Hopefully by now the retro gaming community will mostly be equipped with Krikzz’s range of Everdrive flash cartridges. These stunning devices which allow you to load any game cartridge into memory via an SD card have become integral parts of our gaming lives – so much so we’ll always welcome a boost of power to […]
For many years now, one corner of the internet has quietly been documenting everything you’d ever need to know about the timeless puzzler Lemmings. From obvious releases such as the Commodore Amiga classic, all the way to obscure ports such as the PC-98 version, and unofficial offerings, Lemmings Ports has been the definitive source for […]
When I was but a wee nipper, I remember seeing a fascinating game on Gamesmaster – it had people shoving trains around and everything. Ace! But of course, being a small child, I didn’t make sure to remember the name of the game and had to go hunting for it years later when TV’s Famous […]
Our latest issue of How It Works Illustrated is completely dedicated to Roman history. The Roman empire had a massive impact on the world and our latest issue explores every aspect of their culture, from the fights in the collisseums, to making Roman foods and the rule of Julias Caesar. Our beautifully illustrated tome reveals […]
Atari 2600 Limitations Every console manufacturer at every generation has had a decision to make on how much memory (RAM) could be put in the console with an eye on production costs. The VCS designers back in the 1970s were severely constrained RAM-wise and could afford to add just 128 bytes of RAM to the […]
Back in the late 90s, Sunsoft saw Capcom’s Resident Evil and thought, “Wouldn’t this be better if it was more like Die Hard?”. So they released Hard Edge for the PS1, one of the more unique takes on the genre. Grab some popcorn for this one.
Having recently celebrated its birthday in style, the Sega Dreamcast is still fondly remembered by us all as the system that left us too early. Despite packing plenty of promise and potential for the future, Sega pulled the plug early on what they deemed was doomed by the imminent release of the PlayStation 2. With […]
If there is one thing that is more than likely a given, chances are very high that you at some point have played a Nintendo console in your lifetime. Whether it was the original Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom, Nintendo […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of our affiliates here at RGN is the amazing Videogame History Museum. This amazing archive of historical pieces from the retro video game era is quite a sight to see. However as of right now, it has been known […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Believe it or not but Sega’s final output on their 1994 release Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is a slightly jumbled up mess. The whole process of splitting the game up into two halves with Sonic & Knuckles left some of the flagship stages in the incorrect order, missing visuals, and various other oddities. Knowing this, […]