Yep, the PC-8801 version. Publisher D4 Enterprise is back with another entry in the EGGCONSOLE series. The original PC-8801 version of Nihon Falcom’s iconic action RPG Ys is set to launch on the Switch eShop on 15th February under the catchy little title EGGCONSOLE Ys PC-8801mkIISR. The Ys series has grown in popularity as the…
Ever wondered what the perfect memory chip would be like? Well, it would have to be faster than the best DRAM, store data for decades at a time so it could be used like flash memory, and use less energy than both for high efficiency. That might sound like a pipe dream but a team…
Helldivers 2 has been suffering from success—a whirlwind launch that’s now PlayStation’s biggest PC success led to a swarm of server issues bugs, and not the kind you can shoot dead with a beam rifle. Regardless, ambushed developer Arrowhead seems to be taking things in stride and, as PC Gamer’s own Fraser Brown notes: it’s…
Remember the story from last week about the image of a revolver and map of Texas, etched into one of the layers in AMD’s old K7 chips? Not surprisingly, it isn’t an isolated example of silicon shenanigans, as uncovered by a fan of chip easter eggs shows in an awesome compilation of processors, controllers, and…
BS F-Zero Grand Prix 1 & 2 were broadcast via Nintendo’s Satellaview service. F-Zero fans are in for a treat! Over the weekend, it was revealed (via DidYouKnowGaming) that members of the game’s community have released a new patch for the original Super Nintendo game that successfully restores courses and other data from two lost…
A linguistic odyssey. Do you remember the mysterious swirly language dotted around Super Mario Sunshine‘s Isle Delfino? Probably not, and that’s okay — this is a 20-year-old game, after all. But that hasn’t stopped one YouTuber from the channel 2CPhoenix from digging in a little further. Yes, if you hadn’t guessed by now, the language…
Modders do what Nintedidn’t. The N64 is a beloved console and home to some amazing games, such as GoldenEye 007, Super Mario 64, Zelda: Ocarina of Time and many, many more. However, it has had its critics for years, most of whom love to take aim at its low-poly visuals and blurry textures. Read the…
But Pachislot is doing well. Sega has released its financial results for Q3 of FY2024, and it paints a somewhat disappointing picture for the company as it reports ‘sluggish’ sales of premium titles, including Sonic Superstars (thanks, IGN). In its Notice of Revision of Operating Results Forecast letter, the company states “In the Consumer area,…
Coming 2024. A brand new computer game based on the classic children’s TV show Knightmare is currently in development for the ZX Spectrum and is expected to arrive later this year in either April or May. The unofficial project is the work of the hobbyist developer QuentinPSausages, who has jokingly claimed the title is the…
“A long time ago I was doing this thing called Transfarring at Konami”. Modern phones have now reached the stage where they can convincingly host AAA games – as is evidenced by the recent release of Death Stranding on the Apple iPhone. Putting aside the issue of playing such a complex game with horrible touch…