Retro Gaming News
Complete with a replica ship. Superdeluxe Games has revealed it is producing a special ‘Collector’s Box’ edition of Radiant Silvergun for the Switch. This special edition will come with a metal replica of the Silvergun craft, as well as a selection of other limited edition goodies. Read the full article on timeextension.com Complete with a…
Also released on the Mega CD and X68000. Microcabin’s cyberpunk RPG Illusion City is finally playable in English. Originally released on the MSX Turbo R in 1991, the game takes place in 21st-century Hong Kong, a city that has been decimated by powerful demonic forces. The story focuses on Tianren, a demon hunter who aims…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Patrick Hickey, Jr. who is displayed on card number 3258, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection. Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage…
Mega! If you’re old enough to have lived through the console wars of the early ’90s then you might recall a publication by the name of Sega Force. Published by Europress between 1992 and 1993, it featured the artwork of the late Oli Frey, and focused on covering Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, Master System…
“It’s something we’re working on”. At this year’s Game Awards, Sega delivered the welcome news that it is resurrecting some of its classic franchises, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Shinobi on modern-day systems – but some fans noticed that one series that was absent from this list: Virtua…
Ten cuts of classic Team17. Team17 Collection 1 is notable because it’s the first Evercade cartridge to feature actual Amiga games, rather than console ports of famous Amiga games (we’re looking at you, Bitmap Brothers Collection 1). As such, it represents a pretty significant development in the history of Evercade – as well as a…
“They had no idea what was fun or what would be exciting to play”. Few anime films are held in as high regard as Akira. Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 adaptation of his 1982 manga of the same name typically tops most recommendation lists when it comes to introducing someone new to the world of Japanese animation,…
The Sega Game Gear game gets an upgrade! Noah N. Copeland, the lead director of the excellent 16-bit fan reimagining of Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, has just announced that he and a small team of developers are busy working on a free Mega Drive / Genesis-style tribute to the Sonic Drift series. And better…
Going for gold. Once upon a time, Golden Axe was a key franchise for parent company Sega. It arrived in arcades in 1989 in the middle of an explosion of side-scrolling fighters, competing successfully with the likes of Double Dragon, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Alongside Altered Beast – which, coincidentally, shared the…
The meeting of minds. Artist Roger Dean’s work has sold over 150 million copies worldwide and has graced everything from album covers to art galleries. For gamers, however, he’s most famous for his contributions to the covers of various games published by Psygnosis, including Shadow of the Beast (1989), Barbarian (1987) and Brataccas (1986). He…