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Steam, Switch, and Xbox versions also coming early 2026. The “surreal” Sega Mega Drive / Genesis sidescrolling shoot ’em up ZPF is receiving another set of cartridge releases later this month, giving even more people the opportunity to pick up the game for Sega’s 16-bit machine. Originally launching on Kickstarter back in July of last…
And no GenAI was used in its creation. A promising new tabletop RPG is in development which takes inspiration from the likes of The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest and Wonder Boy. It’s called Twilight Sword, and it’s currently crowdfunding on Backerkit. Read the full article on timeextension.com And no GenAI was used in its…
“And they lived happily ever after”. Hiding little Easter eggs in video games isn’t a new craze, but I’ve yet to witness one which is quite as heartwarmingly wholesome as this particular secret, unearthed by @memory_fallen (also known as ‘The Master of Finding Cool Hidden Stuff in Old Games’). The title in question is NCAA…
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Could the Japanese multimedia series finally be due a European return? The Japanese video game company Imagineer has issued a statement on its website, declaring victory in the fight for the Medabots trademark in Europe, after a long battle against Kevin Comadrán de Frutos. Medabots, in case you’re unfamiliar, is a long-running Japanese multimedia series…
Available to download now from itch.io. Toby Fox’s hit indie-RPG Undertale has been ported to a few different systems over the years, giving players a choice of where to encounter its charming blend of offbeat characters, fight or flight gameplay, and emotional storytelling. But one console we never expected to see it brought to was…
In 1985 Sega released the sequel of Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns for the Arcade, which in itself was based upon Activision’s two home console games Pitfall! (1982) and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984) for the Atari 2600. It was a scrolling platformer that also appeared in 1987 for the NES as another line up…
‘Bernie & the Tower of Doom’ is available now. MuddyVision, the developer behind homebrew games like E.X.O., Keystone Koppers, and A.R.T.I., has just released a physical version of their latest Atari 7800 title, the multi-award-winning puzzle game Bernie & the Tower of Doom, over on the AtariAge website. Originally launched on the Atari VCS back…
Pre-orders begin shipping November 18th. After several delays, Analogue’s FPGA N64, the Analogue 3D, looks as if it is finally getting ready to launch, with the video game company announcing it will start shipping pre-orders of the console on November 18th (thanks, Wario64!). That should mean, if you happened to place an order for the…
When the Commodore 64 was still being produced, arcade boards were much more advanced. This made bringing popular, current arcade games home to the 8-bit home system a challenge at the best of times. Even though concessions would be made to bring them home successfully, many versions were often good in their own right. But…