Developed by Cave, the makers of such popular shooter franchises such as Do Don Pachi and Muschihimesama, comes another excellent masterpiece that is ported to the PS2 by Taito. Gameplay is reminiscent of titles such as Raiden and Castle Shikigami and there explosion count is pretty high. Ibara is one of hte hottest shmups in […]
The Sega Saturn was a phenomenal platform for 2D fighters, but many gamers would not have expected that the Dreamcast would follow in the Saturn’s footsteps so well. The Dreamcast was strongly supported by both Capcom and SNK. It received many of the best fighting games before the PS2, XBox, and Gamecube. There are also […]
Are you a Sega Saturn owner that was bummed that elusive 3D Sonic game, Sonic Xtreme, never was released? Well, maybe this news will help you feel better… z3ntn3l, from the recently-deceased, Saturn Torrents Forum just informed me that a copy of Sonic X-Treme (which was recently sold for a hefty sum) has found its […]
With the recent announcement of Genesis games being playable on the Revolution, I thought this would be a wonderful time to review some classics. Ever since Super Mario Bros was released on the NES, the platformer has been a constant genre in the video game industry. While many of the platformers were simply Mario clones, […]
Sure the Nintendo Revolution looks to be a solid contender for those of us that want to have a no-nonsense, to buy and play classic games. But for those of you that don’t want to wait and/or want more flexibility in your emulation options, a modded XBox may be your solution. For the last few […]
The PSP will soon be recieving a big shot of retro action. During GDC 2006, SNK announced that a Metal Slug Collection will be released for the Sony PSP. It is scheduled for a November 2006 release. This is looking to be the biggest official compilation of Metal Slug games for any system as it […]
As one of G4/Tech TV’s only good shows, Icons does an excellent job of looking back at many of the great people, consoles, and game series that made an impact on the gaming community. I just got done watching the episode of Icons that looks back at the history of the Sega Dreamcast. I thought […]
It’s official – Sega Genesis games and even some older Hudson games will be playable on the Nintendo Revolution. Just as I predicted, Sega will be publishing many of their best Genesis games on the Nintendo Revolution’s Virtual Console. Nintendo’s Iwata officially announced in a keynote today that “Games specifically developed for the Sega Genesis […]
If there is one game that Gamecube owners need for a party, Pac-Man Vs. is it. It does not matter what kind of gamers your friends are (even if they don’t game at all); you will all have great fun with this awesome multiplayer Gamecube title. The game is incredibly easy to pick up and […]
I still love going to arcades. There are still a few arcades out there that have some fun-filled games, both new and old. Unfortunately, when I stick a quarter or two into some older machines, I’m greatly disappointed by such problems as unresponsive controllers, screen problems, or just machines that don’t function well at all. […]
You would think that it would be hard for the Dreamcast to follow in the 2D footsteps of its sibling, the Sega Saturn and its massive collection of 2D shoot-em-ups. However, the Dreamcast is the perfect complement to the Saturn and is a essentially a requirement in and shmup fanatic’s collection. While it only started […]
We have seen a number of Tetris “remakes” over the last decade, but none of them (consoles or portable) have really lived up to the standard set by the original Gameboy version of Tetris. That is, until now. Finally, Nintendo has taken the time to carefully craft the perfect follow-up to the puzzler classic. Tetris […]
Even though it is touted as the most powerful 3D console of its generation, Microsoft’s XBox eventually rolled out a number of excellent 2D titles as well. Personally, I’m looking into getting an XBox to mod and use as a media center so that I can bring my desktop PC out of my living room. […]
I don’t know why nobody thought of this project before… Instead of having ports of all your favorite shooters on the Gameboy Advance in order to practice techniques, why not just have a enemy fire simulator? BulletGBA is an ingenious homebrew effort that replicates the bullet patters of many popular shmups and let you practice […]
Virtual On: Cyber Troopers is a 3D Mech combat game from Hitmaker and Sega. The game pits two gigantic robots against each other armed with lasers, missiles, swords and various other weapons. These mechs can run, walk, jump and even climb on various buildings to get a better shot at the opponent. Much like tank […]
