders we have for Season 5!

Watch this space!

Series 2 Winners:
Challenge 08: Disney's Aladdin. (Megadrive/Genesis)
Get the highest score on Stage 1.
Winner - Shougo with a score of 4050. Screenshot

Challenge 07: F1 World Championship Edition (Megadrive/Genesis)
Fastest time around the Brazilian track to win.
Winner - Shougo with a time of 0m43.96s. Screenshot

Challenge 06: Altered Beast (Megadrive/Genesis)
Highest score is the winner!
Winner - Hoofin with a score of 446500. Screenshot

Challenge 05: Klax (Megadrive/Genesis)
Get the highest number of "Waves".
Winner - Hoofin with a score of 831630. Screenshot

Challenge 04: Turrican (Megadrive/Genesis)
Highscore Challenge.
Winner - Necrocat (Can anyone beat him!?!) with a score of 16150. Screenshot

Challenge 03: Outrun (Megadrive/Genesis)
Get as far as you can, and rack up the score!
Winner - Hoofin with a score of 4969390. Screenshot

Challenge 02: Blockout (Megadrive/Genesis)
Get the highest number of Cubes Played.
Winner - Necrocat (Properly this time) with a score of 968. Screenshot

Challenge 01: Paperboy (Megadrive/Genesis)
High Score on Easy Street with the name of TTR.
Winner - Necrocat was declared the winner after a GMail problem prevented Shougo's (would-have been winning) entry from reaching the studio in time. Score of 27,949. Screenshot

Series 1 Winners:

Challenge 08: Sonic 3 (Megadrive/Genesis)
Fastest total time on the Azure Lake time-trial course.
Winner - Necrocat with a time of 21.98 seconds. Screenshot

Challenge 07: Probotector (Megadrive)
Highest score using a single "continue".
Winner - Shougo with a score of 00104042. Screenshot

Challenge 06: Micro Machines 2 (Megadrive/Genesis)
Set fastest single lap time trial on stage "Treehouse Tiles".
Winner - Kladiin with a time of 26.42 seconds. Screenshot

Challenge 05: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Megadrive/Genesis)
Play "Excerise Mode" and clear as many beans as you can.
Winner - Eeve3 with a score 254 beans. Screenshot

Challenge 04: M.U.S.H.A (Megadrive/Genesis)
Play the first level and get the highest score.
Winner - AngelDarkSong with a score of 002404300. Screenshot

Challenge 03: Street Fighter 2 Special Championship Edition (Megadrive/Genesis)
Defeat M.Bison (or Vega in Japan) and submit your best round score.
Winner - BH.

Chalenge #02: Sonic the Hedgehog (Megadrive/Genesis)
Complete Green Hill Zone with over 100 rings in the fastest time.
Winner - Dante the Jedi, with 108 rings in 42 seconds. Screenshot

Challenge #01: Tetris (Gameboy)
Get as many lines as you can.
Winner - Daichi, with 155 lines. Screenshot