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“The guys that came up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pitched Andy first”. Steve Lang’s unused artwork for the SNES title Battletoads in Battlemaniacs I have a confession to make; embarrassing as it may be, I’m absolutely fascinated with DIC’s animated pilot for its undeveloped Battletoads cartoon series. Read the full article on timeextension.com “The…
Unconnected delay causes confusion. The Neo Geo AES+ is due for release later this year, but a recent post on social media has had people fretting about it potentially be delayed until next year. “The release of the NEOGEO AES+ has been postponed from November this year to September next year,” reported majinemui7638, adding that…
Did you spot this reference? If I asked you to name a retro game featuring Mike Tyson, your first thought would likely be Punch Out!! for the NES, and understandably so. After all, the boxer’s name was in the title, acting as a clever piece of marketing to win over audiences at the time. What…
“I am sad to part with it, but I’m living a more clutter-free life these days”. Cosmic Smash is one of Sega’s truly cult classics. It had a very limited release in arcades before being ported to the Dreamcast in Japan – a release that also only came in small quantities. However, despite its diminutive…
‘Thimbleweed Park 2’ is coming in early 2028. Here’s some good news for point-and-click adventure games to brighten their week. Terrible Toybox, the company founded by Lucasfilm Games’ legends Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, has just announced a sequel to its 2017 point-and-click adventure game Thimbleweed Park. Read the full article on timeextension.com ‘Thimbleweed Park…
“The entire port was done with AI, with minimal effort on my part”. If you know your Sega arcade history, you’ll be aware that the Naomi hardware – which hosted games such as House of the Dead 2, Crazy Taxi, Zombie Revenge and Virtua Tennis, as well as many others – is based on the…
After months of teases, ModRetro released the M64 to the public on July 28. For 229.99 USD, the M64, which also comes in a variety of colors, has full compatibility with the original 64 and supports video output up to 4K. Wired and wireless updates also plan to add new features to the console. As…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jerry Buckner, who currently is displayed on card number 1345, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Jerry is also featured on cards 1832, 1981, 2388. As a musician and producer, Jerry Buckner created many memorable music hits in the 1980’s. Nothing prepared him for the smash hit “Pac-Man Fever”. The song…
“This project is an experiment to answer that question”. The fact that the SNES secured the first home console port of Capcom’s Final Fight was a big selling point for the system back when it released, but anyone who has played it will be aware that it wasn’t as faithful a conversion as it perhaps…
…but stands accused of using AI in the process. Eyepatch Entertainment’s 3DO port of Super Mario 64 raised some eyebrows recently, and the developer has now shown off very early footage of the game running on real Sega Saturn hardware. As with the early 3DO footage, things are still pretty rough. The port uses the…