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Sega originally included Altered Beast as the pack-in game for their Genesis console. That is probably where a lot of you first encountered this game. Others may have first experienced it on a compilation for PlayStation, Xbox, or Steam for PC’s. For those that have no clue what Altered Beast is, it started as an […]
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Altered Beast Fan Remake Released
March 3rd, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Android, Comp, Linux, Macintosh, News, Portables, Windows 
Tags: action, altered beast, arcade, bandit gaming, gamejolt, remake 
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Three New Retro Gaming Consoles Coming
October 31st, 2016 Carl Williams There are currently three new retro gaming consoles on the way. Each has a different set of games and options. Two are limited to the games of the hardware while the third is more of a wild card in this race. While many gamers are clamoring for news on the upcoming Nintendo Switch there are […]
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Posted in Console, Nintendo, Sega Tags: alex kidd, ALIEN STORM, altered beast, ARROW FLASH, AtGames, Balloon Fight, BONANZA BROTHERS, Brawl Brothers, Brazil, Bubble Bobble, Captain Commando, castlevania, Castlevania II, Classic Mini, columns, DECAP ATTACK, donkey kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Double Dragon II, E-SWAT, entertainment system, excitebike, fatal labyrinth, final fantasy, Flicky, GAIN GROUND, Galaga, Generations, genesis, Ghosts n Goblins, Golden Axe, GOLDEN AXE 3, gradius, Gun Smoke, Ice Climbers, JEWEL MASTER, Kickle Cubicle, Kid Chameleon, Kid Icarus, Kid Niki, Kirby's Adventure, knights of the round, konami, kung fu, Last Battle, legend of zelda, mario, mario bros, Mega Man 2, metroid, Mr. Dream, nes, ninja gaiden, nintendo, Nintendo NES Mini, OUT RUNNERS, pac-man, punch-out, retro, retro gaming, Retro-Bit, retrogaming, sega, sega genesis, SEGA SOCCER, SHADOW DANCER, SHINOBI 3, simon's quest, SONIC 3, Star Tropics, Super Bases Loaded, super c, super mario bros, Super Mario Bros 2, super mario bros 3, Super NES and arcade games. Some of the titles that have been leaked include Rival Turf (SNES game), Super R-Type (SNES), system on a chip, Tecmo Bowl, Tectoy, The Adventure of Link, The Revenge, TURBO OUTRUN, zelda II 1 Comment »
TecToy Releasing New Sega Genesis Bundle
October 31st, 2016 Carl Williams It is no secret that Nintendo themselves are releasing the Nintendo NES Classic Mini (previewed here). Nintendo is making sure that this is a closed system and not one that will feature user augmentation of any kind – no SD card support, no cartridge support and no USB options. Nothing other than the included games. […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: alex kidd, ALIEN STORM, altered beast, ARROW FLASH, AtGames, BONANZA BROTHERS, Brazil, Classic Mini, columns, DECAP ATTACK, E-SWAT, fatal labyrinth, Flicky, GAIN GROUND, genesis, Golden Axe, GOLDEN AXE 3, JEWEL MASTER, Kid Chameleon, Last Battle, nes, nintendo, OUT RUNNERS, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, sega genesis, SEGA SOCCER, SHADOW DANCER, SHINOBI 3, SONIC 3, system on a chip, Tectoy, TURBO OUTRUN No Comments »
27 Years Ago Altered Beast Rose From the Grave!
August 13th, 2016 Dash The Bomber Sega released Altered Beast on the arcades 28 years ago. A year later Sega developed a “perfect” port for the Genesis system and released it on August 14 1989. The port of Altered Beast was touted to be an identical recreation of the arcade version. But, this simply wasn’t true, and while Sega did manage […]
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Swabby Homebrew Independent Sega Game Gear Shooter Released
June 17th, 2016 Carl Williams Scrolling shooters. You are probably tired of me bringing up that the heyday of this genre being long gone. That is fine. It seems to be working. We are seeing more scrolling shooting games pop up from the independent developer world. That makes me happy. I mean, I still for the most part suck at […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: altered beast, forums, game gear, master system, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, scrolling shooter, sega, Sega Game Gear, shinobi, side scrolling, SMSPower, sonic the hedgehog, Swabby No Comments »
Kick Punch Through New York City in Vigilante – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 19th, 2014 Carl Williams The Turbo Grafx-16 launched with two arcade titles, Vigilante and R-Type. The Sega Genesis on the other hand launched with several arcade ports (all but two, I believe).Vigilante is believed by many a gamer to be the spiritual successor to Kung-Fu Master (remember China Warrior?). Just remember the late 80’s were a “unique” time to […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: 1989, altered beast, arcade, August 19th, carl williams, China Warrior, fighting, final fight, Kung-Fu Master, Last Battle, nec, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, streets of rage, tg-16, today in history, Turbo Grax-16, Vigilante 1 Comment »
Last Battle Brings Hokuto no Ken Drops to Sega Genesis – August 14, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 14th, 2014 Carl Williams Last Battle was a unique entry for the Sega Genesis at launch. Sega wanted more titles available to compete with the looming Turbo Grafx-16 launch. Competing with the Nintendo Entertainment System was a concern as well. Sega would not license Hokuto no Ken. Instead they edited some of the in game graphics to make a […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, altered beast, anime, brawler, carl williams, censor, censoring, censorship, fighting, Fist of the North Star, genesis, Hokuto no Ken, Last Battle, launch title, nec, nes, nintendo, north america, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, sega, triverse, turbo grafx-16 1 Comment »
Altered Beast Rise From Your Grave – August 14, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 13th, 2014 Carl Williams Altered Beast, for better or worse, was the pack-in title for the Sega Genesis at launch. Remember when a game came with the console, an actual full game – not a demo? If you started gaming with the PlayStation you missed out. We are not talking about the greatest arcade game here. Nor was it […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: 1989, action, altered beast, arcade, August 14, brawler, carl williams, console war, first Sega Genesis game, genesis, pack in, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, sega, today in history, triverse, Vigilante, wise from your grave, wize from yo gwave 1 Comment »
Sega Genesis Classics Hitting the U.K. Nintendo eShop
December 3rd, 2013 Carl Williams Sega is one of those companies that is willing to keep their classics alive and available on newer hardware, while most gamers wish they would re-release certain classics that don’t get very much love. Coming this week are some classic Genesis titles that are hitting the United Kingdom’s Nintendo eShop for gamers to enjoy.
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Sega Tags: 3ds, action, altered beast, blast processing, classic, console, digital, eshop, nintendo, platform, portable, re-release, retro, retrogaming, sega, sega genesis, sonic the hedgehog, wii No Comments »
