2022-01-20 17:27
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2022-01-20 14:14
Console gaming using a computer had always been alluring to computer companies. Gaming in general has been alluring. I read somewhere that it was not spreadsheets that pushed graphic card en… Read More
2022-01-17 17:28
What could be more exciting than playing a good old retro video game in a remastered version with better graphics and smoother gameplay? Many of the classics that many of us were fond of whi… Read More
2022-01-11 18:37
Online sports games for kids have turned out to be big lifesavers for the parents in the lockdown. Children interacted with these free online games and stay engaged with them. It helped them… Read More
2021-10-19 12:09
Metal Dragon is coming to your Genesis console soon. The Sega Genesis was Sega’s launchpad in their war with Nintendo back in the 80s and 90s. Being the underdog the previous generatio… Read More
2021-10-19 00:11
Cryptocurrency is a new technology that is just recently becoming more prevalent in videogames. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge, etc are all cryptocurrencies. In recent years game developers and pub… Read More
2021-10-18 12:03
When Castlevania Symphony of the Night hit the Sony PlayStation console gamers were taken aback. This was a 2D side scrolling action platform title on the predominantly 3D console. Konami kn… Read More
2021-10-17 15:55
The original Wonderboy arcade game is getting a Commodore Amiga port by a fan. Yep, the 1986 arcade game is getting a port to an 80’s gaming computer. Currently not a lot is available… Read More
2021-10-16 13:21
Puzzle games are a dime a dozen, great puzzle games are much rarer. Puyo Puyo is one such great puzzle game franchise. Sega had a hit on their hands with this franchise. In North America it… Read More
2021-10-16 12:33
The arcade Robocop game, by Data East is getting a remake for the Commodore Amiga. A fan is remaking the arcade game for fans. Graphically, this is an impressive port. There are many correct… Read More
2021-10-14 12:12
The Commodore 64 still gets new releases, such as Stoker. While the C64 was originally released in the early 1980’s, developers are still releasing games in 2021. Stoker is one such re… Read More
2021-10-13 12:02
Another entry in what in the world category is this. Five Nights at Freddy’s has been ported to the Game.com handheld. Yes, you read that right, the horrible commercial failure known a… Read More
2021-10-12 12:03
Doom was that release that made computers cool again. A release that transcended the stuffiness of computers of the time. Much like Myst did the same year (1993), just a different genre. Con… Read More
2021-10-10 15:27
Dungeons & Dragons first hit the market in 1974 via TSR, in 1983, an animated series was released. This was around the time the Basic Set Version 3 was released for those keeping track… Read More
2021-10-09 09:31
Mortal Kombat is a franchise that has reached maximum exposure, so to speak. Millions know the name, enjoy the various properties the franchise has to offer, and some of those fans go farthe… Read More
2021-10-08 13:31
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are a franchise that is recognizable to most people. Whether a fan or not, the TMNT have permeated the social conscious of the United States, and many… Read More
2021-10-08 02:30
Crazy Columns is a fan remake of the popular Sega game, Columns. Sega needed a puzzle game to take on Nintendo’s exclusive license of Tetris. While Columns never reached the popularity… Read More
2021-10-07 03:26
Mario Super Picross was a puzzle game released on the Super Famicom. This title never made it to North America. There was a similar title for the Nintendo Game Boy released. After that, the… Read More
2021-10-03 20:20
That title sounds like a bad Electronic Gaming Monthly April issue cover blurb, I know. The difference is, here it is real. While EGM would have hired an artist to fake the screen shots, thi… Read More
2021-08-24 01:33
Swashbucklers, airships, treasures, discoveries, and an evil empire await in Skies of Arcadia. Yet, this tale of a mysterious girl and a couple of teenage pirates (read heroes) saving the wo… Read More
2021-07-25 02:13
Doom 2600 does something that is technically impossible. It brings id Software’s Doom to the classic gaming console. The Atari 2600 was obviously not designed to do 3D games so seeing… Read More
2021-07-18 20:46
Star Blader is a new one-on-one fighting game for the Atari Lynx hand held. Retroguru are working hard to finish the fighting game, a genre that is not saturated at all on the Atari portable… Read More
2021-07-12 03:54
Obscure mid-1990’s PC games. How much more obscure can we get than Starfire, released in 1994, for the NEC PC-98 in Japan? While I am sure I could come up with something more obscure… Read More
2021-06-23 12:06
Oracle and Workplace Intelligences have published the findings of a study on the impact of the pandemic on the global workforce’s mental health. The percentage of affected workers… Read More
2021-04-23 04:52
A classic reborn always awakens deep emotions. From April 15th, 2021, those of you who were not even born in 1998 can experience all the fun of burrowing into this beloved RPG. Improved grap… Read More
2021-04-23 04:49
A free and legal online platform will soon be available to all fans of retro games. Just register on Piepacker, invite your friends, and start playing. No downloads, no subscriptions, comple… Read More
2021-04-23 04:43
A vintage classic from 1999 is undergoing a complete remake. This treat for lovers of the genre was announced in the summer of 2020 by two partners. Dotemu, the French publisher whose missio… Read More
2021-02-20 03:40
Fans of Diablo were probably sort of blindsided when Diablo, plus the Hellfire expansion, appeared on GoG. a while back. Well get ready to be flat out floored. Diablo 2 plus the Lord of Dest… Read More
2021-02-19 15:43
Mortal Kombat is one of those gaming franchises that should have been an easy fit for a movie. Somehow this has not happened even after two, three, attempts now. I blame the first one’… Read More
2021-01-27 02:51
Once upon a time… there was the Sega Master System (SMS), an 8-bit video game console manufactured by Sega in the years 1985 – 1992. The Master System has its place in history… Read More
2021-01-27 02:46
Can you make a new game that looks and feels retro? Justin Bender, a guitar player for the bands Third Ion and Sorceress, thought he could. The 38-year old received a Nintendo in 1989 and th… Read More
2021-01-27 01:57
Arcade is far from dead, and Apple knew it well when it launched its new subscription service in 2019. Since then, they have built an impressive catalog with more than 145 new and exclusive… Read More
2021-01-25 00:36
I am a huge fan of side scrolling shooters like DARIUSBURST SP. While my skills today are nowhere near where they were 20+ years ago, I still enjoy them. The biggest problem I have on mobile… Read More
2021-01-23 22:56
Mario Party 2 is a multiplayer party game that takes advantage of the Nintendo 64 hardware. Namely the four players at once capabilities. This allowed Hudson Soft, the developers, a lot of f… Read More
2021-01-09 15:27
Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap has a story set in a unique position. The third entry in the Four Swords series takes place between Skyward Sword and Four Swords. Nintendo’s Hyrule hero… Read More
2021-01-03 16:07
Diablo is one of those few games that made you proud to be a computer gamer. There were not many that made console gamers jealous, Blizzards Rogue-like was one of them. It joined the ranks o… Read More
2021-01-03 00:08
Intellivision Super Mario Bros is an anomaly of sorts. This is an entry in our Bandit Gaming section as there is no way this is official. Looking at the developer of this, we are not surpris… Read More
2021-01-02 18:54
Clockwork Knight 2 is a great example of the advancement of 2D side scrolling action games. This genre ruled on 16-bit consoles and was criminally ignored in subsequent generations. Sega did… Read More
2021-01-01 18:57
The Simpsons is one of those franchises that will probably be around forever. In one form or another, the Fox cartoon is alive and well, even after the Disney acquisition. Considering how wi… Read More
2020-12-31 00:54
Paprium is a brand new brawler title for the Sega Genesis. Some of you reading this may know it by its former name, Project Y. Most that knew about this game probably gave up on seeing it ye… Read More
2020-12-29 02:00
Anyone seen an LED Matrix Cube before? Me neither. They look cool though. Anyhow, the LED’s across four sides display the game screen. The one in the video below is set on an auto rota… Read More
2020-12-28 01:07
Wizardry Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the start to a classic franchise that is seemingly lost to history. What was once a leader in the role-playing game (RPG) genre is now all but… Read More
2020-12-26 23:57
The WorkBoy is a curiosity of accessories. This device was intended to fill a gap between gaming devices and computers. Like how, in Japan at least, Nintendo had a keyboard, modem, etc avail… Read More
2020-12-20 22:27
Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres. Namco’s yello… Read More
2020-12-19 18:24
Final Fight by Capcom changed the way brawlers were viewed in arcades. Sure, Double Dragon was an inspiration, but Capcom went above and beyond with their entry. Characters are bigger, the a… Read More
2020-12-13 16:40
Plants vs Zombies is, at its heart, a tower defense game. This was a genre that was extraordinarily popular for a period on mobile devices. Most entries in this genre share common traits. Th… Read More
2020-12-12 02:34
Final Fantasy IV Advance may seem like a weird name for a Final Fantasy entry, but it is not. The reason it is titled as such is because this is a port of the Bandai WonderSwan Color version… Read More
2020-12-11 02:52
If there’s one thing none of us can resist, it’s that good old feeling of nostalgia. Whether it’s a book we’ve read when we were younger or a silly trend that’s… Read More
2020-12-09 02:54
The WonderSwan Color is one of many portables that we never got in North America. This is actually the second iteration of the WonderSwan, a portable originally released in March 1999. As th… Read More
2020-12-06 03:05
Castlevania The Adventure for the Nintendo Game Boy marks the first time the franchise went portable. Konami was all in with Nintendo at this time and the Game Boy had just launched. Bringin… Read More
2020-12-04 18:24
Gemfire is sort of an anomaly on consoles. At its heart we have a turn-based strategy game. Consoles of the time were home to many attempts at this style of gameplay. Few games were designed… Read More
2020-12-03 22:21
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire was one of the first third party games to launch for the Nintendo 64. LucasArts postponed the release to give the developers a bit more time to clean things u… Read More
2020-12-03 19:07
Battlezone 2000 saw release on the Atari Lynx in 1995 by Atari Corporation. What is more interesting than a new game for a handheld over half a decade after launch is what is inside that car… Read More
2020-12-02 21:52
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse by Sega for the Sega Genesis is a sign of the times. If you had a non-sports licensed product, you had a 2D side scrolling action game. Sure, there i… Read More
2020-12-02 16:35
Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past and Four Swords was the Super Nintendo classic ported to the Game Boy Advance (GBA). For the most part, the original game was not changed, just minor fixes… Read More
2020-12-01 17:38
Dr Mario is an anomalous release by Nintendo. On the surface, everything has the Nintendo feel to it. If you look slightly below the surface though and you see something more going on here… Read More
2020-11-30 23:09
You either love or hate Castlevania II Simon’s Quest by Konami on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). There is no real “middle ground” with this release. Hardcore Cast… Read More
2020-11-29 17:37
Disruptor may not seem like a catalyst release on Sony PlayStation today. The place in history this game holds is due to the developer, not the game itself. This is the first game that Insom… Read More
2020-11-28 22:14
Garfield Caught in the Act was Sega’s attempt to return to licensed games. Earlier they had success with Disney licenses such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. For some reason Sega stop… Read More
2020-11-28 01:54
Castlevania Symphony of the Night is currently on sale on Google Play. I have no idea how long this sale is going to go so, if you have $1 go grab it. Yep, Konami has one of the best entries… Read More
2020-11-27 16:31
Atari Jaguar Doom port. Not exactly two things that anyone would put together on their own. When Atari released the Jaguar the writing on the wall already said it was dead. While magazines o… Read More
2020-11-26 15:20
Ground Zero: Texas by Sony Imagesoft and Digital Pictures hit the Sega CD in November 1993. This was another Full Motion Video (FMV) game for the fledgling CD based Sega Genesis add-on. It i… Read More
2020-11-25 18:04
Dead or Alive is one of those Tecmo arcade titles that went farther than the competition. At its heart, this is a one-on-one fighting game using a 3D engine. On the surface, you probably kne… Read More
2020-11-22 14:49
Sonic Spinball is one of those few times a company got it right. Well, at least as far as what the character was suited for. Sonic the Hedgehog can turn into a ball to speed through levels… Read More
2020-11-21 17:34
Tomb Raider The Last Revelation is the first entry in the franchise to go multiplatform since the original. Much like the first Tomb Raider game, the other platform was a Sega one – th… Read More
2020-11-21 00:36
Donkey Kong Country (DKC) was somewhat of a gamble for Nintendo. For one, it had been years since home console gamers saw a Donkey Kong game. Earlier in 1994 Nintendo released Donkey Kong fo… Read More
2020-11-20 00:56
Tetris on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was more than just a license. It was the first official console release of the popular Soviet Russia developed game. It was also the culmina… Read More
2020-11-15 00:21
Wiz Quest for the Magic Lantern is a new 2D side scrolling action platform game for the Commodore Amiga. In Wiz, you take control of the last elder wizard and must find the Magic Lantern bef… Read More
2020-11-14 02:03
Lara Croft made her debut in Tomb Raider and what a debut it was. This was the start of a franchise that is still going today. This game also represents the media savviness of, then, new to… Read More
2020-11-13 00:18
Final Fantasy IX was one of my favorite role-playing games (RPG) on the Sony PlayStation console. It was such a great game, one that returned the franchise to its roots in the fantasy era. P… Read More
2020-11-12 13:14
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) came to life in 2019 promising a “new league” for wrestling fans. Whether they achieved that goal or not is up to you, the fans. My intent here is to di… Read More
2020-11-08 22:54
Prizefighters 2 is now available on Android via ‘early access’. Do not worry if you are not familiar with this title. I only learned about it while preparing this article myself… Read More
2020-11-08 18:40
Fast Food Dizzy was originally released in 1980’s for popular computer programs of the time. From the Commodore 64 to the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, The Oliver Twins showed support… Read More
2020-11-07 15:06
Mayhem Brawler is an upcoming entry in the brawler, or scrolling fighter, genre. It is currently heading to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam for PC’s bringing wi… Read More
2020-11-07 14:00
Mickey Mania continued the tradition of 16-bit Disney games being great offerings. Other than a snafu or two on TurboGrafx-16, this was true. The full title of this multiplatform game was lo… Read More
2020-11-05 00:11
Revelations: Persona is a franchise that I personally never expected to see release in North America. The setting, a high school, the subject matter, demons, and more just seemed to be too m… Read More
2020-11-04 02:04
Get ready for Turrican Flashback if you are a fan of action games. Fans of run and gun games know the name Turrican quite well. If not, then I must ask, just how big a fan of the genre are y… Read More
2020-11-03 01:23
Wallachia Reign of Dracula is one of the cross-genre games gamers either hate or love. Here we get a cross between “metroidvania” and Contra by Konami. If you are not a fan of me… Read More
2020-11-03 00:13
Spyro 2 Ripto’s Rage, as the name implies, was the second entry in the popular Insomniac developed series. Sony was onto something with Spyro and they were not going to let the charact… Read More
2020-11-01 00:14
Twisted Metal 2 was, for me, the title that put SingleTrac on the radar. Sure, they did the first Twisted Metal game, also on PlayStation, I somehow missed it upon release. At the time of re… Read More
2020-10-29 00:29
Killer Instinct is one of those rare times we can play three degrees of separation in gaming. Sure, it is not exactly true to that theory but we can link Nintendo and Microsoft rather easily… Read More
2020-10-26 01:42
Cotton Reboot is, well, a reboot of the original Cotton game from the early 1990’s. Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams only came to the United States on the Turbo Grafx-16 Super CD-ROM2 (T… Read More
2020-10-25 18:36
Spyro Year of the Dragon on the Sony PlayStation was the end of a fantastic trilogy. One that many gamers would argue that should have staid a trilogy. What Insomniac did on the PS One is si… Read More
2020-10-25 00:39
Vectorman was one of the better uses of prerendered computer graphics in games. Sure, Nintendo did it with the Donkey Kong Country franchise but that was, well, on the Super Nintendo. Sega n… Read More
2020-10-22 00:02
Retro games that hark people back to the good old pixelated days of button-bashing are making a comeback right around the world, with people going potty for everything from game soundtracks… Read More
2020-10-18 14:54
The Nintendo Entertainment System is a seminal system. When it was launched, the console market was in shambles. Atari had a big hand in that situation, but they were not alone. Nintendo kne… Read More
2020-10-10 15:00
Novastorm is a rail shooter. You are either a fan of them or hate them. This futuristic shooter was developed by Psygnosis and released on various platforms such as Sony PlayStation, FM Town… Read More
2020-09-26 14:28
Command & Conquer by Westwood Studios and Virgin Interactive was quite the success story. It was the granddaddy of real-time strategy gaming as we know it today. Sure, another game preda… Read More
2020-09-26 01:16
Metal Gear from Konami is one of those franchises that sold consoles. Sure, on the Nintendo Entertainment System that may not be the case but later, oh yeah. Who had friends that bought a Pl… Read More
2020-09-20 21:46
Elite is one of those game franchises that has been around since the early days of gaming. It is also one of those gaming franchises that has always gone above and beyond the competition. Wh… Read More
2020-09-19 23:58
Nine Inch Nails did the soundtrack for Quake way back in 1996. This helped set that seminal release apart from what little competition it had. Those that has the proper sound setup could bla… Read More
2020-09-19 15:35
When the Sony PlayStation was launched it was an anomaly. Gamers were not quite sure what to expect from this newcomer. Sony had plenty of experience in gaming prior though. They worked with… Read More
2020-09-16 22:30
iiRcade is a Kickstarter success story from earlier this year. For those that do not know, the iiRcade is an all-in-one arcade in your home option. Like Arcade1Up and My Arcade offerings, th… Read More
2020-09-14 15:27
Lunar Eternal Blue takes fans 1,000 years into the future from the events of the previous game. Hiro is the lead with Lucia, who is from the far-away Blue Star, joining him. Lucia must stop… Read More
2020-09-12 21:43
Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version proves Capcom can milk any successful franchise they have. Not just those with Street Fighter in the title. This is the third release of the or… Read More
2020-09-12 14:48
Mortal Kombat is iconic. It started life as an arcade game attempting to do the impossible. Take on Capcom’s Street Fighter II machine which had been ruling arcades. The key to the suc… Read More
2020-09-09 23:58
Rayman was one of many titles that joined the Sony PlayStation console at launch in North America. Being completely different than other launch titles made this Ubi Soft classic stand out. F… Read More
2020-09-09 00:00
Grannys Teeth puts you in the role of an elderly lady just trying to collect her dentures. Considering this is a video is a videogame, we know this is not going to be easy. Granny has put he… Read More
2020-09-08 16:38
The Raiden Project was a launch title for the original PlayStation console. Included in this release were two arcade games, Raiden I and II. It is worth noting this is still the only home re… Read More
2020-09-08 13:42
Battle Arena Toshinden had stiff competition at launch. Not exactly on the PlayStation console, which had just launched as well, but on the Sega Saturn. Sega made it clear that Virtua Fighte… Read More
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