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Coming to Nintendo Switch in Japan on February 29th. Pixel Co. Ltd, the Japanese game developer, retro store, and event company, has just released a new Famicom-inspired vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up over on Steam (as spotted by @gosokkyu) The game, which is called Xelan Force, was first conceived as a special project to commemorate the…
Explore post-nuclear earth in this 1989 arcade shoot ’em up from Taito. Hamster has announced that Taito’s vertical-scrolling arcade shooter Master of Weapon will be this week’s Arcade Archives release (as reported by Famitsu!). It will begin distribution on PS4 (via the PlayStation store) & the Nintendo Switch eShop on February 15th. The game, which…
‘Project Gravity’ was set to be published by 2K. Over the years, fans have been clamouring for a brand new entry in the SSX series, with countless op-eds, social media posts, and YouTube videos pleading with its developer/publisher EA to remake or remaster the iconic snowboarding series. Despite the demand, however, EA has pretty much…
“One fascinating machine at a time”. A new book aims to highlight the history of the video game console in a “comprehensive But controversial” fashion. The Console (or, ‘The Con50le’, if you prefer) is penned by seasoned games journalist and occasional Hookshot Media contributor Mike Diver and will cover the industry’s birth in the 1970s…
Asteroids Deluxe! Tower of Druaga! Mappy! Eight new arcade games are now supported by the Analogue Pocket, including classics such as the original Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong Jr. The cores have been developed by newcomer obsidian-dot-dev, who has appeared out of nowhere with five new cores which cover eight games in total. These cores…
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“Some kind of shrine? An ornate lamp? A house for bats?”. Video games are full of little secrets, and a lot of the time, their existence is either hidden for decades or mused over endlessly. Take this example from Super Castlevania IV. At the start of the game’s second level, there’s an object on a…
Mario Bowl was released exclusively in Japanese bowling alleys in 1995. Over the years, there have been a lot of obscure Mario spin-offs, but did you know that back in 1995 Nintendo partnered with a bowling equipment manufacturer named Brunswick to produce a Mario-themed scorekeeping game for Japanese bowling alleys? Well, we certainly didn’t. The…
“Nearly all are playable with only minor issues”. The Sega Saturn core for MiSTer FPGA has come on leaps and bounds in recent months, and according to @MisterAddons, it’s now compatible with 95.5% of the console’s North American software library. While some of those games still exhibit visual or audio issues, they boot fine and…
‘The MSX Hardware Catalogue’ is out in Japan on February 26th. A new book called The MSX Hardware Catalogue is set to be released later this month in Japan, covering all 134 models of the MSX computer. This includes products from companies like National, Panasonic, and Sony, to name just a few (thanks GameWatch!) In…