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At the start of the year an unreleased Game Boy Color first person shooter surfaced in cartridge form on eBay - Tyrannosaurus Tex. This unfinished title, created by the now defunct Slitherine Software, had been secured by a lucky bidder with generous intentions: a ROM file of this previously missing in action title has been released for download.
Earlier this week a bold statement was made regarding the role of female protagonists in video games. Due to a three year old retro gamer's upset, Pauline and Mario's presence in Donkey Kong were switched - something which has begun a role-reversal trend. The all time favourite, Super Mario Bros, has just received the same treatment placing Princes [ … ]
Before Duke Nukem was best known for kicking ass and chewing bubble gum, his 2D shareware escapades were to be found on countless PCs all around the world. With the second game in the series - Duke Nukem II - due to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, Interceptor Entertainment has developed an iOS port of Apogee's gutsy classic.
Despite being given an initial December 2011 release date, the homebrew Sega Dreamcast shmup Sturmwind unfortunately hit major development delays. Nearly a year and a half later, redspotgames have just confirmed a new release date for this scrolling shooter - one we hope will be upheld this time round.
Policenauts is without a doubt one of the greatest cinematic adventure games ever released. Despite being such a timeless title with a huge following, Konami's multi-console release never ventured out of Japan. The final port of Policenauts, the more complete Sega Saturn version, is finally being fan translated.
Two years ago Analogue Interactive created waves in the retro gaming world with their custom made wooden Neo Geo MVS consoles. As of today, their craftsmanship has stepped up a level by introducing the Black Label - consoles built from the world's rarest and most expensive types of wood.
Have you ever felt as if you'd be able to hold your own on the planet Zebes? Well now is your chance to prove your worth by taking on the Super Made In Metroid: Attack Of The Rinkas challenge. This modifed version of Super Metroid for the Super Nintendo will have you taking part in an exclusive survival mode up against only the hardest.
We're all very much used to the rehashes of modern sports games receiving updates line ups and teams, but what about the older titles in cartridge form? One ROM hacker has impressively taken it upon himself to update the Nintendo NES title Baseball Simulator from Culture Brain to feature the superstars from the MLB 2013 season.
In the latest edition of the German Retro Gamer Magazine, a retrospective on the fabled Turrican series held a snippet of information to get fans of the futuristic metal-clad platformer drooling. Apparently a brand new title in the series known as Turrican Rebirth is currently underway.
Nintendo are apparently busy working on a series of 3D animated adventures featuring the Gamecube's Pikmin - and what better platform than the pocket-sized Nintendo 3DS?
When your children grow up to be old enough to play video games with you, you'll no doubt want to start them out on the classics. However, what happens when your three year old daughter is disappointed that you can't play Donkey Kong as a girl. As a resolve, a potential father-of-the-year has been busy hacking away at the arcade ROM to reverse Paul [ … ]
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