Videogame music has progressed a lot over the years and there have been many memorable pieces that people love. In this episode Paul and Phil choose and discuss some of their favourite pieces of music as well as this some listener suggestions have been picked which we want to say thank you for.
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Crush 40 “Might” Write New Songs for Sonic’s 25th Anniversary Game
It looks like we may get more of Crush 40’s amazingly dumb but also still amazingly great songs in the 25th anniversary game. While answering fan questions on Facebook, Johnny Gioeli said this when asked about their next album: When will there be news about the Crush 40 album? ~We are planning a few performances for 2016 […]
ZX Spectrum + keyboard membrane replacement – how to
So you have got your old Spectrum+ out from the loft because you don’t like the look of that ‘orrible thing called the Vega. You plug it in but alas, some or all of the keys don’t work. Well, the keyboard membrane has failed but don’t go binning your 80s pride and joy just yet […]
F355 Challenge
It’s rare for me to become fonder of an arcade game upon picking up a home conversion, but that’s exactly what happened when I snapped up a copy of F355 Challenge for the Dreamcast. It might seem crazy that anyone would choose a dinky white box and a standard controller over the full steering wheel […]
Frogger In Real Life Is Insane
What would happen if someone attempted Frogger in real life? Odds are the crazy shenanigans would look something like this. Obviously, don’t try this at home, but you already know that, right?
Monday Links – End of the Year Edition
Continuing the tradition of Monday Links not on Mondays, it’s my turn to steal the glory from Tim! With 2015 coming to a merciful end, we can look forward to a few exciting things in 2016: a Cubs team that may finally put an end to that dang curse, a bunch of movies and sequels, […]
A Look at the 3DS Version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The Japanese Nintendo Youtube account recently uploaded this new overview trailer for the 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, showing plenty of gameplay of the new modes. There are also new characters Sega managed to scrape off the bottom of the barrel like Eggman Nega and Shitty BowserZavok from the Deadly […]
The Greatest Video Game Intro You’ll Ever See
There are lots of classic videogame intros, but very are as heart-warming and entertaining as the beginning of Banjo-Kazooie. Watch their awesome musical medley and see for yourself.
The Bear Essentials: Developing a Commodore 64 game – Part 3
Part Three: The Joy of Plex Things have been progressing well with my Commodore 64 platform game since part two, and I have now put together a trailer showing the first two areas of the game. Before I begin retelling my joyous experiences of learning C64 sprite multiplexing, I’d like to show a couple of […]
Krikzz Reveals Working Prototype Of Upcoming Game Boy Advance Flash Cartridge ‘Everdrive GBA’
With the Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, PC Engine, Game Gear, and just about every other classic gaming system well catered for when it comes to SD card ready flash cartridges, it’s about time the Game Boy Advance received its very own too. After initially teasing gamers with an announcement on the upcoming Game Boy Advance […]