I’m actually getting back into my “other” blog and trying to post new game room ideas on a daily basis over at RoomPlay. For those of you that haven’t seen them, here are some of the latest entries… How To Create Modern and Sophisticated Gaming Artwork for Your Game Room Maximizing Your Wii Experience Wii […]
Even back in the Dreamcast’s prime years I had a bad feeling about online game. While I did have fun (and frustration) playing Dreamcast games like Unreal Tournament online, I knew that games that primarily depended on online gameplay would not be worth the long-term investment as they would eventually be turned off. As a […]
The Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console is bringing classic Nintendo emulation to the masses, but with the high download prices, it can be frustrating for people that already own the original cartridges to have to shell out more money. Fortunately for us retro gamers that aren’t able to find and/or purchase a Wii and purchase Virtual […]
I don’t normally just post pictures on here, but I loved this too much to pass it by.. I’m not sure where it originated from , but I’ll post it as soon as I find out. You can download the full-sized version, which is big enough for a sweet desktop wallpaper.
Two-dimensional space shooters were just starting to mature in the 8-bit era and Zanac on the NES is one of the best examples of more complex shooting gameplay in the dawn of console gaming. Zanac eschews the usual wave-after-wave of enemy patterns. Instead, Zanac has an artificial intelligence that throws different kinds of enemies at […]
You may have noticed an interesting illustration in my recent Sonic article that that depicts a more realistic version of Mario and Princess Peach. Since I published the article, I have received a number of emails asking about the painting’s origin and where they can find a larger version. The piece is called “The M.K.” […]
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, The Legend of Zelda has been flattered many a time. Starting with Golden Axe Warrior on the Master System and Beyond of Oasis on the Genesis, Zelda has had many a clone. Landstalker is yet another action RPG from Climax Entertainment that hit the […]
After my rant on How Sega All But Ruined Sonic the Hedgehog, I thought it would be most appropriate to expand on how Sega can actually transition Sonic into the next-gen consoles without making their down-slide worse. I figured the best way to go through this is to take the core elements that did work […]
Sega’s Blue Blur was a whirlwind of excitement in the early 1990’s. Nintendo had a magical formula in the Super Mario Bros series and every other developer had their run and jump Mario clones. Sega on the other hand, took the platforming genre to the next level by taking advantage of their new Genesis console […]
Every now and then I try to put together a contest in order to give out some great merchandise and get your creative juices flowing at the same time. This time I have a bunch of different stuff up for grabs (the winner gets their choice) such as A rare Sega Saturn Modchip (these are […]
Much like the N64, the Dreamcast was one of the first consoles to become a good party machine due to its four controller ports as a standard feature. And while their was a great deal of 4-player sport, racing, and FPS games on the Dreamcast, there were not a lot of dedicated party games for […]
You wouldn’t know it from the screenshots, but Uniracers is one of the most fun racing/stunt games on the SNES and possibly the 16-bit era as a whole. Unfortunately, even in the 16-bit era, the gaming kiddies were mostly interested in cool graphics and such. Combine that with the unusual name and its understandable why […]
Yes, as I speculated a while ago, SNK will be bringing a number of its solid Neo-Geo games to the next-gen download services. And as you may have noticed from the title of this post, these downloads are planned for the XBox 360’s Live Arcade and the PS3’s download service. That’s right, so far there […]
The late, great Working Designs ported many wonderful Japanese RPGs to both the Sega CD and the Saturn for the US market. Among the great lineup of localized games is Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean, a colorful title that was originally created by Sunsoft and was the child of a Super Famicom series. The game […]
As any classic gaming fan knows, Sega and Nintendo had quite a rivalry in the early days of console gaming. Even though Sega had some great franchises of its own, it was still envious of some of Nintendo’s franchises like Zelda and Metroid. Near the end of the Genesis’ successful lifespan, Sega attempted to capitalize […]
