Battle for Asciion Is A New Gradius & R-Type-Style Shooter, Created Entirely Out Of ASCII Text

“No sprites, no textures, no PNGs hidden behind the scenes”. Here’s something a little out of the ordinary. There’s a new R-Type & Gradius-inspired shoot ’em up currently in development, which takes the unusual approach of swapping out traditional 2D sprites and textures for graphics composed entirely of ASCII characters. Battle for Asciion shot across…

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Square Enix’s Next Final Fantasy IX Project Is A “Deep House” Album, Inspired By The Game’s Iconic Soundtrack

There’s still no remake announcement in sight, sadly. In somewhat slightly unexpected news, Square Enix has just announced a new Final Fantasy IX album earlier today, which is set to reimagine Nobuo Uematsu’s iconic RPG soundtrack in a “deep house” style (thanks RPG Site for the spot). FINAL FANTASY IX – House Grooves, as the…

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“This May Be The Best Keitai Fighting Game We’ve Preserved” – This Rare Gundam Game For Japanese Phones Is Finally Playable Again

Gundam VS Fighting Spirits Plus has been resurrected. A rare Japanese fighting game based on the Mobile Suit Gundam series is finally playable again, thanks to the efforts of the feature phone preservation community. Gundam VS Fighting Spirits Plus is a one-on-one fighting game that was released for i-Mode compatible phones in 2009 and sees…

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Treasure’s Sublime Guardian Heroes Turns 30 Today, Which Makes Us Sad We Never Got A Proper Sequel

A Saturn masterpiece. Treasure’s iconic side-scrolling fighting Guardian Heroes is 30 years old today, it pains me to reveal. Released in Japan on January 26th, 1996, Guardian Heroes mixes belt-scrolling action with RPG elements such as experience points, NPC conversations and branching pathways. Read the full article on timeextension.com A Saturn masterpiece. Treasure’s iconic side-scrolling…

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Banjo: Recompiled Adds Better Frame Rates, Widescreen Support And More To Rare’s N64 Classic – And You Can Play It On Steam Deck

A new native port. Rare’s classic N64 title, Banjo-Kazooie, has been recompiled for a new native PC port which brings a host of improvements to the game. Banjo: Recompiled makes use of the N64: Recompiled project to statically recompile the beloved 1998 title into a native PC port. Read the full article on timeextension.com A…

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