We recently reported on a Mod Kit by 8BitDo that enabled wireless gaming on an original N64 pad. 8BitDo now has set its sights on the Neo Geo, and the big difference this time is it’s a complete controller. The controller design looks as sleek as the original, but 8BitDoRead More →
John Bowe looks back at some of the most memorable games in 1996. 1996, that old chestnut. Some great films were released, and perhaps some even better books and music. I expect so. It didn’t matter though, because 1996 was the year that gaming overtook them all, leaping ahead withRead More →
A four-player ‘car football’ game is about to get a physical release on the Dreamcast. Driving Strikers is the latest title from developers, Reality Jump. The game boasts online multiplayer and, most impressively, cross-platform play between Dreamcast, Windows, and Linux platforms. Publisher Wave Game Studios has a fantastic write-up forRead More →
Following in the recent footsteps of Fire Emblem (GBA library), the Switch lineup sees the addition of two classic Zelda like Mega Drive RPG’s Landstalker and Crusader of Centy. In Crusader of Centy (from Nextech and published by Atlus in 1995) you get to cut up invading monsters, fierce enemiesRead More →
In 2020, Nightdive Studios released a superb port of Doom 64 for multiple platforms, including PlayStation 4 and Steam. To sweeten the deal, Nightdive added a brand new bonus chapter, and fans were delighted to find this extra content was of exceptional quality. Now, thanks to a small team ofRead More →
This July will see the opening of Bandai Namco’s maiden international retail experience store in Camden, London. In this modern era of digital products, there exists a fondness for real life, physical experiences and the company is aiming to serve this market with its Cross Store. It will comprise “aRead More →
SWOS is undoubtedly the king of Amiga football games, but could be a new title contender? Greetings from Braga, where I’m taking a few days’ break in the Portuguese sun. Just yesterday I was in Porto, a city with a fine footballing tradition, so it was a pleasant surprise toRead More →
Garlic from French indie outfit Sylph gives you precision platforming, evasive action, jumping, and confrontations. Featuring a compendium of mini-games, 12 zones, containing nine levels, plus one special boss, Garlic is, appropriately enought, a veritable feast of action. With collectible Garlic coins, tons of enemies and some neat environmental variations,Read More →
Choice, the problem that gets everywhere. Too little of anything is a problem of its own, and too much is just that. In retro gaming I have them both; too little in that I am still at the early doors of catching up to everyone else and their myriad accessRead More →
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