Commodore’s Amiga line was an incredibly influential range of computers – chances are that even if you didn’t grow up playing one, you played games that originated on the platform. Well, here’s a fact that’ll make you feel just a tad creaky – the first Amiga machines launched 30 years ago today, as the most advanced machines on […]
Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a serial killer? Perhaps you’ve wondered how some of the world’s greatest crimes have been pulled off? Or maybe you just get a bizarre fascination with some of the world’s deadly killers. Real Crime, our exciting new magazine reveals all the above and so much more. […]
Many gamers (both retro and modern) have an area that they call “their own”. Whether they collect games as a hobby, or just have that sacred space where they can get immersed in the action, there is always that one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The popular “modern game set in a retro environment” title “Retro City Rampage” was a surprise hit when it was first released back in 2012. Greatly inspired by the original Grand Theft Auto games of the late 1990s, it gave […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Classic gamers will tell you, that while we love our HDTV’s for actual television watching, when it comes to hooking up the games from our past, those same TV’s leave something to be desired. It’s a known fact that installing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not a lot of people remember Nintendo’s biggest flop, the Virtual Boy. First of all if was never released in Europe or the PAL region, and secondly it did not have a very long life span, but the console still shows the innovative spirit of Nintendo.
Despite scart sockets making their first apperance on TV sets around the time of the Atari 2600‘s launch, the California made console shipped with nothing more than a RF-out port for its visuals. Although serving it’s purpose in the day, gamers have since been longing for a more crisp alternative – and one that plays […]
In 1994 Copya Systems released a detailed strategy title for Nintendo’s 16-bit platform which drew inspiration from the likes of Fire Emblem and Famicom Wars. Despite the turn-based tactical warfare gameplay being rather impressive, GalaxyRobo remained a Japanese exclusive Super Famicom release – one which has since been fan translated into English.
Throughout Nintendo’s rich history as not only a video game company, but as a toy company in general, they have had their share of both major successes, as well as financial and consumer failures. While there have been many consoles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was about a week and a half ago that RGN had to report the sad news that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata had passed away. In that original report, I had made the statement: “I can guarantee that everyone that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…