In case you didn’t believe me when I told you Sonic was going downhill, X-Play gives us all the reasons the avoid the new Sonic the Hedgehog for the XBox 360 in its finely-composed video segment. I’ll go back to playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on my GP2X and try to forget that this game […]
Yet another set of classic games is coming to the PSP — and this time it may be a very big deal. Two of the most popular games in the Castlevania frachise, the until-now-import-only Castlevania X: Rondo of Blood and series highpoint, Symphony of the Night are both being remade in the upcoming Castlevania: The […]
As one of the most popular XBox Live Arcade games of all time, its no surprise that Geometry Wars has been duplicated so often (even though it is a modern clone of Robotron). Its simple but addictive gameplay is a great place for small, independent game developers to find inspiration. Independant Gaming has developed a […]
With retro gaming on the rise, new arcade cabinet products are showing up on not only virtual stores, but your local brick and mortar retailers as well. The Quasicade EX is one of the newest popular entries into the market and makes is relatively easy to hook up not only a MAME machine, but also […]
Usually, when you get a new-to-you console, you can usually find or remember the major games to check out. But what happens when you need something different to play? This is where the “Hidden Gems†come in. Read More About My Criteria For Hidden Gems See All The Hidden Gems Articles Platformers Obvious Choices: Super […]
I still find it funny that after all the initial hype of the power of the PSP, the biggest PSP game announcements as of late have been remakes of old games. Anyway, this time around, Final Fantasy I and II are once again making their way to a new device. The PSP version might just […]
The XBox Live Arcade has slowly become the best place for classic games to find a new beginning. While the Wii’s Virtual Console was hyped as the ultimate device for housing nearly every classic game, the XBLA has been topping the Virtual Console in terms of quality and features. The XBLA has seen a trickle […]
With so many unique and interesting games from the past out there, I obviously don’t have time to review them all myself. This time around we have racketboy.com contributer, SegaVega reviewing one of his favorite under-appreciated gems, Space Station Silicon Valley for the Nintendo 64. Introduction “There are assuredly a thousand titles of fair quality […]
Here are some amazing new screenshots of Arc’s new arcade fighting game, Battle Fantasia. The game is “2.5D” – it is played in two-dimensions, but uses three-dimensional polygonal character models. The game runs on Taito’s new Type X2 hardware and is the first game to use Taito’s new Vewlix arcade cabinet, which allows the game […]
While the XBox 360 doesn’t try to keep up with the pace of the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, it makes up for it in quality and value. This Week: Heavy Weapon January 17 800 Microsoft Points Official XBLA Page Screenshots Gameplay Video Hands-On Impressions from Kotaku Hands-On Impressions for XB360 Fanboy Additional XBLA Developments: Castlevania […]
You can definately see the color and detail differences between the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis versions of Phantom 2040 when compared side to side. To see the different versions in motion, check out the video page.
Could it be that the Ninja from “Ask A Ninja” worked for Nintendo a decade ago? Look at this cover of a 1989 issue of Nintendo Power Magazine: Now I just have to cross my fingers and hope that the Ninja doesn’t kill me in a few minutes for revealing his past… Anyway, check out […]
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Usually, when you get a new-to-you console, you can usually find or remember the major games to check out. But what happens when you need something different to play? This is where the “Hidden Gems†come in.  (Digg This) Read More About My Criteria For Hidden Gems See All The Hidden Gems Articles Platformers Obvious […]
Nothing like fresh and original content on the PSP. (Ok, that’s my poke at the PSP for the day) Anyway, Sega is bring the Crazy Taxi franchise to the PSP. The new Crazy Taxi title is not a direct port or anything new. Instead it is a freshly developed version that implements the maps from […]
