In this episode Paul interviews legendary games journalist Julian ‘Jaz’ Rignall. In over 30 years in the industry Jaz has worked on many well loved games magazines including Mean Machines, Zzap64, C&VG and more.
Archive: May, 2017
[Video] Total Recall and the 2 Weeks Mystery | It’s a Pixel THING
As you know, the home computer video game based on Total Recall suffered quite a harsh development process and, recently, the rolling demo of the original scrapped ZX Spectrum version was retrieved and made playable for us to try. Enjoy!
Emerald Mines for CD32 is Extremely Rare according to HOL
Emerald Mines for CD32 is Extremely Rare according to HOL. I have seen this game for sale several times on eBay though. Would you agree? Thanks for your time. http://hol.abime.net/3429
Puyo Puyo
Popping bubbles is fun. It’s fun when you have a sheet of used bubble wrap to play with, it’s fun in the park when you’re a little bit tipsy, and it’s fun in videogame form in Puyo Puyo. This MSX game is the very first entry in the long-running series, released in 1991 as a […]
Third Gameplay Style of Sonic Forces Revealed, Now We Can All Be Heroes
Regardless on how you feel about 3D Sonic the Hedgehog games, you can’t deny that there’s been a lot of interest in Sonic Forces. Ever since its teasing last July, speculation has run rampant as to what this game could contain. When news earlier this year confirmed that a third character would be revealed, even […]
Rhythm Action Legends Unveil Project Rap Rabbit
If you’re a fan of rhythm action games, there’s a good chance that you’ll have experienced the work of NanaOn-Sha, iNIS J or both at some point or another. The former development team has given the world the likes of PaRappa The Rapper, Um Jammer Lammy and Vib Ribbon, while the latter produced Gitaroo Man, […]
Super Nintendo Brawler ‘Iron Commando’ Cartridge Re-Release Nears Funding Target on IndieGoGo
In 1995 the belt-scrolling brawler Iron Commando smashed on the Super Famicom. Although packing quite the punch and satisfying fans of the genre, It’s safe to say that the game arrived a little too late to impress those who had seen it all with the Final Fight series. Whilst remaining a Japanese exclusive for quite […]
Time’s Running Out For Piko’s Bruising Brawlers
Piko Interactive is close to re-releasing two SNES beat-’em-ups, Legend and Iron Commando – but with the Indiegogo fixed funding deadline just a few days away, the outcome of the campaign is in doubt. The campaign is currently at $12,934 pledged against a $15,000 goal. The two games were originally developed by Arcade Zone in […]
SEGAbits Swingin’ Report Show: Interview with Cook & Becker CEO Maarten Brands – Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book
The SEGAbits Swingin’ Report Show is back, bringing you an interview with Maarten Brands, CEO of Cook & Becker who is behind the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book! In this, his first public interview talking about the book, Maarten goes into the history of the international art dealership Cook & Becker, how […]
Nintendo NES Classic ‘Battletoads’ Gets 4 Player Co-Operative ROM Hack
From prank phone calls, to notorious rants, and of course nostalgic gameplay, Battletoads is one of the most memorable Nintendo NES games to ever see release. Although the game is anything but a breeze, the addition of co-operative multiplayer gameplay was a stroke of genius from Rare – something ROM hackers have just upgraded by […]