Mario, Sonic, Crash, Rayman and many more all seen as platform game icons. There have been loads of great platform games over the years but what is a platformer? Paul and Chris sit down to discuss the genre from the early 8bit days to modern day and how the genre has progressed and developed through […]
2016, maximum power up podcast episode 24 platform debate, Podcast
If for whatever you’ve ever felt that the aesthetics of Nintendo’s 8-bit range didn’t live up to expectations, then you’re in luck. Amazon Japan has recently stocked a build it yourself kit of Nintendo NES / Famicom internals which can be sculpted into the console of your dreams – from portable offerings to even tables […]
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Sonic Retro sister site SEGAbits (say that ten times fast) is collaborating with Galloping Ghost Arcade, America’s largest arcade, for SEGA Week from Monday, April 25th to Saturday, April 30th at midnight. Galloping Ghost Arcade is located just outside Chicago in Brookfield, IL, and features over 500 classic and modern arcade machines, and several of […]
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Nintendo 64 Anthology launches Kickstarter campaign An English adaptation of the popular hardback book; the Nintendo 64 Anthology by Geeks-Line and penned by Math Malent is 98% complete, primed and ready for funding via Kickstarter. We are proud to announce that Retro Games Collector is supporting this campaign for this amazing book which covers Nintendo’s […]
2016, Nintendo, nintendo 64 anthology launches kickstarter campaign
puNES is a NES emulator. Currently the program supports mappers 0, MMC1, UNROM, CNROM, and the sound is available. It uses the SDL libraries and it works on both Linux and Windows. – (Windows) Fixed bug that allows the monitor turned off during a game session. – Added “Pause” shortcut. – Better support for the […]
2016, NES, punes v0.99 is released
Bomber Raid last Master System game to be released in Japan The final games released for any system are rarely worth writing home about – with top-notch developers moving on to more powerful machines as they become available, it’s rare to see a truly amazing send-off for any system. Still, it’s hard to imagine that […]
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Cancelled ‘Beavis & Butt-Head’ Coin-Op Machine Now Playable The much loved duo of Beavis & Butt-Head were set to hit the arcades in their very first coin-op outing in the mid 90s. Having not lived up to expectations in test markets, the game was effectively shelved and the few remaining units lost to time. […]
2016, arcade, cancelled beavis butt head coin op machine now playable
Unknown Nameless Neo Geo Fighting Game Prototype Found When it comes to prototypes and cancelled releases, we’re often familiar with what’s waiting to be discovered thanks to the various reveals and previews shown in magazines beforehand. So once an unknown, unidentified and nameless Neo Geo fighting game turned up at auction, it’s safe to say […]
unknown nameless neo geo fighting game prototype found
If you’re sufficiently heavily invested in Sonic The Hedgehog, you might well have been aware of the Summer Of Sonic convention that ran from 2008 to 2013. The event became very popular during its original run, growing from 300 visitors to over 1,000 – in 2013, the initial allocation of 450 tickets was gone in six […]
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Southampton Game Fest 2016 is the only dedicated gaming event in Hampshire, UK and is being held in aid of the Southampton Hospital Charity. The first SGF was held in 2015 and while it was a fairly small event, it managed to raise a decent amount of money for gaming charity Special Effect. 2016’s Game […]
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