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Having already released Metal Slug 3 on IOS and Android as of recent, DotEmu have returned to bring the first title in the side scrolling blast-em-up series to touchscreen devices. This updated port of SNK's flagship series also brings along several new features to the 1996 classic - all for just £1.49.
In 2010 the minuscule library of Nintendo Virtual Boy titles was bumped up by a single digit upon the arrival of an unreleased game surfacing online. The previously missing-in-action ROM of the 1996 bounce-em-up, Bound High, has been so well received that fans have created their very own cartridge reproduction - which is now up for grabs.
We've said it before and we'll say it again, scrolling shooters work fantastically on touchscreen devices. Treasure seem to have realised this too as they're now following a similar path to the likes of Cave. Now joining Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Ressurection on Android's Google Play store is the 2001 arcade smash hit, Ikaruga.
Having celebrated our birthday earlier this week and with Christmas just around the corner, we thought it was about time we started handing out some gifts to our users in the form of new database functionality. First in a line of several updates we want to highlight some updates to the detailed game pages recently rolled out.
In 1987 the Nintendo Famicom saw the release of a soon long lasting series from Hudson Soft known as Momotaro Densetsu. Whilst a popular comical RPG series in Japan spanning multiple releases, not a single title left the Far East. As of today though, retro gamers can enjoy the first game in the series thanks to a fan translation patch.
Regular readers will know of my adoration of 'real' video game arcades and how I long to step back into one, retake my lost youth, climb to the top of the high score table and relive some of the greatest games ever written. If you don't, then by all means have a look at another article I wrote some time ago about the subject.
Deus Ex. Ah, how we love it. The cyber-punk, FPS/ RPG/ stealth/ adventure hybrid will always be remembered in video game history for its amazing quality. However, for all its grandeur it can be argued that its nearly 13 year old graphics don't quite stand up to the test of time. Until now, that is...
If you've been put off by the current asking price for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on eBay, you're finally in luck. Sony have released the PlayStation 1 classic and potentially best Castlevania to date on the PlayStation store - ready to be enjoyed on your PSP or PlayStation 3.
You may have cleared out the Cave of Monsters in Bubble Bobble back in 1986, but Bub and Bob now have a Lost Cave to tackle, filled with 100 levels from the home ports, courtesy of super-fans Bisboch and Aladar.
Believe it or not, today is RetroCollect's all important and pixelated second e-birthday. Having launched on this very day back in 2010, it's time to blow out the dust from your cartridges candles and raise your control pads to the very website retro gamers now call home.
Apparently Christmas is the time when several retro gamers decide to part with their game collections. Similar to the recent Japanese Game Boy Advance and PAL Sega Dreamcast complete collections that have surfaced on eBay as of recent, a jaw-dropping full set of NTSC US Super Nintendo games has made an appearance, including every single box and mos [ … ]
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