Part of the charm of growing up several decades ago was allowing the surge of toys and electronic devices predict the outcome of your future. Whether it was magic 8-balls or even the Neo Geo Pocket’s horoscopes, we all wanted to know how our life would pan out and if our beloved crushes felt the […]
Design Design might not be as well known as other developers from the 8-bit period, but that doesn’t make its story any less interesting. Formed within the halls of Manchester University and originally known as Crystal Computing, it quickly delivered a string of entertaining games, from Halls Of The Things to Dark Star and Nosferatu. […]
Despite countless kids of the 80s requesting computers to do their homework on, we can all admit that gaming was the sole reason behind our needs. That said, the Master System nearly spawned a generation of digital artists through Sega’s unreleased Graphics Board. Although seeming to be long lost into the archives, a group of […]
While the United States has it’s infamous 1983 video game crash, other countries around the world were not impacted by the losses. Over in the United Kingdom for instance, the video game industry still was strong when compared to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1989 Japanese gamers were treated to yet another regional-exclusive RPG series known as Xak – spanning numerous home computer and console platforms. Drawing inspiration from the Ys series, developers Micro Cabin released four titles under the Xak name, one of which has just been translated into English.
With more than enough time for our teaser to sink in, it’s time to finally reveal more details about the next Video Game Market. Set to span two floors with three times the space, we’ve well and truly listened to your feedback. So with this in mind, get ready to see up to 100 tables […]
Sega’s Nomad is becoming a serious collector’s machine, due to its limited rarity (it was only released in America) and the fact that it’s a handheld Mega Drive and handheld Mega Drives are cool. While Darran’s owned a couple over the years he foolishly gets rid of them each time because the machine’s screen doesn’t […]
While most of the modern gaming world is awaiting for “Mortal Kombat X” sometime next year, around here we like to focus on the original few games that were made earlier in the series. One of these games comes to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Earlier this year, Nintendo celebrated a very special milestone with the 125th anniversary of the company that gave the world Mario and Luigi, among a variety of other popular video game characters like Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Link. It’s a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain definitely sets its stall out early and has perhaps one of the most memorable opening sequences of any game. Kain is killed by assassins, a blood curdling scream emits as a sword is thrust into his chest. He accepts vampirism to exact vengeance without considering the cost of the deadly […]