Coming to the PC. A new fanmade remake of the 1994 Game Boy title Mega Man V is currently in development for the PC. Mega Man: The Rulers of Space, as the project is called, is being built in Unreal Engine and aims to transform the classic handheld title into a 16-bit style game containing…
Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata worked on both. When you’re talking about all-time classic video game soundtracks, Metal Orange EX (X68000) and Chip-Chan Kick (PC-FX) might not seem like obvious candidates for a vinyl re-release, but these two games have been trust into the limelight thanks to a frankly bizarre legal battle over their ownership….
The game was originally launched in 1989. The PC-88 Action RPG Ys III: Wanderers From Ys is being released on Nintendo Switch on May 9th, as part of D4 Enterprise’s EGGCONSOLE series of classic reissues (thanks Gosokkyu!). Originally released in 1989, the game represents a notable departure from the earlier two titles in the series,…
“The quality of the CD-Rs are so bad you can see through them”. Boutique publisher Limited Run Games has been accused of sending out CD-R discs in its premium edition 3DO titles. Customers who have recently received 3DO games from the company have claimed that the discs aren’t professionally pressed as one would expect from…
But what is it? A new section of the Evercade website has just gone live which hints at new hardware this year. We’re already getting refreshes of the Evercade EXP and Evercade VS, but a listing for Evercade Alpha suggests there will be more hardware releases to come in 2024. Read the full article on…
Category: AnnouncementsMay 1, 2024 Xbox Empowers Asian and Pacific Islander Communities with GameTan and NEEL Team Xbox Summary Learn how Xbox is partnering with GameTan and NEEL.Explore games curated by the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.Discover how the Ramayana inspired the Xbox logo redesign. The Asian and Pacific Islander communities have long been a vibrant…
Unofficial game finally preserved. Back in the ’90s and 2000s, it was quite common to see Chinese or Taiwanese-made bootleg games for consoles such as the NES, SNES and Game Boy. One such example was Zook Hero, a franchise made by Taiwan-based developer Vast Fame which basically ripped off Capcom’s Mega Man franchise. While these…
Which option should you choose in 2024? Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Android, and would replicate the performance of different computers and consoles purely…
“The epitome of the horror movie where there’s a killer in the costume”. Super-rare footage of Sonic the Hedgehog appearing on the Rosie O’Donnell show in 1999 has been found and preserved online (thanks, Retro Dodo). The segment – which lasts less than a minute – sees Sonic confirming a contribution of 500 plushes to…