The launch of the SEGA Saturn has gone down in gaming history as one of biggest missteps the industry has ever seen. SEGA’s lack of promotion and short sighted hardware specification meant that the the Saturn was doomed failure even as it hit the shelves. As Sony’s Playstation changed the gaming industry with state of […]
Sega recently held a party in the USA to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sonic The Hedgehog, and retro gaming fans will be particularly interested in Sonic Mania. This new 2D game celebrates Sonic’s past with redesigned versions of classic levels from Sonic’s 16-bit platform games, alongside brand new levels, enemies, bosses and the “Drop Dash” […]
Pre-recorded just hours after Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th Anniversary Party wrapped at the San Diego House of Blues, it’s Barry and George’s first impressions of the night! Hear how the event went down, from the literal all the way around the block line to the game announcements to the final curtain call. How did the […]
While the biggest announcements of today’s event were by far Sonic Mania and Project Sonic 2017, the first gameplay trailer of Sonic in LEGO Dimensions shouldn’t be ignored. The trailer shows Sonic running through Green Hill Zone yet again, but also has him going through environments from other franchises including Back to the Future and Doctor […]
Sonic Mania wasn’t the only new Sonic game revealed at the Sonic 25th Anniversary Party. At the end of the stream, Takashi Iizuka revealed the debut trailer for Sonic Team’s next game. Like Sonic Generations, the game will feature both Modern Sonic and Classic Sonic. However, Iizuka stressed that this will be a new original game, […]
Holy shit. Sega is working together with Christian Whitehead, Headcannon and PadogaWest Games to make Sonic Mania, a new 2D game featuring brand new zones alongside re-imagined versions of old zones. People at the 25th Anniversary Party can play a demo featuring a re-imagined Green Hill Zone and a new zone called Studiopolis Zone right now. Sega has also given out a […]
Has it really been 20 years since Lara Croft first backflipped across our screens, firing her twin pistols? Blimey, it has. To celebrate, a concert has been scheduled for 18th December at the Hammersmith Apollo featuring Nathan McCree’s music from the original games, as performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. To accompany the musical performance, there […]
Its the final minutes until the big 25h anniversary party for our good buddy, Sonic, but wait! Those aren’t rings falling from the sky, its a bunch of weights and a myriad of bombs which means its the last few rounds of Saturn Bomberman before we share our verdict on the game. In the last part […]
The PSP (Playstation Portable) was Sony’s first attempt to enter the handheld gaming market back in September 1st 2005 (European market), it was competing back then with the Nintendo DS handheld. It had several re-designed models on later years usually aiming to have a sleeker design than the previous version while trying to retain as […]
Heading to San Diego tomorrow for the Sonic 25th Anniversary Event (or are just in town for Comic-Con?) Meet up with your favorite Sonic Retro and SEGAbits folks at The Local Eatery and Drinking Hole at 3 p.m. Friday to hang out, chat about nerdy Internet things in the real world, share rampant speculation and pre-game for […]