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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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TurboGrafx-16 Gaming on the Cheap
August 18th, 2017 
Brandon Weicks 
Posted in Console, NEC, News 
Tags: Blazing Lazers, bloody wolf, Devil's Crush, jj & Jeff, nec, pc-engine, turbografx 16, Vigilante 
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NEC TurboGrafx-16 Celebrates its 28th Birthday
August 18th, 2017 brianhedley So here we are celebrating another console’s 28th birthday. Recently, we had the Sega Genesis anniversary and now we have the NEC TurboGrafx-16 to add to this list. The TurboGrafx-16 is the North America version of the NEC PC Engine and for some reason is a lot larger than the original little white box. Apparently, […]
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Remembering the Old School Game Store
August 17th, 2017 Carl Williams Retail locations are a dying breed. The cost of doing business with a brick and mortar location versus the return on sales is a hard-balancing act. I am sure most of the people reading this have thought at least once about starting their own old school game store but have failed to follow through for […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: 3do, game store, old school game store, Players, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega genesis, super nintendo 1 Comment »
Versus Mode: Bad Dudes vs. Vigilante
March 19th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Superheroes. Countless video games have been created to allow an average Joe to take the form of a superhero and save the universe. Don the cape, strap on the suit, or get really super pissed and suddenly you become invincible. But what about the unlikely heroes? The fat little plumbers. The boys and their blobs. […]
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Posted in Console, NEC, Nintendo, Reviews Tags: Bad Dudes, beat 'em up, double dragon, NEC Turbo Grafx-16, nintendo, side scrolling, versus mode, Vigilante No Comments »
Escape 2042: The Truth Defenders is Out on Kickstarter
January 9th, 2017 Neil Reive We have seen plenty of games appear on the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter for various videogame projects over the years, but not many with various different platforms planned. Escape 2042: The Truth Defenders, a brand new 2D platform game from OrionSoft, is being developed for four different platforms: Mega Drive/Genesis, Dreamcast, Game Boy, and Windows.
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Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Sega Tags: dreamcast, Green Light, kickstarter, mega drive, nec, pc, pc-engine, platformer, sega, sega genesis, steam, windows 1 Comment »
Review – Out Live for Turbo Grafx-16 English Translation
December 26th, 2016 Carl Williams We take a critical look at the newly released fan translation for Out Live on the Turbo Grafx-16 console. If you are looking for hand holding in your RPG’s then look elsewhere, this is old school as can be.
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Posted in NEC, News, Reviews Tags: 1989, fan translation, nec, Out Live, pc-engine, sunsoft, turbo grafx-16 No Comments »
Interview – Dixon Wu Founder of Retro HK Annual Convention
December 23rd, 2016 Carl Williams Dixon Wu is a special guy. For one, he is the mastermind that put together the really cool Retro HK convention (recently celebrating their second annual show successfully). Second, he doesn’t settle for “less”. The first Retro HK event in 2015 featured the public debut of the Sony Super Nintendo CD-ROM hybrid console. The second […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: Dixon Wu, gaming conventuion, Hong Kong, Nintendo Playstation prototype, Retro.HK, Unholy Night No Comments »
Konami Kills Fan Castlevania Unreal Based Remaster
December 6th, 2016 Carl Williams Konami has killed the Unreal Engine based fan remake. There is still hope though.
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Posted in Comp, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: 2.5d, castlevania, Cease and Desist, Itch.io, konami, parallax, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, side scrolling, sidescrolling, street fighter II, unreal, Unreal Engine 3 Comments »
Retro Games are Making a Comeback
November 29th, 2016 Carl Williams No matter how many unique weapons, complex objectives, intricate storylines, or virtual acres of free-roaming space are available in these new-fangled state-of-the-art console epics, sometimes you just need to take it back to the simplicity of old-school games.
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Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: Assassin's Creed, gameboy, nintendo, Pokemon Go, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, sonic the hedgehog, streets of rage, The Witcher No Comments »
Virtual Currencies and How They Have Evolved
November 18th, 2016 Carl Williams Money makes the world go round–not just in real-life, but in gaming universes as well. Gaming currencies can often go completely unnoticed, or they are simply something that players take for granted. It isn’t often central to the main storyline, but gaming money often sets the rules for what you can and can’t do within […]
