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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 game. His first brainchild, “Xero Hour,” is now available as a mobile app for Android and iOS.
Stoker Action Platform Title for Commodore 64 Update
The Commodore 64 still gets new releases, such as Stoker. While the C64 was originally released in the early 1980’s, developers are still releasing games in 2021. Stoker is one such release. This is an action platform title featuring tons of animation and exploring.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s Ported to Gamecom Handheld
Another entry in what in the world category is this. Five Nights at Freddy’s has been ported to the Game.com handheld. Yes, you read that right, the horrible commercial failure known as the Game.com. It just got a new game. Five Nights at Freddy’s, a title originally released in 2014. As expected, the graphics are […]
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Doom Sees SymbOS Port
Doom was that release that made computers cool again. A release that transcended the stuffiness of computers of the time. Much like Myst did the same year (1993), just a different genre. Considering id Software opened their FPS to gamers the world over, it helped keep it in the spotlight. One area this helped was […]
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Mortal Kombat 2 Game Boy Advance Port by Fan Updated
Mortal Kombat is a franchise that has reached maximum exposure, so to speak. Millions know the name, enjoy the various properties the franchise has to offer, and some of those fans go farther. One such fan that knows no limits has decided to take on a major challenge. Hugo Smits is creating a Nintendo Game […]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge Update
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are a franchise that is recognizable to most people. Whether a fan or not, the TMNT have permeated the social conscious of the United States, and many other countries. People know of them if not able to name each one. For many reading this, the heyday for Teenage Mutant […]
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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 the iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Signing up for Apple Arcade earns you a one-month free trial, which becomes a three-month free trial if you purchase a new Apple device. Keeping customers happy with frequent gifts is good business sense. Apple is not the only provider who knows how to pamper its fans. If you are a passionate gamer, you can also grab a promo code to play to your heart’s content on Pala websites enjoying the special bonuses and discounts reserved to new customers.
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DARIUSBURST SP Second Prologue Android Gameplay
January 24th, 2021 Carl Williams I am a huge fan of side scrolling shooters like DARIUSBURST SP. While my skills today are nowhere near where they were 20+ years ago, I still enjoy them. The biggest problem I have on mobile platforms is simply finding good side scrolling shooters.
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Mario Party 2 Continues Nintendo Genre Take Overs – January 24th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
January 23rd, 2021 Carl Williams Mario Party 2 is a multiplayer party game that takes advantage of the Nintendo 64 hardware. Namely the four players at once capabilities. This allowed Hudson Soft, the developers, a lot of freedom in how the Mario Party line of games play. Even if you do not have three friends to play with you can still enjoy this title. Additional characters that are needed for each mini game are controlled by the computer. In classic Nintendo fashion, there is tons of little touches here.
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Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap Continues Innovating Classic Formula on Nintendo Game Boy Advance – January 10th, 2005 – Today in Video Game History
January 9th, 2021 Carl Williams Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap has a story set in a unique position. The third entry in the Four Swords series takes place between Skyward Sword and Four Swords. Nintendo’s Hyrule hero’s adventure here also takes place prior to the events that split the Zelda timeline in Ocarina of Time. The Minish Cap allows Link to be shrunk down to bug size. The size of a Minish creature which comes in extremely handy as you play this Legend of Zelda adventure.
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Diablo Pits Gamers Against Hell – January 3rd, 1997 – Today in Video Game History
January 3rd, 2021 Carl Williams Diablo is one of those few games that made you proud to be a computer gamer. There were not many that made console gamers jealous, Blizzards Rogue-like was one of them. It joined the ranks of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Command & Conquer, and a few flight sims. Even Rogue was a PC exclusive for most intents and purposes. Fatal Labyrinth by Sega for the Genesis is a close entry about a decade later though. This adventure was for computer gamers only, well for just over a year anyhow. A Sony PlayStation port would appear the following year’s March.
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Intellivision Super Mario Bros Shown
January 2nd, 2021 Carl Williams Intellivision Super Mario Bros is an anomaly of sorts. This is an entry in our Bandit Gaming section as there is no way this is official. Looking at the developer of this, we are not surprised on bit at the progress. What is surprising is just how close this is to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version. This is spot on. Eerily so.
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Clockwork Knight 2 Continues Toy Battles on Sega Saturn – January 2nd, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
January 2nd, 2021 Carl Williams Clockwork Knight 2 is a great example of the advancement of 2D side scrolling action games. This genre ruled on 16-bit consoles and was criminally ignored in subsequent generations. Sega did try to cover these bases on their Saturn console, at least early on, before abandoning it themselves. This could be part of the problem Sega had in general with the Saturn platform.
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Lost Simpsons Bug Squad Sega Dreamcast Game Discovered
January 1st, 2021 Carl Williams The Simpsons is one of those franchises that will probably be around forever. In one form or another, the Fox cartoon is alive and well, even after the Disney acquisition. Considering how wild 2020 was, it is worth noting it got a little wilder for fans of the Sega Dreamcast, or The Simpsons. A new game, an unreleased demo, called Simpsons Bug Squad, was discovered on a developer’s hard drive. Even wilder, the game is playable.
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Paprium Finally Sees Release on Sega Genesis
December 30th, 2020 Carl Williams Paprium is a brand new brawler title for the Sega Genesis. Some of you reading this may know it by its former name, Project Y. Most that knew about this game probably gave up on seeing it years ago. Considering this fighting game was in development for four years it is easy to see why. Add in this being a crowdfunded project to better understand why many are mad over this game. With all that water under the bridge, WaterMelon have released their fighting game to the masses. Unfortunately, this is only for the hardest of hardcore fans. Casual fans need not bother.
