In all our time writing about homebrew projects and brand new video games for older systems, we’ve never come across one solely created for arcade machines using the JAMMA standard. The newly announced SkyCurser fits this bill exactly, a horizontal scrolling shooter drawing inspiration from both Metal Slug and Splatterhouse.
Doom is possibly the most modded and manipulated videogame in the history of the medium. In recent times we’ve had the Donkey Kong Country mod, various game-engine updates in the form of the amazing Brutal Doom and even seen a cash machine hacked to play host to a port of id Software’s genre-defining shooter.
For many gamers, their first steps into the world of RPGs was through the timeless series, Final Fantasy. Although arriving as a spin-off from the main series, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest has garnered plenty of fans for its puzzle elements, roaring soundtrack, and lush 16-bit visuals. These fans will be pleased to know that a […]
Let’s face it, the Virtual Boy isn’t exactly the cheapest bit of retro gaming kit, but it’s without a doubt one that just about everyone wants to experience. If you’re on a strict budget, you’ll be pleased to know there’s now a way to emulate Nintendo’s portable VR console from 1995 with a do-it-yourself virtual […]
When it comes to arcade machines, retro gamers are often divided into two groups: those who prefer the nostalgic wooden look of a cabinet, and those infatuated with the luscious curves of a Japanese candy cab. With plenty of woodworkers now making their own traditional cabinets for sale, another has joined the ranks replicating that […]
Over the last two years, the first three Japanese exclusive Wizardry games on the Nintendo Game Boy were fan translated into English. Now joining this trio of text heavy dungeon crawlers is a spin-off from the main series on the Game Boy Color, Wizardry Empire.
If you’ve ever fancied yourself a bit of a Tetris master, the event for you is taking place just three weeks away in Albertslund, Denmark! The Tetris European Championship will take place across two days and feature competition over four versions of the game – the Game Boy release, the Nintendo NES version, the SNES […]
One of the disadvantages of working with younger people is that they missed out on excellent kids TV shows like Knightmare. We used to be endlessly enthralled by the adventures of the hapless kids that Treguard would introduce to the dungeon, particularly as the show was so ridiculously hard. Unfortunately, only a few of our […]
While readers in North America are likely familiar with the Ninja Gaiden games for the NES as being good but rather difficult platformers, here in Europe that’s much less common. Why? Well, the games were called Shadow Warriors over here, and the NES wasn’t as popular here. When we finally got games bearing the Ninja […]
Geometry Wars has been the absolute pinnacle of retro-flavoured high-score action in more recent years, however, that’s all about to change. It looks like the Nintendo NES is due to get its very own intergalactic 360 degrees shooter, with multiplayer functionality and familiar feints from fighting games thrown into the mix.