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Obscure mid-1990’s PC games. How much more obscure can we get than Starfire, released in 1994, for the NEC PC-98 in Japan? While I am sure I could come up with something more obscure, there are not many as interesting. The engine powering Starfire is the Might and Magic engine, with a few minor tweaks […]
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Starfire for PC-98 Sees English Translation Released
July 11th, 2021 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, News 
Tags: Might and Magic, PC-98, role playing game, rpg, Silent Debuggers, StarCraft Inc, Starfire 
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Fear for your mental health at work? Talk to a robot!
June 23rd, 2021 Carl Williams Oracle and Workplace Intelligences have published the findings of a study on the impact of the pandemic on the global workforce’s mental health. The percentage of affected workers is already enough of a shock (78%), but what is really mindblowing is the question of trust. More precisely, the lack of trust towards company officials. The researchers […]
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SaGa Frontier Remastered is here!
April 22nd, 2021 Carl Williams A classic reborn always awakens deep emotions. From April 15th, 2021, those of you who were not even born in 1998 can experience all the fun of burrowing into this beloved RPG. Improved graphics, additional features, a new main character, and access via Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. Its birth, in […]
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Retro gamers will get a free social gaming platform with Piepacker
April 22nd, 2021 Carl Williams A free and legal online platform will soon be available to all fans of retro games. Just register on Piepacker, invite your friends, and start playing. No downloads, no subscriptions, completely hassle-free: open it on Chrome, and you are good to go. The multiplayer architecture is enhanced by a video chat function that also allows […]
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Pharaoh: A New Era, aka the return of the most beloved city builder
April 22nd, 2021 Carl Williams A vintage classic from 1999 is undergoing a complete remake. This treat for lovers of the genre was announced in the summer of 2020 by two partners. Dotemu, the French publisher whose mission is to revive retro games on modern platforms, has teamed up with developer Triskell Interactive. They are working to bring back “the […]
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Diablo 2 Resurrected Brings Original Plus Expansion into Modern Era
February 19th, 2021 Carl Williams Fans of Diablo were probably sort of blindsided when Diablo, plus the Hellfire expansion, appeared on GoG. a while back. Well get ready to be flat out floored. Diablo 2 plus the Lord of Destruction expansion are in the process of being remade in 3D. Even better, Vicarious Visions are handling the development of this […]
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Mortal Kombat 2021 Movie Trailer Released
February 19th, 2021 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat is one of those gaming franchises that should have been an easy fit for a movie. Somehow this has not happened even after two, three, attempts now. I blame the first one’s failure to connect with fans on that MPAA rating – PG-13. Seriously? It was like they made the movie based on […]
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Casino Games, a 1989 compilation for the Sega Master System
January 26th, 2021 Carl Williams Once upon a time… there was the Sega Master System (SMS), an 8-bit video game console manufactured by Sega in the years 1985 – 1992. The Master System has its place in history, and since only 13 million units were sold, if you own one, it can still give you some satisfaction. Like playing the […]
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Xero Hour, a new retro game
January 26th, 2021 Carl Williams Can you make a new game that looks and feels retro? Justin Bender, a guitar player for the bands Third Ion and Sorceress, thought he could. The 38-year old received a Nintendo in 1989 and thus developed a passion for video games. In the last few years, he started to tinker with creating his own […]
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Nuts & Bricks: Apple Arcade releases two brand new games
January 26th, 2021 Carl Williams Arcade is far from dead, and Apple knew it well when it launched its new subscription service in 2019. Since then, they have built an impressive catalog with more than 145 new and exclusive titles. A subscription costs less than 5 $ a month ($4.99 to be precise) to download and play ad-free games on […]
