We love Out Run and we love Chase HQ, so logically we should love the illegitimate child of the two. However, it’s not quite the sum of its parts. To begin with, Battle Out Run seems like it takes most of its inspiration from its legitimate predecessor. After all, you start off by picking some […]
Archive: May, 2016
Dreamcast Browser Sonic Adventure Homepage Restored
The Sega Dreamcast was the first console to come with a modem as standard, and online gaming was a large part of Sega’s plan for world domination back in the late 1990s. As we now know, these plans didn’t really come to fruition as intended, but the Dreamcast paved the way – arguably – for […]
New Nintendo NES Homebrew ‘Ralph 4’ ROM Available For Download
Ralph 4 is a recently released homebrew for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was created by Pubby and features music from MovieMovies1. The object of the game is to get from one end of the screen to the other while dodging teddy bears. The levels become more elaborate with each new screen that is […]
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 26: Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 represented one of the most hotly anticipated hardware releases in gaming history when it hit Japanese stores in 1996; and the console caused a stir with its revolutionary controller, iconic console design and reliance on cartridge technology. Initial reviews were almost universally positive and its launch titles were received with critical acclaim, […]
Team17 Brings Roll7’s Retro Flavour To Xbox One
Team17 has brought two of Roll7’s retro-inspired games to Xbox One today, releasing OlliOlli 2: XL Edition and Not A Hero: Super Snazzy Edition via the Xbox Store. OlliOlli 2: XL Edition is a skateboarding game which plays like a cross between the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series and a fast-paced 2D platformer, while Not […]
Rasterscan
Every Monday – to help earn my pocket money – I’d go food shopping with my dad. Really, it was a good excuse to peruse the budget game section in Tesco and sneak a Mastertronic or Firebird title (alongside a King Size Mars Bar) in the trolley. One such title was Mastertronic’s Rasterscan. An odd […]
NECA Announce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures Based On Konami’s Coin-Op Hit
As if you needed an excuse to purchase even more video game goodies! Action figure aficionados NECA have just revealed their upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line up, all of which based on Konami’s 1989 arcade smash hit.
NECA Announce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures Based On Konami’s Coin-Op Hit
As if you needed an excuse to purchase even more video game goodies! Action figure aficionados NECA have just revealed their upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line up, all of which based on Konami’s 1989 arcade smash hit.