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Oli Frey would not approve, we fear… Zzap!64 is considered to be one of the most iconic video game publications in British history, and launched the careers of people like Jaz Rignall, Gary Penn and Ciarán Brennan. What you might not know is that the magazine spawned an Italian version—known simply as Zzap!—which ran for…
The build is dated October 2002 – the month of the game’s release on PS2. A pre-release build of Grand Theft Auto Vice City leaked online over the weekend on the website GTA Forums, giving players a chance to take a look at an earlier version of Rockstar’s classic open-world game. The build of the…
MemCard Pro 2 benefits from new MMCE system. Once upon a time, memory cards were simply for saving your progress and little more, but in 2025, these once-popular accessories have been given a new lease of life thanks to the modding community. A team of coders have created the Multi-Purpose Memory Card Emulation (MMCE) protocol,…
Though it likely it won’t happen for real unless you’re superhuman. The Mario speedrunner Kosmic has recently published a new video online in which he claims to have successfully found a way to beat the famous Donkey Kong “kill screen”. If you’ve happened to spend a lot of time in the past watching competitive players…
Old School Gamer chats with RailGods of Hysterra Troglobytes’ Art Director Lucian Iurino, who discusses the game’s development, inspiration and goals for the future. About RailGods of Hysterra: RailGods of Hysterra, a cooperative base-building survival action game set in a twisted Lovecraftian dreamscape from developer Troglobytes Games and publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment. Showcasing its titular celestial locomotive, the new trailer delves into…
MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PS4 on February 7 digitally Paris, France – 31st of January, 2025 – Red Art Games is announcing that the Western version of MACROSS -Shooting Insight- will now release on February 7, 2025 in North America and Europe on Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PS4 digitally. MACROSS…
“Keep calm when you’re happy, keep calm when you’re unhappy”. During the tenure of the late Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo went from being a playing card manufacturer to one of the most recognisable companies in the world—yet, despite this amazing evolution, Yamauchi ensured that his firm never allowed its newfound fame to change the way it…
From the developer of ‘Hypnagogia’. A promising new platformer has just been released for PC, which might be worth checking out if you consider yourself a fan of Sega’s Super Monkey Ball or GarageGames’ Marble Blast series. Bubble Dreams 3D is the work of the low-poly artist and indie developer sodaraptor — whose previous credits…
“In the beginning, it was everything-goes”. A sequel to Namco’s Soul Edge / Blade, 1998’s Soulcalibur has become one of the most famous 3D fighting games of all time and has spawned a series which continues to attract fans even today. Shmuplations has translated an interview with Koh Onda (character supervisor and writer) and Koji…
Could you imagine gaming without handhelds? While that section of the market is still dominated by Nintendo today, that hasn’t always been the case. Way before the Nintendo Game Boy, there was a market for one-off handheld games made by Coleco and even Nintendo’s Game and Watch series that mystified gamers and made them wonder…