You can never question the dedication retro gamers have when making their pixelated-dreams a reality – especially fans of The Legend of Zelda. Believe it or not but a small group of die-hard devotees have taken it upon themselves to remake the Nintendo 64 adventure Ocarina of Time in a similar 2D style to that […]
Commodore 16
Year Released: 1984 Original Price: £129 (Starter Pack) Buy It Now For: £15+ Associated magazines: Big K Why The Commodore 16 was great: Often reffered to as the C64′s ‘baby brother’, the C16 was a good entry-level machine in the mid-Eighties. An enhanced BASIC with built-in commands for graphics and sound made programming easier. With […]
“Beep: A Documentary History Of Video Game Sound” To Start Production At GameSoundCon
Last month, we brought you the story about a Kickstarter project for a new documentary about the history of video game audio. What was once nothing more than a simple beep, would ultimately become full orchestras and surround sound, with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Making Of Treasure Island Dizzy
Dizzy was a huge deal in the Eighties, introducing gamers to a lovable character and helping to cement Codemasters’ reputation as one of the best budget publishers around. Thanks to the success of the original game, a sequel, Treasure Island Dizzy, appeared just over a year later. The Oliver Twins tells us how this popular […]
Prototype Neon-Style LED Light Suit Gets Controlled With Hacked Nintendo Power Glove
Yes, we all know that the Power Glove is “so bad”. Designed originally as an alternate interactive input device for the NES, the peripheral ended up being nothing more than a novelty at the time of release, but has since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Everdrive 64 “V3″ Now Available By Krikzz; Offers Practically Perfect Nintendo 64 Game Compatibility
In this day of readily available gaming products for both modern and retro systems alike, one of the biggest developments in the past decade has been the development of the flashcart or flashdrive, which allow you to load a bunch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…