Back in 2012 the homebrew developers Watermelon announced that their next game to hit the Mega Drive had begun development. Codename Project Y was underway which promised to be the spiritual successor to the dormant Streets of Rage name. Fast forward to today and the prolific 16-bit studio have revealed all with Paprium – the […]
Archive: March, 2017
Mega Drive Developers Announce ‘Paparium’ The Spiritual Successor To Streets Of Rage
Back in 2012 the homebrew developers Watermelon announced that their next game to hit the Mega Drive had begun development. Codename Project Y was underway which promised to be the spiritual successor to the dormant Streets of Rage name. Fast forward to today and the prolific 16-bit studio have revealed all with Paparium – the […]
Watermelon Unveils New Mega Drive Brawler Paprium
Watermelon’s long-awaited Mega Drive brawler Project Y has finally been given a final name and a release date. Paprium is scheduled to become available on 16th September 2017 and is slated to use the intriguing “Datenmeister” chipset, and will be the largest Mega Drive game ever at 80 megabits (a size we’re frankly more accustomed to […]
Watermelon Unveils New Mega Drive Brawler Paprium
Watermelon’s long-awaited Mega Drive brawler Project Y has finally been given a final name and a release date. Paprium is scheduled to become available on 16th September 2017 and is slated to use the intriguing “Datenmeister” chipset, and will be the largest Mega Drive game ever at 80 megabits (a size we’re frankly more accustomed to […]
Blizzard Announces StarCraft Remastered
Blizzard has announced a 4K remaster of its classic game StarCraft, a sci-fi real-time strategy game which won legions of fans. StarCraft Remastered features graphics redrawn in the original style but at a much higher resolution, re-recorded music and voice acting, and new race-themed comic book interludes. The original game and its Brood War expansion will be […]
Blizzard Announces StarCraft Remastered
Blizzard has announced a 4K remaster of its classic game StarCraft, a sci-fi real-time strategy game which won legions of fans. StarCraft Remastered features graphics redrawn in the original style but at a much higher resolution, re-recorded music and voice acting, and new race-themed comic book interludes. The original game and its Brood War expansion will be […]
Igame v1.6?
Latest version on aminet is 1.5 and I’ve seen old posts on another forum about a v1.6. Does anyone have a copy or a link? Authors site seems down: http://winterland.no-ip.org/igame/files/dev/
How Fleetway Played The Games, Part 9: Of Chaos and Chaos Emeralds
Once again it’s just over a year since last time in the series. Having gone through a variety of one-offs and short-run stories, we rejoin Sonic the Comic at issue #175, for the final original story in the comic’s run – the 10-part adaptation of the Dreamcast launch title and fan-favourite that is Sonic Adventure. […]
Sonic & Chuckles 48-Hour Charity Stream Benefits Refugee Aid at 7PM PST
What happens when artists and animators band together to run a Sonic-themed charity event? You get Sonic & Chuckles, a 48 hour livestreaming event starting at 7PM PST today! Sonic & Chuckles is benefiting the Refugee Aid run by both Geneva Hodgson (Storyboard artist and writer for OK KO, Teen Titans, co-creator of the new […]
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 45: Konami 16-Bit Era
When thinking back to the 16 bit era, one software developer/publisher stands head and shoulders above the crowd across all platforms. With formidable output on both home consoles and the arcades, Konami built further upon their household name and brand they’d established during the Famicom/NES years.