Often defined as the greatest 3D platformer ever made, Super Mario 64 has captivated countless gamers since its release in 1996 with its fantastic level design and flawless transition from the series’ two dimensional roots. With Nintendo clearly pushing the series down new avenues, a group of collective fans are unofficially giving the N64 title […]
If you’re not too familiar with Archive.org, this digital preservation organisation has spent the last few decades creating accessible backups of webpages from every era of the Internet. From Sega’s official website in 1996 to the early days of this very website, the group has created a digital time-portal for future generations to come. More […]
It’s easy to dimiss Atari’s Jaguar, but it has a number of genuinely fantastic games available for it. Arguably its most popular is Jeff Minter’s superb tribute to Atari’s Tempest, which many gamers still consider to be the best game on the system. Here, Jeff tells us about its origins and how he was able […]
The House Of The Dead 2 is a game that offers a lot. If you’re in need of stress relief, pumping undead flesh full of lead is one of the finest ways to get it. If you need to bond with your fellow man, a second gun is ready and waiting for co-op fun. Down […]
As retrogaming as a pastime grows, more and more people are tempted by the superior high end analogue RGB CRT displays that are finding their way onto the second-hand market at ever decreasing prices. Sony PVM and BVM monitors seem to be a popular choice amongst retrogamers with their wide range of input options and […]
If you’re going to get a customised console, you’ll want to get it done right. And as you can see above, they can go extremely right. This Castlevania SNES is the work of Vadu Amka, a Belgian artist who has a knack for working magic with consoles. Each custom console is the result of time […]
So Ive got two Wico joysticks and I just got my A4000 up and running again. Both joysticks seem to be out of centre. When playing a game they both push the player to the right and no matter how hard I pull the joysticks to the left nothing changes or it will only stop […]
Author: Super Famicom Guy “Targa was intended to be a space shooting game but Softgold wasn’t sure if this would be enough to make big sales and decided to bring in the successful jump’n’shoot Turrican elements. This is why Targa (Rendering Ranger R2) became a mixture of both.” … Continue reading
Think of the 1980s and you’re instantly transported to a world of big hair, shoulder pads, MTV and some of the greatest movies you’ll never publicly admit to having a softspot for (it’s a scientific fact that there’s a high correlation between Flashdance appreciation and retro gaming, for example).
It goes without saying that the Sega Dreamcast is a popular console for homebrews. One developer that is also a fan of the hardware is HuCast Games, with games like “Redux: Dark Matters” and “The Ghost Blade” under their belts. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…