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Fans of overhead scrolling arcade shooters, rejoice. You can now enjoy one of the best trilogies this genre has to offer – Taito’s Ray series. Rayforce, Raystorm, and Raycrisis are all three on sale right now on Google Play and the iTunes App Store. For way less than you are going to spend to get […]
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Taito Releases Saint Sword onto Sega Genesis – June 27th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
June 26th, 2016 
Carl Williams What do you do when someone else has a really popular title? Why, you copy it as best you can. That is apparently what Taito did in the early 90’s when they released Saint Sword for the Sega Genesis. They followed the idea of Rastan as best they could but as with most copycats, they […]
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Space Invaders Treated To Its Very Own Board Game For The 40th Anniversary
June 19th, 2019 Carl Williams Time after time, we see our retro board game favourites turned into movies, TV shows and, of course, video games. From the fan-favourite Jumanji, to the mysterious Clue, or even the spine-chilling Ouija: Origin of Evil, games-turned-video is nothing unusual. What we don’t see quite as often, however, is our favourite video games given the […]
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Fans Create 100 New Bubble Bobble Levels
January 16th, 2019 Carl Williams Ah, level hacks. One of the more interesting hacks if you ask me. Sure, more characters are nice, such as the various Streets of Rage 2 hacks we feature from time to time, but those are the same levels. New levels means new challenges, new adventures, and of course, more fun for fans. That is […]
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ACA Neo Geo Puzzle Bobble Now Available for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
December 23rd, 2018 Carl Williams Fans of classic arcade gaming will know the name “Neo Geo”, the home console that was literally the arcade machine (as the price for games attested). The latest release in the ACA Neo Geo line is Puzzle Bobble, which is out now for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. At least the price […]
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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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DariusBurst Chronicle Saviours Add Two New DLC packs and Playstation 4 Physical Release Announced
September 18th, 2016 Carl Williams Side scrolling shooters were once the cream of the crop. Man, I remember playing Gaiares, Thunder Force III and IV etc on the Sega Genesis and loving it. Back in the day I was pretty good at side scrolling shooters- today not so much. I call it age rot or whatever but I still give […]
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Bubble Bobble: Review!
July 7th, 2016 Darkaray Hey guys! How are you all? I hope you are all doing great. Well, for today, I bring you a review about what was, probably, the first retro game I ever played. I hope you enjoy it! Well… What to say about Bubble Bobble? First released in 1986 by Taito, it is an action platformer. […]
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Bara Baru Brings Bubble Bobble Style Action to Sega Master System
June 10th, 2016 Carl Williams They say imitation is the best form of flattery. That has never been truer than in video games. It is common place for a popular game to spur other companies into making “similar” games. This is true in the independent developer world too. Take Bara Baru on the Sega Master System for example. It is […]
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Top 11 SNES Super Scope Games
June 1st, 2016 Dash The Bomber The Super Scope for the Super Nintendo was the successor to the NES Zapper on the NES. The Super Scope had everything the original Zapper had minus the fun. While it did utilize the FX chip capabilities on the SNES to its potential it proved to be rather unpopular with the user base. The Super […]
