Runs on PS1 and PS2, as well. Taki Udon has released a memory card to complement his SuperStation One MiSTer FPGA system – and it also works on original PS1 and PS2 consoles. The SuperStation Memory Card (or SSMC to its friends) has a built-in display for Game ID support and works with FreePSXBoot, FCMB,…
Grab your plastic overlays. Milton Bradley’s tabletop all-in-one console, Vectrex, can now be inked in as another platform that can “run” seminal 1993 release DOOM. New footage surfaced yesterday that showed the granddaddy of the shooter genre “running” on the long-obsolete vector-based system. Even given the Vectrex display’s rudimentary visuals, id Software’s legendary FPS title…
“In North America, Japanese art styles like that just won’t be accepted”. Given the insane global popularity of Japanese animation and pop culture today, it’s hard to believe that, once upon a time, Western marketers did everything they could to hide the fact that something came from The Land of the Rising Sun. There’s no…
The hunt began as a Switch exclusive. Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has become an absolute powerhouse over the past two decades and while the company’s current focus is on the latest entry Monster Hunter Wilds, it’s taken a brief moment this week to provide an update on the sales of the previous release. Read the…
Japan gets a new “Choose-Your-Game” bundle. The Switch 2 is now over a year into its life, and Nintendo has so far shifted more than 23 million units globally. In recent months, the video game giant has announced multiple hardware bundles (and even some themed systems) to help boost worldwide sales, and it’s now Japan’s…
It’s also revealed a ‘My Mario’ Melody Car. Last year, Nintendo launched a new line of Mario-themed products designed for parents and children. This included a new app for Switch and mobile devices known as ‘Hello, Mario!‘. It followed this up with a ‘Hello, Yoshi!‘ app. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
I cover a lot of demos for PC Gamer, and some of them really stick with me. Divine Frequency has been a real lost Lenore among those memorable games: It was a rare shooter that managed to scare the living daylights out of me, while also being an amazingly satisfying action experience. I’ve been up…
Here’s what the critics had to say. This week, the Kingdom Hearts series returns to Nintendo’s platforms, and this time, it’s the proper experience with no drawbacks. The reviews are now rolling in for the native Switch 2 version of the Kingdom Hearts Collection, and so far, the reception is mostly positive. Here’s the rundown,…
Xanadu Next is a Diablo-esque JRPG originally developed by Nihon Falcom for Nokia N-Gage. Those bullet points were enough for me to grab it when Steam’s algorithm surfaced it for me last week as part of the ongoing Autumn sale. I wasn’t expecting it to be good, but I was definitely curious. Some background: Xanadu…
Fixes have arrived. It’s now just over a month since the new anime-inspired co-op title Orbitals landed on the Switch 2 and developer Shapefarm has rolled out a new update. Patch 1.0.5 aims to enhance the overall gameplay experience by addressing multiple bugs and fixing various issues. So, if you’ve been having problems with collision…