As I make the finishing touches to this article, there is a knock at my door. It’s the postman. I thank him, I close the door and rush into my lounge eager to find out what’s inside my parcel. I tear it open like a kid on Christmas day, just like I do every time […]
For many the likes of Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie are the definitive 3D platformers. While the genre may no longer be as popular as it once was, various projects such as the recent Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter are hoping to revive those magical moments – as are Nintendo 64 ROM hackers too. The recently announced Banjo-Kazooie Returns […]
We’ve all played the games, but do you have them on your wall? Sega recently teamed up with next-gen art dealers Cook & Becker to release a limited edition print run of new artwork celebrating some of their much loved titles. Capturing the essence of Streets of Rage, Phantasy Star, and even Jet Set Radio […]
There are, perhaps surprisingly, a handful of retro gaming shops scattered across Dorset – with one of the largest being Warez in Winton. Opened in 2013, I personally stumbled into it completely by accident – only realising it existed due to spotting a R.O.B. in the window and investigating further. Near the end of the high […]
Following on from two very successful Kickstarter projects, the team behind Bitmap Books are back and gearing up yet another retro gaming fundraiser. Having already covered both the Commodore 64 and Amiga at great length through detailed screenshots, mini reviews, and exclusive interviews, it would appear another classic home computer is due the works. The […]
Are you the sort of person who remembers how they acquired their games? I certainly am. Whenever I look at Rescue Mission, I flash back to a market stall somewhere in Essex, at an indeterminate point in my childhood. There I was with my dad, and we were both looking at games we could get. […]
When news of a new Sonic fan film hit from out of the blue, I must admit, I got way more excited than any normal human being should. Sure, we’ve had some recent projects come out of the pipeline like the yearly Christmas tradition of Sonic and the gang doing holiday-type-things, the Sonic Prologue animated […]
Blue’s Journey was a pretty beautiful game. In 1990, the amount of sprites it threw around, the scaling effects it used and the depth of colour on show just weren’t common. But then, the Neo Geo wasn’t a common machine, and it wasn’t meant to be – the prohibitive pricing of both the hardware and […]
Having already released a selection of new titles for the Dreamcast, Hucast Games are back with yet another promising announcement. Following on from their 2014 release of Redux: Dark Matters, the retro developer has just confirmed that the scrolling shooter series is back with an all new sequel for Sega’s console.
The Neo Geo CD was SNK’s attempt to make arcade perfect gaming more affordable to the masses. Although pocket-priced, the console’s ports of AES and MVS classics such as Metal Slug and King of Fighters 98 came with a slight downside – longer loading times. One positive to the system though was its small selection […]