Iron Gut Publishing who specializes in creating limited edition art print collections have announced a run for the 25th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog that will also feature other SEGA properties that’s currently slated only in the UK. Below is their press release. Iron Gut Publishing, the company that specialises in creating limited edition art […]
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Master Of Orion Sponsors Sci-Fi London Film Festival
WG Labs has announced Master Of Orion’s sponsorship of Sci-Fi London, the annual film festival taking place in our fair capital from 27th April – 6th May 2016. Players will be able to get their hands on the revival of the classic 4X series, originally released in 1993, which features a huge cast of revered […]
Unirally – 3 Reasons Why It’s The Most Difficult Super Nintendo Game Ever
Something wonderful happened on the Super Nintendo back in the mid-nineties. In fact a lot of amazing moments derived from that 16bit King Console. Long before the days of Grand Theft Auto on the Playstation 1, DMA Designs were hard at work designing a Super Nintendo game that I deem was one of a kind…
Sonic Spinball ride at Alton Towers has been re-themed, Sonic branding is gone
It is an end of an era for Sonic the Hedgehog at the English theme park Alton Towers. The rollercoaster ride Sonic Spinball, which has been in operation under the Sonic branding since February 2010, has been re-themed as Spinball Whizzer. The ride originally opened in 2004 under the Spinball Whizzer name, but was given […]
Dead Or Alive 2
The original Dead Or Alive was a pretty successful game, in that it managed to rescue Tecmo from the brink of bankruptcy, but it was never a top-tier fighting game – and thanks to its infamous inclusion of wobbly chests for the female fighters, it was a bit of a punchline. Dead Or Alive 2 was […]
The Arcade Community
There are too many names to list here – the likes of JAMMA+, Arcade Otaku, the Neo Geo Development Wiki and more have all been helpful – but man, do I love the people who share their expertise about arcade games online. I recently picked up a Neo Geo MVS motherboard from eBay, with the assurance that […]
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 21: PlayStation 2 Part 1
The Playstation 2 is one of the most popular consoles off all time. With so many fantastic games released for it there was something for everyone. There were new games series’ released that are still going strong today such as Devil May Cry, Ratchet and Clank, God Of War and more. Not only were new […]
Coleco Backs Out Of Chameleon Project
Coleco Holdings has officially withdrawn its backing from the beleaguered cartridge-based console project formerly known as the Coleco Chameleon, following the recent controversy over whether or not Retro Video Game Systems Inc. actually had a working prototype to show. The possibility that Coleco might withdraw from the deal was first raised the day after we […]
Stunning Homebrew Commodore 64 Platformer ‘Sam’s Journey’ Nearing Cartridge Release
Just under a year ago it was announced that the Commodore 64 was due to receive an all new platforming adventure. Despite the limitations of the system, homebrew development studio Knights of Bytes has put forward one of the most visually impressive and promising games to ever grace the 8-bit computer in Sam’s Journey.
3DNES Emulator Brings Nintendo’s 2D Classics Into The Third Dimension
Long before the likes of the Oculus Rift and even the Virtual Boy, video games were always developed for two dimensional play. While we’re perfectly happy with flat pixels, the arrival of Nintendo’s 3D Classics on the 3DS has left us wondering how many other titles would work with added depth. That’s all about to […]