Another day, another retro crowdfunding project – but this time it’s a little different, as the people behind the Retro VGS want to bring back cartridge-based consoles. The use of the retro medium is designed to offer users an experience with “no patches or scratches” – ownership of a durable physical copy of a game, which won’t be made […]
Archive: September, 2015
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Kakariko Village Re-imagined In High Definition
Although Nintendo has already proved it has no issue with remaking its classics for the Wii U, the closest gamers have got to playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in high definition is through its 3DS remake. In an attempt to remedy this, one fan of the series has begun recreating the game […]
Panasonic 3DO Emulation Comes To Android Devices In ‘Real3DOPlayer’ App
We’ve all enjoyed carrying around our favourite Mega Drive and Super Nintendo classics in our pocket thanks to the various Android apps and jailbroken equivalents for Apple iOS. As of today though, those interested in the more obscure side of gaming will be pleased to know that Panasonic 3DO emulation has arrived on the Google […]
Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car Coming to MAME
One of the few remaining Coelacanths in the Sonic series is coming to a PC near you soon. Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car is a relatively obscure arcade title where the player drives in a car booth and assists a police clad Sonic. It’s also one of the earlier instances of a fully voiced Sonic early […]
The Story of US Gold by Chris Wilkins and Roger Kean – review
With a book about software publishing house Ocean, an upcoming Kickstarter-funded Commodore 64 in Pixels book and a highly popular ZX Spectrum in Pixels duo already their belts, there seems to be no stopping the publishing powerhouse that is Fusion Retro Books and its owner Chris Wilkins. Our reviews of the first two volumes of […]
Turrican Bug Fix for Turrican Genesis Port
Kind of Amiga gaming related, this might come in handy for some of you: Turrican for the Genesis is a okay port, but have 2 big problems: The fantastic Soundtrack was translated very bad. When you collide with an enemy, the health gauge is drained 4 times faster than the original and this make the […]
Knuckle Heads
The early days of the Nineties fighting game boom were very strange. Despite the fact that Street Fighter II had shown the standard conventions that would eventually be adopted by the wider genre, developers were still trying new things with the genre. Knuckle Heads from Namco is an excellent example – a brief look at it would convince […]
Ray and Mighty Finally Found on New Official Sonic Art Print
Cook & Becker teamed up with SEGA some time ago to sell new official art prints based on SEGA franchises. So far we’ve gotten fantastic new art of games like Phantasy Star, Shinobi, and Shenmue. And now it’s time for one based on Sonic. The artwork, made by Nuclear Throne artist Paul Veer, features both old and […]
Unofficial Game & Watch Collector’s Guide Book Out Now
Nintendo’s early history into the gaming world is a fascinating one. From unusual kids toys to LCD games and beyond, there was plenty of action available before a certain red plumber arrived on the scene. To document this time period, an all new book titled The Unofficial Game & Watch Collector’s Guide is available now […]
After Burner Complete
Sega’s marketing focus with the 32X was on the system’s 3D games – a wise decision, given that 3D was indeed the way the market was heading. The only problem is that the 32X wasn’t all that great at 3D compared to the dedicated 32-bit machines it launched alongside. What the 32X was rather better at, as […]