Homebrew
The New 8-Bit Heroes – An NES Homebrew Revolution
The Nintendo Entertainment system changed the way the world saw video games. It was a system that shattered people’s expectations of what could be played at home rather than an arcade machine. When that gray box hit American shores, everything about video games changed in a dynamic and rapid fashion. It wasn’t long before the hits of the Japanese Famicom became household names with cha...[Read More]
Haunted ’86 – NES Homebrew Hits Steam Greenlight
Sure, Halloween may be behind us, but the fall and winter seasons are always a great time for spooky games. There are still a few horror games that I want to hit before leaving the genre for a while like Silent Hill and Amnesia. There is something captivating about scary settings, which is what brings us to Haunted ’86, an NES platformer that just hit Steam Greenlight for a future PC release...[Read More]
New Games for Old Consoles Coming from Piko Interactive
The retro gaming scene has always been interesting, but over the past five years or so, the interest has seemed to have exploded. This in part, I assume, comes from coverage from dedicated journalists and content creators like Pat the NES Punk and the Angry Video Game Nerd. Oddly enough, advances in how retro games are played on things like re-writable cartridges or clone consoles have expanded th...[Read More]