Well, it’s technically 12, but who’s counting? 10 years ago today, Sega published Sega 3D Reprint Archives in Japan, a physical collection which pulls together enhanced 3DS versions of Ecco The Dolphin, Fantasy Zone, Out Run, Out Run 3-D, Shinobi III, Space Harrier, Space Harrier 3-D and Streets of Rage. Developed by M2, the 3D…
Do you ever find yourself in a gruelling boss encounter, usually several attempts in, only to be swatted by a move that you’re sure didn’t connect? Outraged, you blurt an expletive and look around for someone to validate your indignation, but there is no one there to respond to your “did you see that?!?” except…
While either Sony or Microsoft will “struggle mightily”. DFC intelligence, a long-standing research and consulting firm for the video game industry, has projected that the upcoming ‘Switch 2’ will be the “clear winner” of the next console generation in its ‘2024 Video Game Market Report and Forecast’ (thanks, wccftech). The report states that the Switch…
The second Polymega collection fancies its chances. The second in the Polymega Collection series focuses on two of Data East’s most famous fighting game franchises, Karate Champ and Fighter’s History. In total, there are 15 different games included in this package – Karate Champ (arcade, NES, Famicom Disk System), Karate Champ PvP (arcade), Way of…
The Lion King was released for the Super Nintendo and Game Gear in 1994. The game preservation group Codebound announced this week that it has archived a previously unreleased prototype of Westwood Studios’ notoriously difficult licensed platformer The Lion King for the Super Nintendo. This version of the game is dated March 22nd, 1994 —…
The hidden gems of Game Pass (Image credit: Microsoft) We’re checking out the hidden gems of Game Pass over the next few weeks, digging up all the obscure and esoteric games secreted away in our subscription and seeing how they play. If you weren’t around for them, the ’90s were pretty much humanity’s gilded age….
It’s throwback time. The retro-inspired ‘save them all’ platformer Moons of Darsalon launched on Steam last year, and now developer Dr. Kucho! Games has announced that the Switch will get a slice of the throwback action on 6th February 2025. If the above trailer (and its wickedly catchy theme tune) hasn’t already spelt it out,…
While games with real-life gambling are 3+. Balatro developer ‘LocalThunk’ has called out ratings board ‘Pan-European Game Information’, A.K.A ‘PEGI’, for its “weirdo” decision to rate the game 18+. The title, which recently won ‘Best Independent Game’, ‘Best Debut Indie Game’, and ‘Best Mobile Game’ at The Game Awards 2024, received the highest PEGI rating…
The arcade beat ’em up was released back in 1991. Hamster has announced that it will be releasing Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode Three later this week as part of Arcade Archives. The game will be released on Nintendo Switch and PS4 on December 19th and will even feature a setting that tries to emulate…
“It seemed an ideal time”. Tim Langdell, the famous copyright troll who took on the likes of Namco, Future Publishing and EA over the use of the word ‘Edge’ in various products, has reimerged to hawk an updated version of his ZX Spectrum book, which was first published all the way back in 1982. The…