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 […]
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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 […]
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 49: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
The Persona series has been going for over 20 years and has featured on many consoles. What started off as a niche game series, Persona has gained quite a large following which has helped latest entry Persona 5 become a huge hit.
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 48: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
The Persona series has been going for over 20 years and has featured on many consoles. What started off as a niche game series, Persona has gained quite a large following which has helped latest entry Persona 5 become a huge hit.
Kirby’s Dream Land
You don’t always get things exactly right on your first attempt, and neither do videogames developers – even the very best can miss out something that will come to define the series down the line. You couldn’t perform combos in the original Street Fighter, Sonic didn’t learn the spin dash until the sequel, and Kirby […]
How Fleetway Played The Games, Part 10: Of Prosecutors and Goodbyes
Can you really believe it’s been six whole years since I started this Fleetway thing back in part 1? How time flies when you’re having fun… or are too lazy to keep writing really long pieces without year-long gaps! Anyway… last time a lot of things happened. Amongst other things there was a new foe, […]