New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club This month for Together Retro, roll up your sleeves, blow the dust off your shotgun, and preparing to wade knee-deep through seas of undead hordes as we play the original Resident Evil. History In 1989, Capcom released a Japan-only RPG for the Famicom known […]
Presented by Ack & Racketboy The RetroGaming 101 series is aimed at gamers who are just starting out in the classic gaming scene or are curious about an older console that they don’t know much about yet.  Those of you that are especially knowledgeable about the featured console, I encourage you to add any information […]
To complement the comprehensive guides to the impressive Sega Saturn and Playstation Shmups libraries, we’ve updated and expanded this Dreamcast 2D Shooter guide. Â We now have more of the newer post-mortum shooters included and hopefully made it a bit more informative. Â If you have anything to add, just let us know in the comments! […]
Note from racketboy: Thanks to Ack for helping me me revise and expand this guide (it really needed it). Can you believe the Dreamcast has already been around for a decade? Â (and that it was only on the retail scene for three of those years?) Â To help celebrate the landmark, we’ve revised and expanded the […]
With the 10th anniversary of the Dreamcast’s North American launch quickly approaching, I thought it would be a wonderful time to share some fan-created pieces of art that capture the colorful and imaginative worlds that the console shared with us. Vote for your two favorite pieces below and also check out the previous Jet Set […]
New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club The Dreamcast had lots of great exclusives back in the day, and while Sonic Adventure and Soul Calibur wowed me, Crazy Taxi is actually one the the main games that sold me on the system. Â (I didn’t discover Jet Grind Radio until later) Â I […]
Presented by Ack Most people I know don’t automatically think of RPGs when they think of their Genesis. But there is actually a large number of titles available on the console. Add in the Sega CD, which I outlined earlier, and you’ve got a hefty selection available, spread across a variety of different types of […]
This is a continuation from page 1 TechnoClash (NTSC-U, PAL / 1993) This title is also sometimes written as Techno Clash. In a world full of magic, a mysterious portal opens, and forbidden machines start pouring through. To stop the ensuing war between magic and mechanics, the wizard Ronann, along with apprentice Chaz and mercenary Farrg, […]
This is a bit of a follow-up to the tour and conversation I had with Giulio from VideoGamesNewYork. Â I wanted to keep that video slimmed down and thought this would be a good side conversation to have. Â I asked Giulio what advice he had to other independent game store owners and he share some interesting […]
I started the Cheapest Games series quite a while ago and I figured I should revise some of the posts to reflect some of the changing values and give more relevant recommendations.  Hopefully, this revised list of PS1 games will help you start or build up your collection without having to spend much — I’ve […]
Back in June, I made my first trip out to New York City to absorb some of the abundance of culture the city had to offer. While I was there. I made sure to take a cab over to VideoGamesNewYork to see what a big-city indie game shop had to offer. The owner, Giulio, was […]
Presented by: Fastbilly1 & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club “I welcome your challenge! You can become the best!†Captain Commando Victory Screen – Marvel vs Capcom This month for Together Retro we are going to be playing one of the unsung heroes of the beatemup world, Captain Commando. […]
Note from racketboy: Special thanks goes to Radarscope1 (check out his blog, Word Games) for putting most of this guide together! The RetroGaming 101 series is aimed at gamers who are just starting out in the classic gaming scene or are curious about an older console that they don’t know much about yet. The Nintendo […]
The classic Sonic games are especially dear to my heart, so I know how hard it is to decide among them. I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels this way, so I wanted to get everyone’s opinion one which ones are the best. Since I’m not overly cruel, I’ll let you choose up […]
Presented by: Fastbilly1 & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club In 1995 the video game puzzle scene was changed forever. It in was that year that Sega released Baku Baku, a revolutionary puzzle game in the falling block genre. Of course everyone knew this since Baku Baku is a […]
