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Flash for cash. The Tokyo Xtreme Racer series is known by many alternative names, but the core concept is a simple one: instead of racing around a track in an effort to cross the finish line ahead of your opponents, you’re cruising around Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway challenging other racers in one-off duels, where the objective…
There exists in biological sciences a principle called “carcinization.” This concept expounds on the fact that evolution has a tendency to lead animal life to eventually take the form of a crab. This has happened, quite independently, roughly half a dozen times throughout the history of our planet. Nature loves crabs, it seems. For my…
Midnight Wanderers was originally included in the ‘Three Wonders’ arcade compilation. The developer of the Castlevania fangame Maria Renard’s Revenge, DomKid, has announced that they currently are working on an exciting port of Capcom’s Midnight Wanderers for the Neo Geo. Midnight Wanderers, in case you’ve never heard of it, was a run ‘n gun platformer…
Uses the Saturn’s XBAND modem. One of the key people behind the excellent Shining Force III translation project is currently in the process of hacking the game so it can be played online. Knight0fdragon is responsible for bringing the whole Shining Force III saga to English-speaking audiences, as, back in the day, only the first…
The case is the creation of the 3D designer ‘The Lesser the Besser’. A talented 3D designer and YouTuber has created an amazing new case for the Logitech K380 wireless keyboard that turns the existing device into a Game Boy-style keyboard complete with DMG-style buttons. ‘The Lesser The Besser’ first started documenting his process of…
“Coming soon”. A Steam page has now appeared for Limited Run Games’ upcoming Gex Trilogy, as spotted by gaming publication Gematsu. Gex Trilogy was first announced back in July 2023 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Switch, and is set to feature GEX, Gex: Enter the Gecko, and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko….
Oh, and we now have a release date too! More information about the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 remake Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has leaked online, due to a release date trailer accidentally being uploaded early to the PlayStation Network (h/t: Wario64). The new trailer revealed the news that the game will be…
“There is no gratitude, no encouragement – just entitled behavior and grift”. A signature element of many classic home computer games from the ’80s is the use of MIDI music, and dwhinham‘s mt32-pi was intended as a tribute to that iconic sound. Billed as a “baremetal MIDI synthesizer for the Raspberry Pi 3”, mt32-pi was…
In the ‘90s, the “Ace Combat” series was easily one of the most heralded franchises in gaming. One of Namco’s big three of “Tekken” and “Ridge Racer,” the game sold close to four million copies on the PlayStation and even more when the series moved to the PlayStation 2. However, with little gameplay innovation during…
ASCII’s Pad FT remains in top spot. As we all know, the Sega Dreamcast is a fantastic console for fighting game fans. It was superbly supported by the likes of Capcom and SNK with a series of arcade-perfect ports, making it one of the premier platforms for lovers of one-on-one brawlers such as Street Fighter,…