One of my favorite side scroller games of the 1980s was without a doubt “Adventure Island” for the NES. Based off of the Sega arcade (and later Master System) title “Wonder Boy”, this long lasting series for both the Sega […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Name: Gareth Hamilton Location: County Armagh, Northern Ireland Favourite Game: The Secret of Monkey Island Favourite System: Amiga 500 I am 30 years old. I live at home with my mother and work full time, in a job I don’t like, to earn money for a hobby that some people find worrying for a grown […]
It’s been a long time coming, as we first saw screenshots of the game way back in January of last year, but we’ve finally seen footage of Watermelon’s forthcoming Mega Drive beat-’em-up Project Y – and it looks astonishing. The game displays large, colourful sprites and extremely detailed backgrounds throughout the video, while the music […]
It was way back in the summer of 2013 that we first brought you the story of a PC homebrew called “Sacred Line“. This original PC title, first released in February of 2013, is a described as being a part […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Watermelon Games may have been in the retro gaming news an awful lot as of late, but there’s a good reason for that – they’re keeping the scene alive with high quality brand new releases for our beloved systems. Since late 2012 the retro developers have been working on a spiritual successor to Streets of […]
With Sega having so many classic arcade games of its own, it perhaps surprising to learn that some of the Master System’s best conversions were actually of non-Sega games. Nevertheless, Bubble Bobble, The New Zealand Story, R-Type, Gauntlet and Klax are just a few of the gems that were a massive improvement of Sega’s own […]
Despite being one of the most popular video games of all time, and one that spanned countless platforms through the years, there’s always been a real lack of Lemmings merchandise available. With many of us eager to declare our love for the careless critters, we can finally take home one of DMA Design and Psygnosis’s […]
Chances are that at some point in your video gaming life, you have played some form of “Sim” game. While it all started with the original SimCity, the “Sim” franchise would go on for many years, bringing hours upon hours […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After offering the excellent Theme Hospital for free not too long ago, EA’s Origin service is currently offering Syndicate for free as part of its “On The House” promotion. It’s yours to keep once you’ve downloaded it, but there’s no word on when Bullfrog’s classic isometric tactics title will be replaced as part of this promotion […]
Watermelon Games has released Sacred Line, a brand new visual novel for the Mega Drive, on physical cartridges compatible with both PAL and NTSC systems. The game is priced at $39.00 in its standard “Build It Thyself” form or $89.00 in its fully boxed deluxe form, and is available at Watermelon’s store now. For those […]