So this is a surprise – SEGA have announced a new Sonic Boom title, named ‘Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice’, coming exclusively to 3DS during ‘Holiday 2015′. So far, details are pretty scarce but we can report that playable characters will include the main four and Sticks, with Eggman returning for villain duties alongside all-new […]
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Monday Links: Downtime Edition
Yup, the site went down for a week. The effects of which were catastrophic. For instance, the last three months of Monday Links were suddenly removed from the internet and nobody even seems to be able to remember them. A very strange occurrence that’s in no way an unfunny excuse for my laziness. Anyway, while I was […]
Custom Sega Master System With Built-In Game Gear Cart Slot
While the Super Nintendo may have had an excellent Game Boy adapter to play the pocket-sized classics on the big screen, Sega never released an equivalent for their colourful Game Gear handheld. With a hefty amount of solder and a custom built board, one retro gamer has made his very own 2-in-1 Master System with […]
RetroClarity Kickstarter Launched: HDTV Adapter For Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, TurboGrafx-16 & More
If for whatever reason you’re still looking for a more modern solution to playing your favourites on a HDTV then look no further. The newly launched RetroClarity Kickstarter is raising funds for a lag-free adapter to play the likes of the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive on modern displays.
Capcom Announces Mega Man Legacy Collection
Capcom has announced a new compilation titled Mega Man: Legacy Collection, and a new incarnation of Digital Eclipse is developing it! The compilation itself focuses on the blue bomber’s six NES outings. As well as faithful recreations of the original games, the game is to offer extra material for fans. A brand new challenge mode […]
SEGAbits & Sonic Retro to host Too Many Games 2015 “The Sonic X-treme Files” panel on Saturday, June 27th in Oaks, PA
We’re excited to announce that SEGAbits and Sonic Retro will be returning to Too Many Games to host a panel on Saturday, June 27th at 4:50pm in Oaks, PA! Last year we uncovered the secrets of Sonic the Hedgehog 2‘s Hidden Palace Zone, and this year we return to the topic of Sonic mysteries with “The Sonic […]
Command and Conquer Red Alert: Counterstrike
This post is written by Jake Parr. The award winning Command and Conquer: Red Alert was a brilliant game, offering a variety of units and buildings to aid the Allies and the Soviet Empire to battle one another during WWII in an alternate timeline, where Hitler was removed from history by Einstein. It offered flame turrets, electricity blasting […]
COSPA Releases Sonic-themed Glasses
So COSPA have recently unveiled a new bit of Sonic-related merchandise and while a little different to what’s come before, the design is just as sleek and stylish as we’ve come to expect from them. Long-time merchandise collectors probably already know all about COSPA, but in case you didn’t, they’ve been responsible for some of […]
COSPA To Release Sonic-themed Glasses
So COSPA have recently unveiled a new bit of Sonic-related merchandise and while a little different to what’s come before, the design is just as sleek and stylish as we’ve come to expect from them. Long-time merchandise collectors probably already know all about COSPA, but in case you didn’t, they’ve been responsible for some of […]
Sonic Amiibo Will Let You Make Yoshi Look like the Blue Blur in Yoshi’s Woolly World
That Sonic amiibo you own isn’t useless just yet, as the upcoming Yoshi’s Woolly World for Wii U will be compatible with it. Using it will let you play as Sonic the Hedgehog Yoshi, who has Sonic’s colours and shoes. He even has green eyes! Pretty much every amiibo, aside from Pokémon amiibo for some reason, […]