It’s been a few weeks since we reported on the impending return of ToeJam & Earl, and now details of the new game have been revealed. ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove will play similarly to the first game, with additions from the second such as the Jam Out mini-game and hidden presents, and […]
Get ready to dust off your ZX Spectrum once more, as yet another new adventure has hit the classic computer! Homebrew developers Retrobytes have returned with an impressive top down role playing game, with familiarities found in the likes of Top Trumps cards and the Barcode Battler too – all of which has been released […]
Martial Masters shouldn’t be an obscure game. We should be talking about it alongside Guilty Gear as a classic that rose up to challenge Capcom and SNK’s dominance of the 2D fighting scene. Of course, we’re not. That’s because Martial Masters was a victim of poor timing. IGS released its PolyGame Master arcade board in […]
When you lose the cover for your Amiga 1200’s expansion port, or even worse damage the front door to your Commodore 1702 monitor’s control panel, what do you do? Similar to the Nintendo Game Boy’s battery cover, replacing these individual parts is a difficult task requiring you to rely on eBay users to lists spares, […]
I’m not a huge fan of rappers. I don’t really enjoy their music and their personas (which I appreciate are often exaggerations of their actual personalities) just make them come off as pretentious divas (I do like Xzibit in the car shown though). You might find it strange then that I’m getting so excited about […]
Where homebrew retro games are concerned, Watermelon Games have set an incredibly high standard to follow, after releasing an incredibly deep and detailed adventure for the Mega Drive in 2010. Having sold out numerous times over following repeated reprint editions Pier Solar and the Great Architects is due to become available once more following the […]
Atari historian, Marty Goldberg recently revealed that legendary designer, Steve Bristow has passed away. He was instrumental to the success of the company in its early years, had a hand in the creation of the Atari 2600 and headed Atari’s coin-op division at one point. He was a gaming pioneer who will be sorely missed. […]
The demise of Sonic The Hedgehog can easily be seen historically from the arrival of 32-bit hardware. With Sega clearly unsure on how to handle the blue blur in three dimensions, countless attempts were made to bring the flagship hero to the Saturn, but never seen. Fast forward to today and one of these long […]
Sensible Software’s hit follow-up to Sensible Soccer is still widely regarded as one of the greatest football games of all time. It built perfectly upon the original game, delivering a blistering fast game of football that’s still insanely exciting to play. Designer, Jon Hare, reveals how it all came about. The most important game I […]
This post is written by Jake Parr. Is there a doctor in the house? Dr. Mario made his first debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System, revealing to the world three things: 1) he has a PhD, 2) His dyed his hair blonde for this game only, and 3) it was a simple but fun Tetris-esque […]