In 1994 Copya Systems released a detailed strategy title for Nintendo’s 16-bit platform which drew inspiration from the likes of Fire Emblem and Famicom Wars. Despite the turn-based tactical warfare gameplay being rather impressive, GalaxyRobo remained a Japanese exclusive Super Famicom release - one which has since been fan translated into English [ … ]

Despite producing countless coin-op hits, Midway’s history in the video game world is somewhat undocumented. From Smash TV to Mortal Kombat and beyond we’ve all at some point in our gaming lives experienced one of the studio’s hard-hitting releases. Looking back with fond memories, it’s now time to hear all of the colourful behind-the-scenes storie [ … ]

The sheer number of Doom mods available is bewildering. No other game has been manipulated and transformed as much as this seminal and genre-defining first person shooter. But now, you can finally play this masterpiece...inside the masterpiece. Thanks to YouTuber and modder TheZombieKiller, you can now approach a crude arcade cabinet, activate it [ … ]

It’s safe to say that an updated port of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 for Nintendo 3DS has been on the cards ever since the original title hit Sega’s 3D Classics range. Confirming this, the Japanese software developer recently updated their Archives website to feature this new release, along with adding a few snazzy extra details on the upcoming port.

With just mere hours left until the Shenmue III Kickstarter finishes, fans of the series will no doubt be ecstatic that the long awaited finale to the trilogy is all but guaranteed. Having smashed the original target and on track to surpass a massive $5 million, the team behind the project have released a small clip of the game in action.

One of the earliest games the late Satoru Iwata worked on was the Nintendo NES classic float-em-up Balloon Fight. The 1985 release went on to inspire gameplay elements within the likes of Super Mario Bros through its advanced programming methods, and as they say the rest is history. In act of remembrance, one mourning fan of Iwata has modified Ball [ … ]

In 1998 Lotus Land Story, the fourth game in the Touhou series was released for the Japanese PC-98 range of computers. Highly renowned for its incredible gameplay and visuals at the time, the Touhou Project has since gained a cult following and is often enjoyed in many different forms. One of these is an anime-style music video using the audio from [ … ]

Japanese Gaming giant Nintendo issued a statement early this morning confirming the passing of CEO Satoru Iwata.  It's been well documented that Mr. Iwata had battled with ill health in recent years, even missing last year's E3 event. 

To promote the upcoming spiritual-successor to Wolfenstein 3D known as Rise of the Triad, Apogee Software developed a shareware version of the game entitled The H.U.N.T Begins. It offered a nice selection of levels that would not actually appear in the final game, alongside a few multiplayer maps. To its merit, these missions do make for a great ti [ … ]

It’s often said that Guile’s theme goes with everything, and you’ll soon be able to test this theory in the comfort of your living room. Capcom have licensed out their pumping Street Fighter II tunes to the music label Generation Series, with remasters of the CPS-1 and CPS-2 soundtracks heading to both vinyl and CD formats in the near future.

With the recent reveal of Shenmue II at E3 and the subsequent Kickstarter campaign, it’s no surprise that Sega’s cult classic is once again grabbing the headlines. With the focus back on Ryo Hazuki, film directors Adam Sipione and Randall Lobb decided it was about time to reveal the trailer to their upcoming documentary on the series, A Gamer's Jou [ … ]

As amazing as the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 are, the most standard models available sadly come lacking a direct RGB out signal. While both are capable of providing pixel perfect visuals, the PC Engine was limited to RF out whilst the US equivalent came with just the red/yellow/white composite ports. To remedy this, a cheap do-it-yourself solution [ … ]

You may know where every whistle is in Super Mario Bros 3, and you may be able to beat the majority of the gameplay blindfolded, but that’s all about to change. The difficulty of Nintendo’s 1988 classic has been sent into overdrive with the all new Kaizo Mario Bros 3 ROM hack - a challenge you won’t want to take lightly.

With Rare just weeks away from re-releasing a compilation of classics on the Xbox One, many of us have been wondering if the official control pad will be able to handle it. With the likes of Conker's Bad Fur Day and Banjo Kazooie set for the soon to be released Rare Replay, fans of the originals will be pleased to hear that one gamer has customised [ … ]