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The Raiden Project was a launch title for the original PlayStation console. Included in this release were two arcade games, Raiden I and II. It is worth noting this is still the only home release for the sequel in this series of arcade shooters. To play the second game correctly required a bit of work […]
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Raiden Project Brings Two Arcade Games Home on PlayStation – September 9th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 8th, 2020 
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Raiden Trad Brings Classic Vertical Scrolling Arcade Title to Sega Genesis – September 7th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
September 7th, 2020 Carl Williams Raiden Trad, short for Raiden Tradition, is the name given to some home ports of the classic arcade shooter. I am not sure why they did this, but it is what it is. Released by Micronet, Raiden Trad certainly continued the strong Sega Genesis home arcade ports tradition. There were a few changes but that […]
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Raiden Legacy Jumps to Steam, Still Missing Raiden II
December 15th, 2015 Carl Williams Raiden is an overhead shooter that should require absolutely no introduction to gamers. For the most part, it doesn’t. There are a few, though, that don’t know about this iconic series. One of the most challenging scrolling shooters of days gone by is here with several sequels. Just they forgot one key sequel or this […]
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Retro Gaming Steam Highlights June 2020
June 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Here are some fun pieces of retro gaming on sale with Steam right now. For those that do not know, this time of year is the annual Summer Sale. Tons of games go on sale for two weeks or so. For fans of older titles though, this can make it hard to find them. I […]
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Scorpion the Undead Ninja Assassin’s History
March 15th, 2020 Dash The Bomber Anger, sadness, and murderous fury fuel the character known as Scorpion. A beacon of fear and terror this anti-hero is one of the coolest things to ever come out of the ’90s. He’s arguably the most iconic character in the Mortal Kombat fighting series. The mere sighting of his image invokes the thought of his […]
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Mortal Kombat: Movie reboot to start filming in South Australia, September, 2019.
May 15th, 2019 CPC4EVA (In screaming voice) “MORTAL KOMBAT !!!” With the release of the first Mortal Kombat movie, in 1995, “MORTAL KOMBAT” was a chant i was addicted to saying with my gamer friends for a decent chunk of that year. Three years earlier in 1992, i, like many other gamers, were glued to playing the legendary arcade […]
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Blazing Chrome Pulls Strong From Contra Hard Corps
December 29th, 2018 Carl Williams JoyMasher may not be a household name yet though they are definitely working their way to that. Previous titles they have successfully released include Odallus: The Dark Call and Oniken and soon, in early 2019, Blazing Chrome. It is this latest title that has me interested, partly because it obviously pulls inspiration from Contra Hard […]
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Top 10 TurboGrafx-16 Hu-Card Games, Plus 5 Honorable Mentions
February 18th, 2018 Carl Williams The TurboGrafx-16 is one of those consoles that people either love or love to hate. There is no middle ground. For NEC’s first, and only, foray into console gaming in North America it was quite a polarizing console. Technically going head to head with the Sega Genesis but falling in between Sega’s newest console and […]
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A Further Six Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not ‘Tomb of Horrors’)
October 22nd, 2017 Michael Crisman This week, I celebrated my birthday. That’s right, Modern Zorker has turned the great four-oh (though I prefer to think of it as “21 with 19 additional levels in the Geek Prestige Class”). To celebrate, I’ve invited one of the best friends I had growing up: Dungeons & Dragons! And because nothing says ‘Happy Birthday!’ […]
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Sony PlayStation Asks Gamers Are You Ready – September 9th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 9th, 2016 Carl Williams Sony was kind of new to the console market when they released their original PlayStation console. The closest they came to launching a console prior was the Super Nintendo CD-ROM add-on/combo unit. That was in partnership with Nintendo. Sony was not completely new to consoles. Sony previously did work with both Nintendo and Sega to […]
