Combat is an excellent two-player game for any Atari 2600 owner, but what do you do when you’ve exhausted the game’s possibilities? If you’re anything like my dad, you’ll pick up something a bit more advanced like Armor Ambush. Produced by Atari competitor Mattel Electronics’ M Network division and based on the Intellivision title Armor […]
Archive: September, 2015
Retro VGS Console Cancelled After It Fails To Prove Its Worth On Indiegogo
Both Indiegogo and Kickstarter have proved to be invaluable sources for retro-themed projects over the coming years, allowing both small ideas to flourish and industry veterans to revive brands such as Shenmue. One of the more ambitious projects as of late though has fallen flat on its face after an embarrassing campaign.
Retro VGS Hits The Rocks
The Retro VGS, which entered its crowdfunding campaign less than two weeks ago, is being pulled from Indiegogo following a failure to build upon its initial momentum. The new cartridge-based console was seeking $1.95 million to go into production, but after a promising first 24 hours in which over $50,000 was raised, the flow of […]
Unreleased Free-roaming ‘South Park’ Game Discovered On Xbox Development Kit
Despite having a great potential for video game releases, the South Park license was hardly used to great effect in its prime. Behind the scenes though a killer title was in the works for the Microsoft Xbox by Buzz Monkey, one that not only drew upon the free-roaming experience of Grand Theft Auto. Although never […]
ECS output?
Thinking about an up-scaler for the games machine. What is the video output of ECS after it goes thru a SD/FF? Thanks in advance. Chris
Steam & Xbox One Platformer ‘Völgarr The Viking’ Ported To Sega Dreamcast & Released For Free
If you’ve ever once felt that the classic consoles were missing out on brand new titles, think again. The impressive Steam and Xbox One retro-platformer Völgarr The Viking has just been given an official port to the Sega Dreamcast and released online for free as a downloadable game disc.
Go Go! Mile Smile
Let’s be honest – when the first word that comes to mind about a game is “anachronism” it probably isn’t a good thing. Fuuki’s colourful maze game is quite enticing, but we’re imagining it would have been a pretty tough sell in the arcade market of 1995. Bear in mind, by that point the world […]
John Madden Football ’93 Review
Author: jrsupermoore There’ something special about sports video games from the third and fourth generations that will always captivate me. With little material to develop a storyline or level structure, programmers were able to digitally immerse gamers in the thrills of being both a fan and athlete in an exciting … Continue reading
John Madden Football 93 Review
Author: jrsupermoore There’ something special about sports video games from the third and fourth generations that will always captivate me. With little material to develop a storyline or level structure, programmers were able to digitally immerse gamers in the thrills of being both a fan and athlete in an exciting … Continue reading
RetroCollect Video Game Database Update: Looking Across the Pond (6000+ NTSC-U Entries Added)
It’s finally time for another update of the RetroCollect Video Game Database, and it’s the most massive one yet as we look across the pond and fill the gaps in our US database, adding over 6000 titles. Continue reading to find out which US systems were added exactly and what else was changed.