Not so long ago Rebel-CD32 brought up the idea of a Catacomb 3-D port for the Amiga. I hacked together a quick port based on Reflection Keen, which is a merge of the Keen Dreams and Catacomb 3-D engines. As expected it runs very slow due to the per-pixel updates and lots of function calls. […]
Sonic Amiibo Will Let You Make Yoshi Look like the Blue Blur in Yoshi’s Woolly World
That Sonic amiibo you own isn’t useless just yet, as the upcoming Yoshi’s Woolly World for Wii U will be compatible with it. Using it will let you play as Sonic the Hedgehog Yoshi, who has Sonic’s colours and shoes. He even has green eyes! Pretty much every amiibo, aside from Pokémon amiibo for some reason, […]
RetroCollect FM – Retro Gaming Podcast – Issue 20: Shinobi
From a stealthy appearance into the video game world in 1987 to countless releases soon after, it’s safe to say that just about everyone has battled through the Shinobi series. From insanely difficult platforming action to timeless cutting soundtracks, join the RetroCollect FM Podcast team as they slice their way through Sega’s action-packed series.
Arcade Exclusive ‘Breakers Revenge’ Gets Official Neo Geo AES Home Cartridge Release
In 1998 Visco released a follow up to their vibrant arcade fighter Breakers under the new title Breakers Revenge. Arriving exclusively on the MVS arcade platform, both Neo Geo AES and CD owners missed out on this sequel which balanced out the game’s mechanics and introduced new playable characters. As of 2015 though, Visco are […]
Zaxxon
The Colecovision wasn’t a console with a massively long life, but it definitely made an impact during its short time on the market. Coleco correctly reasoned that the Atari 2600′s strength was in its ability to offer home versions of the most popular arcade games, so in building a competitor to the Atari 5200, it […]
CLASSIC MOMENTS – Kenseiden
Sega’s Eastern horror platformer might not be the most original game of all time, borrowing heavily from Castlevania, but it’s a favourite of Master System owners. How many of these great moments do you recall? Nobody’s Perfect, So Why Practice? “Thou must practice here,” says the old master. In a game like Kenseiden we’re fine […]