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Back in the late 1980’s there was this thing gamers visited on a regular basis. Arcades. In those mystical buildings, sometimes just rooms inside, were collections of some of the best games you could want to play at the time. One such game was Ghosts n Goblins by Capcom. This was a nail bitingly intense […]
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Ghosts n Demons Homage for Ghosts n Goblins Released for PC
December 5th, 2015 
Carl Williams The classic Ghosts n Goblins by Capcom is a venerable title. You either enjoy it for the challenge level or you hate for the challenge level. Personally, I am not a “super fan” of the series but I can respect its place in history. Capcom has one of the best game catalogs in gaming, next […]
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Atari ST Fan Porting Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
January 24th, 2019 Carl Williams Retro gaming fans are cut from a different cloth, aren’t they? A game not made for a platform you want to play it on? For most of us that is a big “get over it” but for some retro gaming fans that have the skills to program, it is an opportunity. Even if there was […]
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Hobgoblin 2 Atari Computer Work in Progress Released
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Hobgoblin 2 is an upcoming 2D action adventure set in a horror fantasy world. It is coming to the Atari 8-bit computer line (Atari XL/XE). There are a few similarities to other titles in this vain. If you loved Capcom’s Ghosts ‘n Goblins then you are in for a treat with Hobgoblin 2.
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Capcom Bringing Four Arcade Classics to Mobile
March 5th, 2017 Carl Williams Retro gaming fans must be understanding. Sometimes companies get things right when porting older games to newer platforms. Sometimes they royally screw up the conversion. Sadly, this is the case with Capcom’s most recent attempts at porting a classic franchise to mobile. Recently Capcom re-released Mega Man one through six on Android and well, to […]
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Top 3 Games Left Off the NES Classic (Top 3 Tuesday)
February 14th, 2017 Michael Crisman He promised he’d be back, and he is! Arnold’s back in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which is just one of the many hundreds of games I’m choosing not to write about in response to MichaelBtheGameGenie’s latest Top 3 Tuesday video: Top 3 Games Left Off the NES Classic (which you should totally open in another window […]
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The New Nintendo Classic Console Previewed
October 20th, 2016 Carl Williams You’ve probably already heard that the classic Nintendo console has returned. The new NES is practically the same in design, but only cuter than before. It’s called NES Classic Mini and it’s the official relaunch containing 30 classic hits and most loved 80s games ever.
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The Fifteen Most Difficult Genesis Games (That Are Not Battletoads)
September 7th, 2016 Michael Crisman Last year we held a combination shouting match/kumite among the staff to determine the fifteen hardest NES games, discounting Battletoads. In the end, two things happened. First, you all made it the most-read, most-shared column we’ve ever published–you rock! Second, the local hospital told us if we pulled a stunt like that again, they would ‘accidentally’ […]
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The Fifteen Most Difficult NES Games (That Are Not Battletoads)
July 1st, 2015 Michael Crisman As the tropes go, there’s hard, and then there’s Nintendo Hard. The distinction is easily understood by anyone who grew up in the 8-bit era, but the tradition continues to this day with games like Super Meat Boy and I Wanna Be The Guy. Nintendo Hard games aren’t made that way by flipping a difficulty […]
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Twenty Super NES Cult Titles Free on Nintendo Switch
September 9th, 2019 Carl Williams After the announcement during the latest Nintendo Direct live streaming, the home of the great N in Kyoto has made available the first twenty Super NES titles playable on Switch at no additional cost to all subscribers of the Online service of their hybrid console (although the new Lite version will only be a portable […]
