Over a decade ago, a homebrew development team known as Champ Games began working on a new reworking of “Wizard of Wor” for the Atari 2600. While there was an official port of this arcade classic made during the systems […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive: November, 2018
RetroUSB Announces Annual “8-Bit Xmas” NES Homebrew Cartridge for the 2018 Holiday Season
Just yesterday, we talked about a special Christmas edition of SNK’s “Neo Geo Mini” console, and this morning, we continue to deck our halls! In what has become a yearly tradition by the company, RetroUSB has officially announced their upcoming […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Voice Of Movies Games And Videos Returns
Are you a human being of a certain age, whose geographical location and status as a television viewer allowed you to watch Movies Games And Videos on ITV? If so: congratulations, you are old like us, and you evidently had a lot of free time on Saturday afternoons like us too. We remember it because […]
SNK Announces Upcoming “Christmas” Variant of Their Neo Geo Mini Console; To Include 48 Games
Recently, SNK released two editions of their “Neo Geo Mini”, which was their entry into the mini throwback console market. Containing 40 games from the classic Neo Geo library, which varied depending on your location, the system was made in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nintendo Wins $12.2 Million Lawsuit Against Former ROM Image Distribution Website Operators
One of the biggest retro video game related news stories of this past summer involved a lawsuit against Nintendo and Mathias Designs, LLC. The group was sued by the company this past July for multiple counts of copyright and trademark […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Spyro: Reignited Trilogy” Released; Physical Editions Require Large Downloads for Sequels
It’s a moment that many late nineties gamers have been waiting for: The release of “Spyro: Reignited Trilogy”! Including the three games that made up the original “Spyro The Dragon” series, that have been completely remastered and are now ready […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
This review was originally published in Arcade issue 18, April 2000 SNK and Capcom deal a winning hand Mental images can be funny things, but if you’ve always imagined card-playing sessions to involve a collection of knifescarred underworld hoodlums smoking cigars in the backroom of a seedy nightclub, then the bright, neon-lit, up all night […]