It’s been a tremendous year for newly published retro books, especially the sort you are proud to have on your coffee table when guests are round. With the Sega Megadrive/Genesis: Collected Works (review to follow shortly), the overdue but awesome looking ARTCADE book and Bitmap Books second Visual Commpendium title on the Amiga still to […]
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Big The Cat Brings Fishing To Green Hill Zone In Sonic The Hedgehog Mega Drive ROM Hack

Over the years we’ve featured a whole host of ROM hacks varying from simple graphical alterations to extensive gameplay modifications, but nothing as groundbreaking as Big’s Fishing Derby. Using the original Sonic The Hedgehog ROM file as a starting point, one talented developer has somehow converted the 16-bit classic into a fishing mini game staring Sonic […]
F-Zero Unofficially Drifts Onto The PC Engine In ‘HuZero’

Although fighting in the fourth-generation of video game consoles against its 16-bit rivals, the 8-bit CPU of the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 packed plenty of punches. While it may not have had the same processing power as the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive, it sure could pull off plenty of visual trickery to stay […]
Review: Don’t Die Mr Robot (PS VIta)

As we approach the first birthdays of the new generation of consoles, consoles that offer up even more cinematic experiences, it warms my heart to see games coming out like Don’t Die Mr Robot.
Anticipated Documentary “Atari: Game Over” Now Available At No Cost To Xbox Live Subscribers

It’s been a wild ride, and a story that we have been covering for quite some time now. It started off with the news of a film company wanting to dig the infamous Alamogordo, New Mexico landfill that was known […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unreleased Super Nintendo Spiritual Successor To Turrican ‘Targa’ Gets Reproduction Run & ROM Release

Following a long running series of action packed adventure with Turrican, developer Manfred Trenz seemed to almost disappear from the gaming industry entirely. While still knocking around in the shadows, Trenz’s Turrican swan song ended up arriving as an obscure Japanese exclusive Super Famicom title known as Rendering Ranger R2.
The Making Of Barbarian

During the early Eighties, gamers were going crazy for one-on-one fighters with a karate or kung-fu-based theme. Wanting to shake the genre up a little, Palace Software, added swords, blood and boobs into the mix. The result was Barbarian, one of the most controversial and fun fighters to ever appear on an 8-bit micro. Here […]
Atari: Game Over documentary – a short overview

Most gamers have heard the stories of Atari’s burial of it’s stock of ET The Extra-Terrestrial cartridges in the desert landfill of Alamogordo. What no-one knew is exactly what they would find there. This 66 minute documentary, produced by Xbox Entertainment Studios and directed by Zak Penn, charts the excavation of the site and what […]
Upcoming PSIO PlayStation 1 SD Card ISO Loading Adapter Reveals New Features

Just mere weeks after revealing the latest progress with the upcoming PSIO device, the team behind this ISO loading SD card adapter have returned to showcase its many features. After watching this recently uploaded twenty minute long YouTube video, PlayStation 1 owners will no doubt be desperate to get their hands on this new bit […]
Analogue Interactive Announce Luxury All-In-One Custom Neo Geo MVS Console ‘Analogue NEO’

Analogue Interactive are well known for their custom luxury wood based Neo Geo MVS consoles, but it would appear they’ve yet again outdone themselves. Although their latest creation is out of our price-range, the all-in-one Analogue NEO is set to revolutionise arcade gaming at home once more.