From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years is another exciting project just announced by Gracious Films following on from their amazing From Bedrooms to Billions documentary on the birth of the UK games industry (full review of From Bedrooms to Billions coming soon!) . As the title may suggest the The Amiga Years concentrates on […]
With just a single life on offer, how far do you think you could get through Capcom’s memorable hit Mega Man 2? Your retro gaming skills are about to be put to the test as ROM hackers have created their very own survival mode in the Nintendo NES classic, tasking you with clearing as many […]
Fans of SNK’s arcade output are probably familiar with The Last Blade and its excellent sequel, which wowed on the ageing Neo Geo hardware before doing the rounds on the consoles of the day. However, even those who owned a Neo Geo Pocket Color could be forgiven for missing The Last Blade: Beyond The Destiny, […]
Over the last few years we’ve seen the arrival of countless flash cartridges for classic consoles, many of which allowing gamers to boot up their many favourites on the original hardware using just SD cards. Similar solutions have also been available for the likes of the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 too, however, the later […]
Ever since Jet Set Radio was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show in 1999 it was instantly on gamer’s radar. The main reason for the interest was due to the revolutionary rendering technique that Smilebit was using, which would make Jet Set Radio to be one of the first cel-shaded videogames. We’d also argue […]
Not too long ago we featured a rather unusual ROM hack that placed a the most unlikely of Pokemon heroes into the dark and dingy streets of a 16-bit classic. As it appears, game hackers seem to have Streets of Rage 2 sussed out, so much so they can freely drop in just about any […]
It’s been a few weeks since we reported on the impending return of ToeJam & Earl, and now details of the new game have been revealed. ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove will play similarly to the first game, with additions from the second such as the Jam Out mini-game and hidden presents, and […]
Get ready to dust off your ZX Spectrum once more, as yet another new adventure has hit the classic computer! Homebrew developers Retrobytes have returned with an impressive top down role playing game, with familiarities found in the likes of Top Trumps cards and the Barcode Battler too – all of which has been released […]
Martial Masters shouldn’t be an obscure game. We should be talking about it alongside Guilty Gear as a classic that rose up to challenge Capcom and SNK’s dominance of the 2D fighting scene. Of course, we’re not. That’s because Martial Masters was a victim of poor timing. IGS released its PolyGame Master arcade board in […]
When you lose the cover for your Amiga 1200’s expansion port, or even worse damage the front door to your Commodore 1702 monitor’s control panel, what do you do? Similar to the Nintendo Game Boy’s battery cover, replacing these individual parts is a difficult task requiring you to rely on eBay users to lists spares, […]