Steve Crow now works at Blizzard Entertainment, but once upon a time he was a classic bedroom coder, creating a string of popular games that many 8-bit owners feel in love with. His Ultimate-styled arcade adventure Starquake is generally considered by many gamers to be his best early release, so we were keen to catch […]
With yet another year drawing to an end, we’ve once again been called upon to serve the UK’s retro gaming community with a weekend to remember. The UK’s biggest and best gaming exhibition Play Expo is due to take part in just over a week, and RetroCollect will be making another appearance in force with […]
You all remember the horse mode in Daytona USA for the Saturn, right? It was pretty great, but simply not as great as this – Link and Epona taking to the track for a day at the races. But Link being rather heroic, he’s not just taking on other horses, he’s up against stock cars. […]
One of the most interesting concepts going on in video games today involves taking games that were originally 3D, and converting them into a 2D only counterpart. Previously, such games as Final Fantasy VII have been given this kind of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Released: 2011 Genre: Adventure Publisher: Namco Bandai Developer: From Software The Background From Software had been trucking along for years before Demon’s Souls. A workhorse studio, it pumped out mediocre to average games across all genres, from the mecha Armored Core series to the first-person, rock-hard RPG King’s Field games. It was this series that […]
Over the years, there have been many video games that have been translated into big screen films. Resident Evil, The Need For Speed, and of course Super Mario Brothers, are some examples of the widespread appeal, or in some cases, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have you ever wondered how the likes of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong would hold up against the countless thugs in Streets of Rage 2? Neither have we! Despite this, it would appear the ape duo have become playable characters in Sega’s smash hit through an unofficial ROM hack.
You can never question the dedication retro gamers have when making their pixelated-dreams a reality – especially fans of The Legend of Zelda. Believe it or not but a small group of die-hard devotees have taken it upon themselves to remake the Nintendo 64 adventure Ocarina of Time in a similar 2D style to that […]
Year Released: 1984 Original Price: £129 (Starter Pack) Buy It Now For: £15+ Associated magazines: Big K Why The Commodore 16 was great: Often reffered to as the C64′s ‘baby brother’, the C16 was a good entry-level machine in the mid-Eighties. An enhanced BASIC with built-in commands for graphics and sound made programming easier. With […]
Last month, we brought you the story about a Kickstarter project for a new documentary about the history of video game audio. What was once nothing more than a simple beep, would ultimately become full orchestras and surround sound, with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…