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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse by Sega for the Sega Genesis is a sign of the times. If you had a non-sports licensed product, you had a 2D side scrolling action game. Sure, there is the oddball here and there starring people like Shaquille O’Neal but, thankfully they are rare. Sega knew what they […]
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Makes Sega Genesis Debut – December 2nd, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
December 2nd, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: 2d side scrolling, action platform, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, disney, mickey mouse, Mizrabel, sega 
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Castlevania II Simon’s Quest Branches Franchise on Nintendo NES – December 1st, 1988 – Today in Video Game History
November 30th, 2020 Carl Williams You either love or hate Castlevania II Simon’s Quest by Konami on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). There is no real “middle ground” with this release. Hardcore Castlevania fans place this one towards the bottom of their list of quality entries. Others actively engage in the adventure aspect presented in Simon’s Quest. The exploration does […]
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo Tags: 2d side scrolling, action, adventure, castlevania, Castlevania II, dracula, konami, simon's quest No Comments »
Adventure Pals Busts Through Kickstarter Goal
August 27th, 2016 Carl Williams We have been working on covering more of these Kickstarter games as our fans have shown great support for them. One such campaign that has caught our attention was Adventure Pals, a family friendly action game coming to Windows, Xbox One, Macintosh and Linux computers.
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Posted in Comp, News, Xbox Tags: 2d side scrolling, action, adventure, Adventure Pals, giraffe, linux, macintosh, pet rock, steam, super mario world, windows, Xbox One, yoshi's island No Comments »
Lupo Alberto Atari ST Forgotten Title Released
December 25th, 2015 Carl Williams It is not every day that I get to write about a new game being released, well it happens often but not THAT often. Then add up the fact that we see only a few forgotten titles finally released and it becomes even rarer. Lupo Albtero is one such title for the Atari ST. A […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 2d side scrolling, action, amiga, atari, atari st, c64, commodore, Lupo Alberto, platorm, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, unreleased 1 Comment »
Anna Fuda Project: Eden, New Run and Gun from Collectorvision Coming to Next Gen Systems
September 29th, 2015 Carl Williams Collectorvision Games have been steadily keeping their collective heads pointed forward over the years. Even though the RETRO VGS is currently regrouping (Collectorvision were making the pack-in title), Collectorvision are continuing work on another 2D side scrolling action game, Anna Fuda Project: Eden. Jean-Francois Dupuis, owner of Collectorvision Games, released some very basic information on […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables, Sony, Xbox Tags: 2d side scrolling, Anna Fuda, Collectorvision Games, contra, Giger, gradius, Jean-Francois Dupuis, Lovecraft, metroid, microsoft, playstation, Project: Eden, retro, Retro VGS, retrogaming, run and gun, sony, Video Game System, xbox No Comments »
New Game: Castle Raider for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro Released
December 13th, 2014 Carl Williams We have not covered a BBC Micro or Acorn Electron game here on Retro Gaming Magazine yet. Better sooner than later, right? Castle Raider is a new game for both of those computer platforms that is a 2D side scrolling action platform game tasking you with exploring a dark dank castle that is full of […]
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New Game: Montez Game On Steam Greenlight
June 2nd, 2014 Carl Williams Dark and morbid side scrolling action adventure titles are a rarity. Factor in those that are created by a 16 year old developer based in South Africa and you have something interesting to say the least. The story of Montez is a story of survival, a battle for life and the struggle against death. Remember […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 2d side scrolling, kobus, montez, retro, south africa, steam greenlight, windows 1 Comment »
