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From fan creator Super Squidoodle. Birdo has appeared in countless Mario spin-off games since making her debut back in Yume Koujou Doki Doki Panic in the late 80s but has never really been the star, instead simply existing as part of a larger roster of other Mario-related characters. This Christmas season, however, a fan developer…
The game was originally released in 1987 for the MSX. A group of fans are setting out to create an MSX2 prequel to one of Konami’s more obscure MSX releases: 1987’s The Treasure of Usas. Usas – A Tale of Shiroki and Kuroki crossed our path only yesterday (on December 11th) after its creators Team…
Out of this World, man. Mention the name Delphine Software to gamers of a certain age, and you’ll almost certainly get some excited chatter about titles like Another World and Flashback, two of the finest cinematic platformers ever made. However, while those two games are unquestionably the most notable in the French developer’s back catalogue,…
1.23% of the games are also categorised as ‘Perfect’. When it comes to emulating PS2 games, PCSX2 is one of the best options currently available to players. The popular PlayStation 2 emulator has been around since 2002 and has grown to support a huge selection of titles for the Sony machine in the time between…
Straight from the mouth of the Cyberdemon. Out of all the Doom ports published over the last three decades, Doom 3DO has perhaps the wildest development story. The game, published by Art Data Interactive and developed by Logicware employee Rebecca Heineman, was mired in production issues. The reason for this was that Art Data’s CEO…
Founded in 1972, Atari® changed the way we approached gaming – from the way games were designed to the way they were played. Atari’s iconic games, including Asteroids®, Centipede® and Missile Command® have been played by many millions. Half a century later, Atari® ’s legacy endures. The Gamestation Pro has over 200 games, including Atari®…
Fate/Extra CCC was released in Japan in 2013. Iwakura Productions announced last week in a blog that it has released its English fan translation patch for Type-Moon and Imageepoch’s Fate/Extra CCC after several years of development. Fate/Extra CCC was originally released back in 2013 for the PSP and is an RPG dungeon crawler and companion…
FPGA-powered Emotion Engine. While Sega and Nintendo dominate the accepted narrative of the 1990s console war, that wasn’t the case in every part of the world. In Japan, Sega’s Mega Drive / Genesis was pushed into third place by NEC’s PC Engine line of systems, which launched when the NES / Famicom was the dominant…
Starting at $149. Handheld manufacturer GoRetroid has just revealed the Retroid Pocket 4 And 4 Pro, as spotted by Retro Dodo. The two systems boast the same basic design, with the key difference being processing power. The Retroid Pocket 4 uses the MediaTek Dimensity 990 chipset, while the Pro model is powered by the MediaTek…
The game was originally released in 1999 for personal computers. Last week, the publisher eastasiasoft released Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains on the Nintendo Switch — Domo Studio and Softstar’s enhanced remake of the epic Chinese role-playing game for PC. It is available to buy now on the Nintendo Switch eShop for £12.99/$14.99…