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NINTENDO GAMECUBE 2006 Ever had the desire to play pinball with real-time tacticalstrategy in feudal Japan? Believe it or not, Odama is just that and more. In order to take vengeance against the traitor that betrayed his father, General Yamanoushi Kagetora fabricates the Odama, the most inventive battlefield weapon ever devised. This monstrously heavy orb…
Round ’em up. Konami’s 1986 action title Jail Break (known in Japan as Manhattan 24th Precinct) is now playable on Analogue Pocket. The work has been handled by developer Roland King, and was spotted by Pixel Cherry Ninja. Read the full article on timeextension.com Round ’em up. Konami’s 1986 action title Jail Break (known in…
“This distributor is big enough to try to convince Capcom”. The developer behind the fan-made Genesis / Mega Drive port of Final Fight has revealed that it could become an officially licensed physical release with Capcom’s blessing. Mauro Xavier took to Twitter to state that he and his team are “currently awaiting a response from…
Japan-only sequel runs on custom Taito 3D hardware. Operation Wolf is one of Taito’s most iconic arcade titles, so much so that it recently got a new entry in the shape of Operation Wolf Returns. Released in arcades in 1987 to commercial and critical acclaim, it would be ported to multiple home formats at the…
“A brand new, completely rewritten port”. Published in 1993 for the Sega CD, Vay was one of the few JRPGs for the console to get a Western localisation, and, as a result, it has become something of a cult classic with Sega fans (ourselves included). Developed by Hertz and published by SIMS in Japan, it…
Rockman DASH: Great Adventure on 5 Islands & Rockman Tennis now preserved! Two more Japan-exclusive Mega Man games for feature phones have been preserved in full, thanks to the efforts of SciLab Secrets (as revealed by RockmanCosmo). Last December, the group announced that it had managed to preserve eight lost Mega Man games, including most…
“Multiple people were messaging me on eBay right away”. A sealed copy of the original 1987 Legend of Zelda game on the NES worth $700,000 was almost sold for just $17,000, according to a report by CNBC. The rare copy was discovered by a 22-year-old Californian who wishes to be known as Kiro. It had…
Update: Unit shown in action. Update : YouTube channel Ici Japon Corp. has posted a video showing the Tetris Game & Watch prototype in action: Original Story : Nintendo’s line of Game & Watch LCD handhelds gave the company a foothold in the world of portable gaming which would prove to be invaluable by the…
Say hello to Red Viper. A Virtual Boy emulator has just been released for the Nintendo 3DS, and it runs all officially licensed games at full speed. Developed by @Skyfloogle, Red Viper can be installed on hacked 3DS consoles and allows you to experience the console’s 3D effect without having to stoop over a table…
A real gem. Capcom’s arena-based fighting series Power Stone is now 25 years old – it launched on the Sega Dreamcast on February 25th, 1999, and came to arcades in the same month. Positioned as one of the Dreamcast’s leading third-party exclusives, Power Stone gained rave reviews thanks to its delightfully chaotic gameplay and striking…