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Conker’s Bad Fur Day Beta Released Online (Unofficially)
Conker’s Bad Fur Day was one of those titles that probably came out unexpectedly for a lot of fans even though it was released years after Nintendo had dropped most of their “family friendly” image in an effort to be competitive in the aging market. A 3D collectathon with a heaping helping of bathroom humor ... Read More»
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Today in History: April 28th 1989 – Super Mario Bros 2 Hits the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo was still new to the sequel rituals when they released Super Mario Bros 2 on the NES, and boy did they go away from the norm for what a sequel was supposed to be. Being almost a complete departure from the original NES title, in Japan the title used for the US SMB2 was ... Read More»
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Today in History: April 27th 1990 – Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest on the Nintendo Entertainment System
Taking place seven years after the original Castlevania, this installment takes a rather large departure from what fans knew from the first title. Simon is on a pilgrimage to visit his family’s resting place and meets a lady that tells him that Dracula has placed a curse on the Belmont family (bummer). Unlike the first ... Read More»
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Today in Retro Gaming – Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits (PS1)
It’s April 10th, 1996, and you walk into your favorite game store. When what to your wondering eyes should appear on the New Release shelf but a compilation of six arcade games from your youth! Amazed at the opportunity to relive these classics, you whip out that cash and take home the black-backed CD, wondering ... Read More»
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iOS Sales Focus: Role Playing Games
The recent coverage of an upcoming indie role playing game, Temple of the Sun and Moon (with interview), got me to thinking that it would be cool to offer up some other role playing games that are on sale right now for iOS (working on something for Android but large scale sales there are hard ... Read More»
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Driving Angry: Kickstarter Resurrects ‘Carmageddon’
ne alternative racing game satisfied gamers’ thirst for virtual blood, “Camegeddon,” a racing game released in the mid-1990s challenged users abilities to run over pedestrians. Through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.com, gamers have breathed new life into this cult-classic. A British developer will release “Carmageddon: Reincarnation” later this year, according to Manolith.com... Read More»
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Wacky Wednesday – Hellraiser (NES)
Some things are such obviously bad ideas that we don’t even bother considering them unless it’s a matter of life and death. They aren’t things we have to consciously reject; without someone pointing them out, they’re not even going to pop up on our radar (which is why a guy can walk past a full ... Read More»
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Organ Trail: Director’s Cut Review: “They don’t make them like that anymore” [CW Games]
Daav plays some Organ Trail: Director’s Cut for CW Games. This re-imagination of a gaming classic is oozing with nostalgic charm. That added with the zombie apocalypse twist and a great challenge makes this a game that hits all the right notes. It’s definitely worth a look... Read More»
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HYPERKIN ANNOUNCES THE RETRON 5 With 5 Retro Gaming Platforms in One
I don’t know about you, but I know many gamers who still love to play all of the old classics for SNES and other retro platforms. Playing them on next-gen consoles/platforms is also just not the same. While I will... Read More »... Read More»
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Games from the 1990s that need remakes
With the recent remakes and successful sales of NBA Jam and X-Com, gamers deserve to see more of their beloved games from the 1990s remade. The 90s was a great time to be a gamer. So many of the great games from the era have become obscure and have started to show their age. The ... Read More»
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Pac-Man + Tournaments Review by Gaming on Batteries
Pac-Man, a gaming staple since nearly the beginning and a title that is a timeless title. From the music to the graphics, that impression on the subconscious is permanent once you play a few mazes, even if it has been years. Right now, you are probably imagining the sound effects and hearing that “whomp whomp” ... Read More»
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Retro Themed iOS Titles on Sale
If you are a retro gamer at heart and own an iOS device, here is a list of games on sale right now, for a limited time, that you need to check out. We have side scrolling action games, we have side scrolling and overhead shooters, action and adventure, it is all here. Now get ... Read More»
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Ducktales Remastered Announced by Capcom Coming to Major Consoles
Ducktales is a cartoon that I grew up watching as a kid, and was the main reason I wanted Disney Channel but my parents were apprehensive to adding to the monthly cable bill (I had to do chores and odd jobs to pay for it). When Ducktales, and its sequel, hit the original Nintendo Entertainment ... Read More»
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New Capcom Arcade Cabinet Screens
Capcom are on a roll lately with re-releasing their older titles on newer consoles (such as Virtual Console) and on the Sony (and Microsoft Xbox 360 side, if you really care), they are bringing out a set of arcade games from the heyday of arcade gaming, the 80′s. A time when companies were willing to ... Read More»
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New Overhead Scrolling Shooter, Plasma Sky, Blasts Onto Google Play and iTunes
Overhead scrolling shooters, once a proud genre with their close cousing- the side scrolling shooter, is almost an endangered species of gaming. Sure, we get the occasional retro release from Capcom (how many times can fans be expected to buy yet another copy of any of the 194x series?), but fans want new original action. ... Read More»