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“I’ve always written stories that I imagined I would have enjoyed at that age”. In the past, I’ve made no secret of my love for Fleetway Edition’s Sonic the Comic, the official Sonic comic that ran for nine years in the UK from 1993 to 2002. As you may already know, earlier this year, I…
Amico! Retroid Pocket Duo! Project Dream! Neo Geo AES+! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com Amico! Retroid Pocket Duo! Project Dream! Neo Geo…
“He was more concerned with the end result than the journey”. Richard Garriott holds a unique place in the world of role-playing video games. Through his astoundingly influential Ultima series, he introduced countless people to gameplay that not only granted incredible player agency but also carried considerable moral weight in-game. It’s a shame, then, that…
Set 50 years before the events of the first “Lost Planet,” this game is definitely geared more towards fans of the series. At the same time, since it’s a prequel, it’s not a bad place to start for newcomers either. If you’ve played the series before, the gameplay is similar in the fact that you’ll…
Benimaru Itoh recently spoke to us about his memorable work on the ’90s Star Fox comic. Growing up in the UK, I don’t necessarily have the same fuzzy memories of Nintendo Power that a lot of my North American friends do, having grown up on our own official Nintendo magazines (which originated way back in…
Let’s start this out by telling you that Glen Planamento is one of the nicest people I have ever met in the ten years that I’ve been actively involved in the retro gaming community. I have had the pleasure of being his friend for a couple of years now and have been doing business with…
Doom Video Games How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever Author: Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Highlights Includes over a dozen new interviews with game designers, programmers, Doom enthusiasts, and more! Features thoughtful analysis of over 30 Doom games, ports, and fan-made levels! Over 120 pictures featuring your favorite moments from both Doom games and games that…
O.Gat reportedly fuming right now. Somebody find a way to distract Akira Nishitani, and fast. The former Capcom developer is apparently getting itchy coding fingers, tweeting out some craziness about rebalancing 1994’s Super Street Fighter II Turbo – globally recognised as the fairest and least broken fighter in history. Nishitani – whose previous design work…
Classic Game Boy Color shmup returns. Limited Run Games has revealed teaser images of its upcoming Collector’s Edition for the Game Boy Color re-release, R-Type DX. The physical GBC title is part of a new range of R-Type DX merch available to pre-order from September 15. Released in 1999, R-Type DX featured both the original…
To join the four carts already on the market. Blaze recently held a special event in London to promote its forthcoming Evercade Nexus handheld, and one of the big pieces of news to emerge was the fact that three more Neo Geo Arcade packs are on the way. Sadly, we couldn’t attend the event (we…