She also worked in the fields of manga and anime during her career. Japanese illustrator, animator and character designer Mutsumi Inomata passed away on March 10th, we’re sad to report. Inomata enjoyed a long and fruitful career in the worlds of manga and animation, helping to establish Kaname Productions in 1982. She went freelance in…
Now working together on two unannounced projects. Reef Creative Group, the owners of the Terminator: Resistance publisher Reef Entertainment, has revealed that it has acquired a 70% stake in the UK developer Bitmap Bureau. Just in case you need a quick refresher on who Bitmap Bureau is, it is a Southampton-based company that was founded…
“This is a real hardware recording”. Kaze Emanuar – a modder who has spent the past few years learning the complexities of N64 development in order to push it to its limits – has just shown off footage of Super Mario Sunshine running via his powerful SM64 engine on the 64-bit console. Yes, you read…
“Utilise the potential of the commercially unused NES Expansion Port”. During the ’80s and early ’90s, it wasn’t unusual for console makers to equip their machines with expansion ports. With an eye on future developments, these ports (in theory) would allow accessories and bolt-on devices to augment the power of the base system; with the…
This week we look back an interview I did with Patrick Hickey, Jr. on October 17th, 2019. Since 2019, Patrick has done so many incredible things with his retro gaming books and his newest adventure, the comic book genre. All of his published books can be seen at http://patrickhickeyjr.com/ and to see his comic books, click Legacy Comics….
Jump for joy. Light Crusader is one of the more unusual entries in Treasure’s enviable library of games. Inspired by Western RPGs, this isometric action adventure combines role-playing elements with puzzles and combat, and while it has its fans, it perhaps doesn’t quite stick the landing in the same way as the studio’s other Mega…
Prepare to have your minds blown , especially if you have an Atari 7800! As we have just found through Liqmatrix, that during Jan of this year, OldStyle and Bobby Clark had released an update to their incredible work in progress Atari 7800 conversion/port of the Arcade game of ‘Bubble Bobble’. A game that has infuriated…
After a short delay, we’re back! Snapped in the Leicester CeX, this is the first Japanese Pocket Pikachu we’ve ever seen in a brand. Neat! It’s been a while since we last ran a CeX Retro Watch piece – we have to admit, we allowed Christmas and the New Year to distract us – but…
“Stay tuned”. Seamus Blackley, often referred to as the father of Xbox, has been showing off images of the “prototype for the prototype” of the original console on social media and appears to have preservation in mind. Blackley showed off an image of a very early mock-up design of the iconic Xbox prototype system, which…
“He basically shut the door on my face”. The Sega of the 1990s must have been a very exciting place to work. The company had gone from industry also-ran to one of the world’s most recognisable entertainment brands in a short space of time thanks to the commercial success of its 16-bit Genesis / Mega…