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Mega Turrican can be viewed as Turrican 3. This is mainly because it was marketed as such on the Commodore Amiga. On that platform this game was called Turrican 3: Payment Day. Originally planned for release in 1993, Factor 5 would have to wait almost a year for launch. Data East picked up worldwide distribution […]
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Data East Saves Mega Turrican on Sega Genesis – June 7th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
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Portable Final Burn Alpha Brings Arcade Classics to Nintendo Switch
March 5th, 2018 Carl Williams Considering the Nintendo Switch has been opened up to the independent homebrew community, it is was just a matter of time before emulators started appearing. One of the early ones is PFBA (Portable Final Burn Alpha). What is unique about this one is just what it brings to the table for classic arcade fans that […]
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Jurassic World: Operation Genesis – Dinosaur or Still Worth Playing?
January 25th, 2018 Carl Williams Like the velociraptors it saw being brought back to life, there’s no doubt that the 2015 film Jurassic World did exactly the same thing for the big lizard franchise which had lain dormant since 2001 when the third film in the series had been released. And what an awakening it was. Almost immediately, it started […]
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TurboGrafx-16 Gaming on the Cheap
August 18th, 2017 Brandon Weicks The TurboGrafx-16 was the forgotten middle-child of the the 16-bit era. Nintendo was the older “do-no-wrong” sibling while Sega was the loudmouth “look-at-me” younger sibling. The TG16 quietly offered good graphics and sound, but it wasn’t enough to standout in the North American Market. Prices for games on the TG16 are on the rise, but […]
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Fan Translation – The Glory of Heracles IV for Super Nintendo Released
December 27th, 2016 Neil Reive Glory of Heracles is a role-playing game series developed by Data East that spans across four games from 1987-1994 and was released across two gaming consoles, the Famicom and Super Famicom. With the Famicom name mentioned there, you would be correct in assuming that the games were not released outside of Japan. However, thanks to […]
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Retro Bit Generations Hacked, Here is How
December 20th, 2016 Carl Williams The Retro Bit Generations is a great plug and play device but it is limited to the installed games. Until now. Learn how to hack it and add your own games – great for developers.
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Revenge of the License: The Godfather (Amiga)
August 14th, 2016 Michael Crisman Let’s say you hit the jackpot. You just chased down one of the biggest licenses you could hope to land. A legendary bulwark of American cinema based on a best-selling novel by Mario Puzo, “The Godfather” is a guaranteed slam-dunk in the gaming world no matter what you deliver. So how do you pay homage […]
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Dashin Desperadoes Updates Spy vs Spy Formula for Love – July 6th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
July 5th, 2016 Carl Williams Not since the days of Spy vs Spy had gamers had an action game that allowed two players to just beat the heck out of each other. Bonus since Dashin Desperadoes added a love interest while Spy vs Spy was all about getting secrets. This is one of the best games to show off the […]
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Bad Dudes Becomes Big Trouble in Little China on Nintendo Entertainment System
May 26th, 2016 Carl Williams While the original game, Bad Dudes, was not a bad game, it was not exactly an awesome game either. That has not stopped Pacnsacdave from using it as the basis of his latest ROM hack for Big Trouble in Little China. What Dave has done is turn the original Data East game into an action […]
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The Avengers Go CGI in Arcade Game Galactic Storm – January 31st, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
January 31st, 2016 Carl Williams Marvel seems to not be able to do any wrong right now with their franchises, especially the Avengers. The success they are experiencing with this franchise in movies is unprecedented. There are the individual films for all of the team members, well minus Black Widow. Then there is one for the success of the team […]
