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Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
I try not to say “it’s like [Game X] meets [Game Y]” too often. It’s a lazy comparison, as many games have…
Author: June Park
Fresh Cartridge reporter. Covers launches, remasters and the modern retro scene as it happens. Owns more handhelds than handbags, has opinions about all of them, and filed this bio from a Game Boy she modded herself.
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Sega Saturn clock battery replacement – how to
Imagine this. You plug in your Sega Saturn, grab your Virtua gun, load up your well loved copy of Virtua Cop… and…
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Somari Squared: How Mario Conquered Sonic’s World Twice
Every playground argument of the early 1990s ended the same way. You were either a Mario kid or a Sonic kid, and crossing over was unthinkable. Nintendo’s plumber stood for careful jumps and cheerful precision. Sega’s hedgehog stood for speed, attitude and a console war fought in television adverts.
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Two Consoles, Two Dreadful Pads: The Atari 5200 & Jaguar Controller Fix That Never Shipped
Atari made two consoles, eleven years apart, that were defeated by the same component. The Atari 5200 SuperSystem of 1982 and the Atari Jaguar of 1993 were…
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New Atari Jaguar Controller In Development
Twenty-two years after the console launched, the Atari Jaguar may be getting something it has never really had: a brand-new controller. Word…
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Escape: a Game Boy chiptunes EP by Joe Bleeps
Joe Bleeps (AKA Joe Heaton) is no stranger to Retro Games Collector and we have featured his Game Boy modding skills before.…
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Bangkok Knights
When you watch a fight, there’s a visceral thrill that accompanies being as close to it as possible. Sure, the person on…
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Darran And Jon Run Through Retro Gamer Issue 145
The Retro Gamer team has access to a new video studio, so we’ve been looking at cool things to do with it –…
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Defenders Of Oasis
It’s probably fair to say that the Game Gear isn’t the first platform most people would think of when it comes to…
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Sonic Nexus OST Released as “Nexus Genesis” via Ubiktune
Hi, it’s been a while. I haven’t been around the Sonic scene in years because, like… do I really need an explanation?…