We are proud to be supporting Chris Wilkins with the imminent Kickstarter campaign for his latest title ‘The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels’. This book follows on from his highly successful series of books on the ZX Spectrum and will be a great addition to any retro gamer’s book shelves. Check out the […]
It’s often said that Guile’s theme goes with everything, and you’ll soon be able to test this theory in the comfort of your living room. Capcom have licensed out their pumping Street Fighter II tunes to the music label Generation Series, with remasters of the CPS-1 and CPS-2 soundtracks heading to both vinyl and CD […]
With the recent reveal of Shenmue II at E3 and the subsequent Kickstarter campaign, it’s no surprise that Sega’s cult classic is once again grabbing the headlines. With the focus back on Ryo Hazuki, film directors Adam Sipione and Randall Lobb decided it was about time to reveal the trailer to their upcoming documentary on […]
N64 fans rejoice – Capcom has shown off some footage of the greatest game never released for the console. Resident Evil Zero, a prequel to the original Resident Evil, was in development for the N64 at the end of the Nineties and intended for release in 2000. Enough of the game was finished that a […]
Sometimes – most of the time, really – a publisher will get a licence and do something obvious with it. Terminator? Shooty-shooty blam blam. Bruce Lee? Beat-’em-up. Crazy Frog? Terrible game, no matter what genre. But then there are those weird outliers – the Weetabix shoot-’em-ups, the 7-Up platformers, and the Batman maze game. Yes indeed, for whatever […]
As amazing as the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 are, the most standard models available sadly come lacking a direct RGB out signal. While both are capable of providing pixel perfect visuals, the PC Engine was limited to RF out whilst the US equivalent came with just the red/yellow/white composite ports. To remedy this, a cheap […]
You may know where every whistle is in Super Mario Bros 3, and you may be able to beat the majority of the gameplay blindfolded, but that’s all about to change. The difficulty of Nintendo’s 1988 classic has been sent into overdrive with the all new Kaizo Mario Bros 3 ROM hack – a challenge […]
With Rare just weeks away from re-releasing a compilation of classics on the Xbox One, many of us have been wondering if the official control pad will be able to handle it. With the likes of Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Banjo Kazooie set for the soon to be released Rare Replay, fans of the […]
If there’s any type of retro gamer that has to have a PC Engine, the shoot-’em-up fanatic is that type. The system is well-known for its brilliant blasters, from Hudson’s Star Soldier series to Namco’s Galaga ’88, and once the CD system is factored in you can get even more in. One of the earliest […]