As sure as the air gets crisp and the leaves turn brown (or green if you’re upside down in the world), the Sonic Hacking Contest is live once more for the next generation of game hackers and homebrewers. We’re partnering with SSRG once again to see what the more creative of you can do given […]
Several years ago saw the arrival of Final Fantasy VII on the NES. This unusual and mostly unexpected Chinese release from Shenzhen Nanjing was soon flooding the bootleg cartridge markets, with countless games sporting Advent Children style packaging entering Nintendo collections worldwide. Another title hailing from the same developers was a Pokemon Yellow remake for […]
No matter how old the hardware may be, the Super Nintendo is capable of producing some absolutely stunning sounds and melodies. Of the many titles utilising this powerful audio range, Chrono Trigger’s soundtrack is often regarded as holding some of the best 16-bit compositions ever made. In an attempt to expand this game’s music, ROM […]
In 1984 animation gurus Studio Pierrot released a space-western styled anime which would go on to hit US audiences under the name Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs. Although only lasting a year and fading into obscurity, the series is finally set to receive a video game adaptation 30 years later – one set for […]
Pity the poor 32X – while theoretically a sound idea, the Mega Drive upgrade just couldn’t compete with dedicated 32-bit consoles, leading to a short and undignified life. However, it did have some highlights and Sega’s excellent conversion of Virtua Fighter was definitely one of them. AM2’s arcade classic was the perfect fit for the add-on. The flat-shaded […]
Earlier this month, this writer started a brand new association with a fresh new blog called Gravis Ludis, which is run by the same fine peeps that also run Retro Gaming Magazine, a site in which we have both had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At the start of the year the incredibly talented homebrew developers The Mojon Twins released a brand new action-adventure for the Nintendo NES. Like many of their prior releases, Jet Paco was put online for free as a downloadable ROM, however, the Spanish coders have decided to give their title what it truly deserves – […]
We all love our ZX Spectrums, but even we get pangs of jealousy when we see our friends and their shiny new PC rigs. Sometimes, 48K of RAM and a Z80 CPU just doesn’t cut it. If you’re in the same boat though, don’t worry! As part of LG’s brand-spanking new UltraWide Festival 2015, you […]
We can’t adequately explain this, so we just thought we’d leave it here. Enjoy Wolf, Jeffry and Akira having a bit of a shimmy in their classic Virtua Fighter models. What does it all mean? Why has this been done? Who knows, but consider this: Sega has Hatsune Miku music games and Space Channel 5 […]
Another day, another retro crowdfunding project – but this time it’s a little different, as the people behind the Retro VGS want to bring back cartridge-based consoles. The use of the retro medium is designed to offer users an experience with “no patches or scratches” – ownership of a durable physical copy of a game, which won’t be made […]