If you fancy starting the year off with a solid puzzle platformer, let me direct you to Suite Macabre for the MSX computer. You play as Dr. Kowalski’s unnamed assistant, tasked with finding the Dr in the eerie abandoned Dunwich Hotel. As you’re not exactly a fighter, you’ll need toRead More →
If you look back at gaming history with the gift of hindsight, it’s easy to see where things went wrong and the decisions that led to the demise of countless franchises. It’s much less common to see a beloved series go from strength to strength and just vanish into thinRead More →
Panda Punch is a simple 2D puzzle platformer with a stylish retro aesthetic. You play as Zeep, a red panda who loses an arm amidst an alien attack. It’s not all bad news. Your father just so happens to be a skilled blacksmith and patches you up with a shinyRead More →
Akka Arrh is a prototype arcade game made by Atari in 1982. After a play session with test audiences at the time, Akka Arrh was deemed too difficult, resulting in Atari canning the entire thing. Only three cabinets for the game are known to exist, making Akka Arrh an exceptionallyRead More →
A movie starring ToeJam and Earl is reportedly in production at Amazon Studios. And no, I can’t believe it either! This announcement marks the latest in a long line of video game to movie adaptations, but ToeJam & Earl is certainly the most niche. ToeJam & Earl debuted on theRead More →
A quick look at the Metroid games that never made it. Game development is an arduous process, and it’s common for even great ideas to never leave the planning room floor. According to a superb video by DidYouKnowGaming, even the famous Metroid series has had its fair share of cancelledRead More →
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game was a worldwide hit and became Konami’s highest-grossing arcade game. This humble four-player beat-em-up found success everywhere it went, and by the end of 1990, Konami had sold over 25,000 cabinets across the globe. TMNT did exceptionally well in North America, becoming theRead More →
The Ridge Racer series is near and dear to many, and it offers a unique type of arcade racing experience you can’t get anywhere else. Where other series have gone down the street racing or sim route, Ridge Racer has always offered a slick track racing experience featuring ridiculous driftingRead More →
An ambitious mod for the original Quake has just been released and overhauls the graphics with ray tracing. If you’re unfamiliar, ray tracing is a graphic rendering technique that makes lighting and shadows much more realistic. There’s a little more to it than that, but in short, it makes theRead More →
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