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An “unofficial homage for the ZX Spectrum 128K”. Capcom’s Street Fighter II is now 35 years old, and to celebrate that fact, developer ZXPresh has released a new port for the ZX Spectrum. Those of you old enough to have lived through the early ’90s will recall that not all Street Fighter II ports were…
“The costs of releasing a single piece of software are high”. One of the most appealing features of the Yakuza / Like A Dragon series is the inclusion of classic Sega titles from yesteryear, a feature borrowed from the legendary Shenmue franchise. Via the Yakuza series, we’ve seen a host of legendary games get a…
The patch is available now. A new fan translation has just dropped for Lupin the 3rd: Pyramid No Kenja, giving players the opportunity to play the 1998 Japanese-exclusive action-platformer in English for the very first time (h/t: Sega Saturn Shiro). Developed by Vantan International in collaboration with the publisher Asmik, Lupin the 3rd: Pyramid No…
In development for Genesis and Neo Geo. A team of two indie developers called MS3 Research is working on a new run-and-gun shooter which promises to give the legendary Metal Slug some competition – as well as push the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive to its absolute limits. Z.E.N.E.K.O. has been in development for “at…
“Neither of us can find any joy in working on this thing any longer”. Princess Crown is the first game that Vanillaware’s George Kamitani worked on after leaving Capcom in the 1990s, and would lay down the foundations for future classics, such as Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere. As such, it’s an important and beloved…
The grandfather of action RPGs is making a comeback. Nihon Falcom has announced that a new Dragon Slayer project is in the works to celebrate the series’s 45th anniversary, taking place in 2029. The game, which is currently going by the working title Dragon Slayer Project, was revealed earlier today on social media and looks…
It’s a former series ‘Legend’. When Konami revealed Belmont’s Curse, a new entry in the long-running Castlevania series, it triggered plenty of excitement – and a little bit of confusion, as it wasn’t implicitly stated who the lead character would be. Sure, Trevor Belmont is shown in the footage, as is Sypha Belnades – both…
Pac-Man In the world of video game clones, most people will point to Doom as the most cloned game of all time. But, likely that title is held, or at least challenged, by the one and only yellow dot gobbler, Pac-Man. The first time I played Pac-Man outside the arcade was on a clone, Snakman,…
Think you’ve played everything on the PlayStation 2? Check out this fun list of games that you need to love! Blood Omen 2: While a far cry from the original and extremely linear, it’s a great game to play over a long weekend. Getting more of Kain is a fun experience, primarily suited for players…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Ryan Hart, who is displayed on card number 214, from the Superstars of 2012. Ryan is from London and has been playing games since he was 10 years. His genre of choice is fighting games. He succeeded tremendously in series like Street Fighter, Tekken, Virtua Fighter and King Of…