There’s a new petition online to try and convince Sega to continue making the 2D Sonic games we all loved. Actually, it’s asking for a 16-bit game, but, as you can tell from my recent “Sega, I Dare You” post, I support taking full advantage of the newer systems’ power — as long as they […]
The Dreamcast will just not die. Yes, ANOTHER 2D shooter is on its way for everybody’s favorite white box. Hot on the heals of the February 2006 release of Radiligy, a 2D helicopter shooter named “Under Defeat” is scheduled for March 2006 release in Japan. Under Defeat is a late NAOMI arcade release that is […]
I thought this was interesting — Blogsip noticed something on Green Hill Zone about a potential Nights into Dreams sequal, the originally planned Monkey Ball Dreamcast game, and other were slated to use a Dreamcast controller that was similar to what Nintendo has revealed to be the Revolution controller. Blogsip asks, “Could it possibly be […]
Yes, Sega, I am daring you to go 2D. Not on a handheld — you’ve done that very well already. I’m talking about going 2D on a console. By the looks of Sonic Rush and your Sonic Advance games, you still know how to make quality 2D Sonic games. When it comes to many 3D […]
I’m sure this has happened to all of us that have owned a cartidge-based system… You find a good deal on a game that catches your interest. The only problem is that the game’s sticker is barely there. Josh Nickerson of Retro Video Games has come to our rescue with his wonderful technique of bringing […]
This year, we have seen the curiosity with retro gaming grow among the mainstream gaming audience and it seems that game publishers are clueing into the fact. While it is unfortunate that publishers seem to focus most of their retro efforts at the handheld market, there were also a handful of excellent console compilations to […]
On occassion I take some time to answer some questions that many new retro gamers ask. This time I will address a popular question about Sega’s potential backwards compatability — will a Dreamcast play Sega Saturn games? Unfortuantely, the answer is no. The Saturn and Dreamcast are actually very different machines in terms of their […]
The long-awaited remake of one of the best Final Fantasy games is finally here. This classic adventure includes 18 towns and castles dozens of magical spells and hundreds of monsters weapons and items to helpplayers on their quests. It greatly improved on the FF titles before it and this GBA ports has raised the stakes […]
I’ve recently seen a number of people reaching my site by searching for Ben Heck — the mastermind behind a number of amazing portable gaming systems. (See my recent interview with Ben) Not only does Ben have the amazing technical knowledge that is necessary to piece these wonders together, but he also has great design […]
Wouldn’t be great to take one of the Games That Pushed The Limits of the N64 and push it even further with an N64 Emulator Plugin? The long awaited mod that takes The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time and updates the graphics with hi-res textures has been released. Of course, you will need a […]
TwitchGuru has produced an interesting history of Nintendo’s high and low points over the last two decades. The article jumps around a bit and doesn’t go into too much depth, but I think you’ll find that it covers some sometimes-forgotten topics. On the other hand, it seems to skip over a console called the Super […]
Super Mario: Blue Twilight is a fangame based on the Mario universe which combines elements from 3D Mario titles with classic, 2D gameplay. The original game, Super Mario: Blue Twilight was developed in the span of two short weeks. A “DX” version was slated for an October 31st, 2004 release, but what was once a […]
The most anticipated Action-RPG is here — the new Mario and Luigi takes the series to a new level while utilizing the Nintendo DS’s capabilities. So far, I’ve read nothing but positive reviews! Buy at Amazon Review Tidbits “Not a guarantee that it’s a game for everyone, but rather a big fat A+ for Alphadream […]
I know there’s a bunch of shmup fans out there. If you fit into this group, you should take a look at Endless Fire, a finely-crafted article reguarding the history of the shoot-em-up genre. It covers a great collection of games and tracks them through the begining of video game history through the newest games […]
You must take a look at this incredible online resource for manual scans. High Quality Scans features a huge collection of scans of video game manuals, distributed via BitTorrent. I’ve been looking for a site like this for quite a while, but most of the ones I come across are pretty low quality — not […]
