With SNK’s recent announcement of bringing the original Fatal Fury game to XBox Live Arcade, you could tell that the developer was interested in bringing its collection of old-school games to the modern platforms. While Fatal Fury may have seemed like a logical choice after the success of Street Fighter 2 on XBLA, but I […]
| Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | 20. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn; NTSC-U, PAL) Copies Produced: 10,000 Estimated Price (Complete): $175 While Dragon Force and Guardian Heroes have proven themselves rare, Panzer Dragoon Saga is surely the most sought after title for North American Saturn collectors. Believed to be produced in numbers […]
Here is number 4 of the ultimate fanboy mag, Nintendo Power. This time around, we are welcomed by a cover story of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. The cover photo has to be on of the oldest-looking representations of Link I have seen. The article iself stars on page 18 and continues for about […]
You will find that I bring up the development house known as Treasure quite often — and for good reason. They are behind many of the best cult-classic games of all time and know how to feed the cravings of hardcore gamers — sometime before the audience even knows what it is that they crave. […]
According to a recent post on SNK-Capcom.com, Capcom may be developing a new Versus fighter featuring superheroes from the DC Comics universe. (thanks ForeverGeek) They write: “In non-related E3 news, we heard some buzz from Capcom a deal with DC that was close to completion (as of April 2006). In the original agreement, the first […]
Update 10/16/2007: Street Fighter 4 Has Officially Been Announced! You can read more about all the details as they progress right here. Update 10/23/2007: We now know a bit more about Street Fighter 4 based on a video interview with Capcom More Capcom Developement Updates: More 2D Fighter Plans Original Post: Seems like every year […]
I just got a tip from RetroGaming reader, Doom Eyes, about some nifty new toys that are availible at Toy R Us. The Nintendo Mini Classics are some key-chain replicas of some of Nintendo’s old-school portable devices. The coolest ones happen to be models of the old Zelda and Donkey Kong Game & Watch games. […]
Sega has developed a small handful of solid RPG franchises such as Shining Force and Skies of Arcadia, but if there is one Sega RPG series that has the largest cult following, it would be Phantasy Star. The Phantasy Star series made its debut on Sega’s 8-bit Master System, but it had 3 sequels on […]
Benjamin Heckendorn (aka Ben Heck) is one of the greatest console hackers the gaming community has ever known. Not only does Ben have the amazing technical knowledge and great design sense, but he is also a riot to converse with. In case you are not familiar with his work, he was recently featured on Digg, […]
Even though High-Definition TVs are becoming more common in stores and homes, I still get a little nervous about buying a plasma or LCD TV. First of all, the prices for a plasma or any LCD that is big enough for my needs (27-inch or larger) is way out of my price range. Also, I’m […]
In the peak of Sega’s creativity, legendary developer Yu Suzuki was finally able to release the long-awaited and heavily-hyped project that was started on the Sega Saturn’s hardware, but was able to thrive on the Dreamcast’s extra power. Shenmue defied traditional gaming genres and took elements from a number of game types. It features strong […]
The most iconic but nearly-useless artifact from the 8-bit era is a little robot from Nintendo known as R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy). ROB was originally used on the NES as a peripheral for games such as Gyromite. He has also been featured in modern Nintendo games such as Wario Ware and F-Zero GX. I’ve had […]
With the recent release of Nintendo Monopoly, now seems like the perfect time to roll the dice and to show off some ideas I’ve discovered in regards to using video game board games. Companies like Milton Bradley and Parker Bros. have been producing these spin-offs since the early 80’s, and they’ve made quite novel little […]
This week I am featuring the third issue of Nintendo Power (November-December 1988). The cover story features Track and Field II and its 16 different “mini-games”. In hindsight, you can see what Nintendo really wanted to do with its track and field games, but is just now able to pull it off with the Wii. […]
I’m taking a mini vacation from blogging due to some work and home-related issues. I’ll be back to full posting this weekend. In the meantime, here are some of my most popular posts for those of you that may be new to the site: 20 Games That Nobody Played – But You Should 10 Games […]
