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You’ve never seen the Mario brothers like this before. Super Mario Bros. recently turned 40, and Nintendo is celebrating this fact with a wide range of releases – but one thing it’s not doing is updating the original 1985 outing. If you’re sore about that fact, then rest easy – a fan-made remake is available…
‘Super Star Wars Trilogy Redux!’ available now. Whenever the Super Star Wars Trilogy is mentioned today, it’s usually not that long before the game’s difficulty is brought up in conversation. Developed in the early ’90s by LucasArts and Sculptured Software for the Super Nintendo, the trilogy of games, which includes Super Star Wars, Super Empire…
“Legacy cartridges will remain on sale with retailers where stocks last”. Evercade manufacturer Blaze has revealed that it is retiring four more cartridges at the end of this year. The carts in question are: Read the full article on timeextension.com “Legacy cartridges will remain on sale with retailers where stocks last”. Evercade manufacturer Blaze has…
“We were too busy doing our own thing which we were sure was awesome”. Cast your minds back to the late ’90s. Duke Nukem fever has seemingly gripped gamers following the critically acclaimed Duke Nukem 3D, and no time has been wasted in rolling out a host of spin-offs and semi-sequels on the most popular…
‘Ripple Island: Kyle & Cal’s Restaurant’ announced for Japan. Sunsoft has announced it will be releasing an Overcooked-style spin-off later this year, based on the Nintendo Famicom adventure game Ripple Island for the Nintendo Switch 2 and PC (via Steam), in Japan. Released in 1988, the original Ripple Island for the Nintendo Famicom was an…
Devil May Fly? It’s not often we see a video game which leaves our jaws on the floor, but it’s fair to say that Delivery Must Complete has achieved just that. As highlighted by STG Shmups, this “high speed Acelike Roguelike” manages to combine the arcade thrills of After Burner with a ‘Style’ ranking system…
Mark your calendars! If you’ve ever been playing your favourite Nintendo Wii game on an emulator and wished there was support for Steam-style achievements to give you that added push to conquer every mode and exploit every possibility, then we have some exciting news to share with you. Yesterday, the folks behind RetroAchievements, the volunteer…
Was originally intended for the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad CPC. Veteran British publisher Elite is looking to revive one of its “lost” classics, we can reveal. Scooby Doo In The Castle Mystery was originally supposed to launch on the 8-bit ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers around 1985, and was marketed…
Welcome to the next level. Sega and Nintendo are allies now, and have even worked together on key releases in recent memory. This would have been absolutely unthinkable back in the early ’90s, when these two Japanese firms fought for supremacy of living rooms all over the globe. One of the most fiercely contested territories…
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