Retro Gaming News
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Eugene Jarvis, who is displayed on card number 144 from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Eugene is also featured on cards 654, 654A, 714 and 1681. Eugene, who started his career in the pinball world has created some of the most memorable games in history. After leaving Atari early in…
“Cursed timeline?”. Street Fighter II’s incredible success in the early ’90s saw it (or one of its many incremental sequels) ported to a wide range of different systems, including the SNES, Mega Drive, 3DO PC Engine, Game Boy, Amiga and more. One platform that sadly lacked any Street Fighter II action was the Philips CD-i,…
“Yes, the claw controller is fully functional. No, it is not comfortable to use”. When League of Legends concept artist Anh Dang came up with the crab-like “PlayStacean” console, she couldn’t possibly have realised that this amusing pun would, one day, become a fully functional console—but that’s precisely what has happened. Modder GingerOfMods has taken…
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing was panned at the time of release. You’d be fair to say that it doesn’t really deserve it, but Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is getting another chance to ‘shine’ thanks to a release on Steam. If you haven’t heard of this game before, consider yourself fortunate. Published…
Daniel Ibbertson of Slope’s Game Room breaks it all down. The SuperSega Scandal has had more twists and turns than a Green Hill Zone gaming marathon. Every time you think that it’s all over, the company does something more mind-boggling than before. You had that time when they released a video almost crashing a Lamborghini….
“Everything I learned about Dreamcast for Doom 64 applies”. The legendary PS1 racer WipEout is being unofficially ported to the Sega Dreamcast by jnmartin84—the same talented individual who gave us the Dreamcast conversion of DOOM 64. As you can see from the footage shared by The Sega Guru below, it’s already looking very promising indeed—and…
If you remember playing Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion or Mickey Mania back in the day, especially on consoles such as the Sega Mega Drive, then you are going to love this latest news story . As we have found out that DomKid, who is behind games such as the Castlevania fan game of…
It seems that more so than ever before, video game remakes and remasters are a dime a dozen nowadays. In theory, these re-released products offer the benefits of new hardware while maintaining the personality of the original game, but we all know that’s not always the case. While remakes are a complete overhaul from the…
“Spider-Man: Friend or Foe” is a tribute to the beat-em-ups of yesteryear that will provide plenty of smiles your first play through. After that, much like the games it gets its inspiration from, it becomes a title that is played in company with friends looking to just relax, rather than be immersed in a hardcore…
“The responsibility lies totally with me”. When Sega announced it had picked up the rights to the Thunder Force series in 2007 and that it intended to produce a sixth game in the shmup franchise, there was plenty of room for optimism. For one, Thunder Force had become one of the premier shooter series of…