If you’ve ever played Marvel vs Capcom 2 on the Dreamcast, you can’t deny that the music is lowsy. It’s incredibly slow and borning and does not fit the game at all. (Read PlanetDreamcast’s review of MvC2 for good commentary) Because of this, there has been a number of people who have created their own […]
Power Stone is one of those great Dreamcast series that I’m surprised that have gone this long without a port to a newer system. But now, Capcom has announced the Power Stone Collection for Sony’s PSP. It will include the following features Ports of both Power Stone and Power Stone 2 Four new characters in […]
This is a continuation of my series on console games that made the best use of each console’s limited system resources. Other Parts: Part 1 & Part 3 — Part 4 is on the way Aliens vs Predator There have only been a few times before the 21st century where I was amazed by how […]
After doing my research for my recent “Games That Pushed The Limits” article, I have become a bit more fascinated with the TurboGrafix 16 (aka the PC Engine) When getting started with a new retro console, many gamers like to be able to try out a variety of games without having to shop eBay for […]
Even though the system only comes with a standard 2 controller ports, the Sega Saturn is one of the best multiplayer systems of all time. With the help of two Multi-Tap accessories, you can have up to 10 — yes 10 — players at the same time on supported games. With the Multi-Tap, you can […]
I have been recently been fascinated by the history of the various machines that have battled for our living rooms. Each machine has had its strengths and weaknesses, and as a programmer, I’m amazed by some of the ways developers have harnessed the power of consoles and pushed them to their limits resulting is some […]
I don’t claim to be a shmup expert, but I did a lot of research on this subject about a year ago. The findings of “superior ports†are not a result of a great amount of testing on my part, but rather the general consensus that I found among the shmup community. We all know […]
Looking for The Best Genesis Games? The Best Games That Defined the Sega Genesis The Best Genesis Games Under $10 The Best Undiscovered Sega Genesis Games The Genesis Games That Pushed The Limits of Graphics & Sound About This List: With the combination of Sega’s acknowledged interest in Nintendo’s virtual console and the fact that […]
Before there was Halo, there was Marathon. Bungie Software‘s first successful FPS series, Marathon is availible for a free download and is playable on the Sega Dreamcast. The downloadable game image contains Marathon and it’s two sequels Marathon 2: Durandal, and Marathon: Infinity. Bungie Software released the source code of the Mac OS version of […]
Over in the forums, alonzobots brought up the topic of an installment in the Bubble Bobble series that I was unaware of. Bubble Memories: The Story of Bubble Bobble III is a rare arcade game from Taito that plays like the original Bubble Bobble but this time huge bubbles can be blown into which multiple […]
You can now purchase your own official Retro Gamer t-shirt. With the help of CafePress, I was able to design a slick new shirt and offer it to you are a very reasonable price — only $8.99. The design is a combination of the RetroGaming logo and the Sega Genesis logo font. I thought it […]
X-Men vs. Street Fighter was Capcom’s first crossover fighting game and it caused quite a stir during the time of its release. As a child of the 80’s, I was raised playing Street Fighter 2 in the arcades during my early teen years and later moved onto the Street Fighter Alpha series and X-Men: Children […]
Jet Grind Radio (known as Jet Set Radio outside of North America) is one of my favorite games of all time, but as I realized my Dreamcast has been getting neglected as of late, I thought I would pull out this unique title and give it another whirl. Since I haven’t played the game in […]
One of my first impressions of this game was “Mechs meets Metal Slug”. It’s an impressive but very tough 2D Mech shooter with some spectacular graphics and gameplay. It never made it over to the US, but it is definitely worth looking into if you are a shooter fan. The original Assault Suit Leynos, renamed […]
Advance Guardian Heroes brings back the original Saturn game’s style of gameplay, but its unbelievably irritating technical problems and underwhelming art style doesn’t bring back the magic fans might be expecting. Graphics/Presentation: 5 When you first start up Advance Guardian Heroes, you can tell right away that this isn’t going to be as good as […]
