RSS Feed
Twitter
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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘8-bit’
Fan Porting Shadow of the Beast to Nintendo Entertainment System
June 5th, 2018 
Carl Williams If you are scratching your head at that headline then don’t worry, I am sure you are not alone. Shadow of the Beast, a franchise that was quite impressive back in the day, started life on the Commodore Amiga computer and later saw ports for many platforms. The Super Nintendo is the only Nintendo platform […]
Share this:
Weird Al Rocks in 8-bit Style
March 17th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Gaming and music is one of the greatest pairings in life just like peanut butter and chocolate, sex and candy, and Hall and Oates. Music can be used to amplify the joy of a fun game or make playing a game with terrible sound tolerable. Fortunately, Weird Al can do both.
Share this:
Metal Man Remixed for ZX Spectrum Now Available as Free Download
February 19th, 2017 Neil Reive Metal Man Remixed was initially developed for the ZX Spectrum as one of the reward options in the Kickstarter campaign for the ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium art book in 2015. The game’s developer, Oleg Origin, has now made the game available as a free download–so now you have no excuse to play this fantastic […]
Share this:
Posted in Comp, News 
Tags: 8-bit, Metal Man Remixed, Oleg Origin, robocop, zx spectrum 
No Comments »
Colour Personal Computer – A Look at the New Amstrad CPC Fanzine
January 21st, 2017 Neil Reive Do you remember the 8-bit videogaming heyday of the 1980s? Perhaps you also remember the neat little fanzines that were being produced at the time? While these fanzines were obviously not up to commercial standard–often photocopied black and white pages with very little in the way of images–they did convey a certain tone that was […]
Share this:
Chibi Akuma(s) – New ‘Bullet Hell’ Shooter Blasts onto Amstrad CPC
December 30th, 2016 Neil Reive This has been a fantastic year for the Amstrad CPC 8-bit computer with a long list of activity on the new games front and, just before the year ends, we get another fine addition to that list. Chibi Akuma(s): Episode 1: Invasion, which takes full advantage of an Amstrad CPC computer with 128k of memory, […]
Share this:
Nintendo NES Classic Mini – Missed Million Dollar Opportunity
November 6th, 2016 Carl Williams The Nintendo NES Classic Mini is due for release in about five days in North America and will come packed with 30 games from the 8-Bit era. This is a great way for gamers to relive their gaming past without all of the clutter of several game cartridges and the like. The Nintendo NES Classic […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 8-bit, nintendo, Nintendo NES Classic Mini, virtual console, Wiiware 2 Comments »
Blaster Master Making Return on Modern Hardware
November 5th, 2016 Carl Williams Back in the 8-Bit days of gaming there were a few timeless franchises. Super Mario Bros, Castlevania, Contra, Gradius (see a pattern yet?) and of course Blaster Master. While we can forget Konami updating anything they own (they own the entire Hudson Soft library including TG-16 stuff) we can count on the people behind one […]
Share this:
Posted in Nintendo, Portables Tags: 3ds, 8-bit, Blaster Master, Blaster Master Zero, hand held, Inti Creates, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, Spring 2017 No Comments »
Preview – Pinball Dreams for Amstrad CPC
November 1st, 2016 CPC4EVA Over 24 years ago, March 1992, Pinball Dreams was released by 21st Century Entertainment on the 16-bit Amiga home computer, receiving high praise and critical acclaim from magazine reviews across Europe. In almost every magazine, the overall ratings for Pinball Dreams were around 80% or higher. The Swedish magazine, Datormagazin (cover dated March 1992), awarded […]
Share this:
Posted in Comp, News Tags: 8-bit, amstrad CPC, Batman Group, Pinball Dreams, port, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming No Comments »
Fan Mod Adds Double Dragon II Bosses Everywhere
September 18th, 2016 Carl Williams The original Double Dragon II was not all that easy to beat. To add to the complications in beating this brawler, you did not see the whole game if you played on an easier difficulty. This was cool for the hardcore players but also kind of a rip off to those that were not quite […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 8-bit, acclaim, american technos, arcade, boss mode, brawler, double dragon, Double Dragon II, ebay, fan mod, nintendo, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, romhacking 1 Comment »
