Retro
Nintendo Power Archive Offers Over a Hundred Issues
Video game history is a bit of a hobby of mine, in which I sometimes enjoy diving deep into the biographies of big developers and their stories. Just last year, I picked up Masters of Doom to learn John Romero and John Carmacks’ interesting tale. The problem with being into video game history is there isn’t nearly the plethora of written content available like there is for other histor...[Read More]
Hive Jump
Hive Jump is a 2D action game with a retro aesthetic created by Graphite Labs. Players will drop into randomly generated hives to take on the bug menace. Take on the bugs with friends in couch co-op with up to four players or meet up online. How deep into the hive can you make it?
Nintendo 64 Disk Drive Prototype Found
Retro gamers are rejoicing all over right now at the sheer possibility of what was recently found by youtuber MetalJesusRocks; he has found a unique N64 Disk Drive. The Nintendo Disk Drive was a planned expansion to the N64, basically pushing the boundaries of what the N64 could do to compete with the power of the Playstation. In the early 2000s, sites reported fervently on the next big thing, eve...[Read More]
Nintendo is Releasing a Mini NES System
Feel free to check what today is. It’s not April Fool’s Day. This is legit. Announced by Nintendo themselves, the Mini NES is in production to be released on the eleventh of November this year, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The Mini NES is similar to the plug-and-play devices we’ve seen over the years for Atari and Sega systems of old, however, this Mini NES will ...[Read More]
TurboExpress Might be Getting an Upgrade
Hyperkin, the awesome developers of modern ways to play retro games in all sorts of ways, have shared an interesting design concept on their Facebook page. Behold the concept design for the TurboHD.
Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria
Dragon Fantasy started as a mobile game in 2011 and has since been ported to most consoles. Volumes of Westeria includes four chapters that each have their own characters, stories, and areas. One of which takes the player to a Minecraft server to find Notch's hat. Dragon Fantasy is heavily inspired by NES Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, which is where the game's name seems to come from.
Warpo: Fledgling toy company wants to break the boundaries of space and time
This weekend, Chicago was host to the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2 for short. It is mainly a comic convention, but it is also a chance for a ton of other agents of geekery to show off their wares. There are endless booths showing off things like cosplay accessories, t-shirts, television memorabilia and scads of action figures. There are brand new action figures and vintage ones th...[Read More]
Review: VVVVVV (3DS)
One thing I’ve never really been shy talking about is how old I am. Being 32 years young means I am older than the average gamer, but also too young to remember when home video game systems were really getting off their feet. The first console my family owned was a Nintendo Entertainment System, but that doesn’t mean the charms of its predecessor’s games are lost on me. I do have...[Read More]
Review: Sonic the fighters (XBLA)
A number of gamers love the classics from Mario, Banjo Kazooie, Pacman, and Sonic. Games that feature characters from these games are normally an easy sell. Sometimes the games are remade or changed; the remakes or changed games can vary on if they are good or horrible. Sonic the Fighters is a game that takes Sonic and other characters and changed it into a fighting game. Is this game good or horr...[Read More]
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Now Available!
It is finally here! Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is now available on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC; the game is $14.99 or equivalent. Also, if you love the music for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon check out the soundtrack on iTunes for $9.99. For those who do not know, the game was developed by Ubisoft, and you do not need Far Cry 3 to play Blood Dragon. The game brings back good memories of a past generation, while ...[Read More]
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Game and Soundtrack Coming Soon!
Are you a fan of games that bring back many good old memories? Do you pride yourself on being good with movie quotes? Then the next game you should be looking forward to is Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. You do not need Far Cry 3 to play; in fact the two games have little to no crossover in the storylines.
Retro Review: Frogger (PSX)
The year is 1997. It’s a dark time to be a frog. The traffic is relentless and there are crocodiles and sentient lawn mowers everywhere. One wrong move and I could become a chew toy. I make my way quickly across the road, weaving in and out of traffic. I finally make it across and try to make it across the water…only to jump at the wrong moment and dive into the calm stream, causing me...[Read More]