In September of 1998, Insomniac Games and Sony Computer Entertainment released the first game in the “Spyro the Dragon” trilogy. The game was very highly regarded by gamers and critics alike, praising the titles replay value and high quality graphics […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Famicom Exclusive “City Adventure Touch: Mystery of Triangle” Gets English Translation

When it comes to Nintendo, one of the things that is common with the 8-bit era is that there were a variety of games released for the Famicom (the Japanese version of the NES), that were never ported to North […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Japanese Exclusive Nintendo Famicom ‘City Adventure Touch: Mystery Of Triangle’ Gets Fan Translation

In 1987 Toho released a Nintendo Famicom adaptation of the high school baseball manga known as Touch. Loosely following its source material, this long-lost adventure featured a somewhat open world to explore whilst rescuing puppies that had been scattered throughout a troublesome town. Needless to say City Adventure Touch: Mystery of Triangle never saw release outside […]
Unreleased Nintendo 64 Platformer ’40 Winks’ Set For Physical Cartridge Release Via Kickstarter

In 1999 GT Interactive released 40 Winks on the Sony PlayStation. This somewhat forgotten 3D platformer arrived at a time when just about everyone was experimenting with the genre, so it comes as no surprise that the Nintendo 64 port of the game was cancelled. Nearly two decades later and the retro publisher Piko Interactive […]
Previously Cancelled Nintendo 64 Port of “40 Winks” to Finally Be Released by Piko Interactive

Back in 1998, GT Interactive had announced a platformer game for the Nintendo 64 called “40 Winks”, which was later cancelled and ultimately never released to the public. (Yes, a PlayStation version was published, but the N64 version never got […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…