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An open-source solution that is both affordable & easy to build. The NES is quite a sturdy console, but even so, it can still suffer from the occasional bit of wear and tear. For instance, if you search online, you’ll find no shortage of people complaining about the 72-pin cartridge slot on the original NES…
“We will provide comfortable times and places and create new experiential value”. Sega Sammy has completed the restructuring of its arcade and toys business under a single banner, and has announced the birth of a new corporation named “Sega Fave”. The restructuring was first revealed back in January, with Yukio Sugino named as the president…
Infamous racer ‘Spirit of Speed 1937’ finally goes online. Fans within the Dreamcast community have brought a lot of old multiplayer games back online over the years, but one title that most people never expected to be able to play online was Broadsword Interactive’s 2000 Dreamcast port of Spirit of Speed 1937. This is not…
New arenas! New weapons! And an all-new season mode! If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, you’ve probably come across the name ECW (or “Extreme Championship Wrestling”) in the past. The Philadelphia-based promotion was notorious in the ’90s and early 2000s for its hardcore style of wrestling, featuring everything from no-rope-barbed-wire matches to flaming table…
“The whole purpose of these things is to be enjoyed”. The UK-based retro collector Frazer Rhodes has been buying rare and obscure video games for the past three decades now and has amassed a pretty enviable collection in all that time. He’s the proud owner of a complete Neo Geo set, as well as a…
And people are inevitably upset! Game Informer recently polled its readers online to discover what they believe is the “Greatest Game of All Time” and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has yet again come out on top. However, not everyone is thrilled with the outcome, as evidenced by some of the replies we’ve…
UPDATE 4/1/2024 3.45 AM – Sources can now corroborate the earlier reports that the Switch 2 is now set for a May 2024 release. The console’s launch was moving into early next year – but in a surprise move – is designed to ensure Switch 2’s launch line-up features as many titles as possible……. The…
Get 15% off with our special code. After two sold-out retro and indie gaming events, The Nottingham Video Games Expo is returning for 2024. Taking place on Saturday, 20th July 2024 and Sunday, 21st July, the event will be held at Nottingham’s Belgrave Rooms, situated on Goldsmith Street, and promises “action-packed gaming, activities, guest speakers,…
“I wanted to make something for them”. There are loads of amazing games on Playdate, but Lucas Pope’s recently released Mars After Midnight almost feels like the killer app the tiny yellow handheld has been crying out for. Amusing, compelling and an experience which makes good use of the console’s signature crank, it’s a wonderful…
“A JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia”. Jozef Pavelka (AKA Brozef) has just released his JRPG Felvidek, and it’s one of the most unique-looking games we’ve seen in quite some time. “In Felvidek, a JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia, you embrace the role of an alcoholic knight Pavol,” says the game’s Steam page. “Meet…