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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Coleco Holdings has officially withdrawn its backing from the beleaguered cartridge-based console project formerly known as the Coleco Chameleon, following the recent controversy over whether or not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 […]
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.
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 […]
After the recent furore surrounding the alleged use of a Super Nintendo Mini board inside an Atari Jaguar shell to demonstrate a working prototype at the New York Toy Fair; the use of an archaic video capture board to show the inner workings of the system; and the revelations of the director tasked with creating […]
If you’re not a fan of Pang, you might well be a fan of its overseas releases as Buster Bros or Pomping World – and if you’re not yet, we strongly urge you to check out the old entries in the series because there’s a brand new entry on the way! DotEmu has received the blessing of […]
Although Capcom’s long-lasting platform series Mega Man has stood the test of time, we’ve often wondered how the blue bomber would fare in a Super Mario All-Stars style remake. While there may already be the chibi Mega Man Powered Up on offer for the Sony PlayStation Portable, one fan of the series has taken the […]