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Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres. Namco’s yellow dot eater certainly has laid down a formidable challenge in nearly ever other genre though. The Nintendo Game Boy release in 1990 was […]
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Game Boy Pac-Man Sees Two Update Patches Released
December 20th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy, News, Nintendo, Portables 
Tags: arcade, game hack, maze, mod, namco, pac-man, Pac-Man Anniversary Redux, Pac-Man Classic Redux, patch 
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Battlezone 2000 Open World Access Made Easier on Atari Lynx
December 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams Battlezone 2000 saw release on the Atari Lynx in 1995 by Atari Corporation. What is more interesting than a new game for a handheld over half a decade after launch is what is inside that cart. While it has been widely known for years now, there is a hidden game in there. What gamers got […]
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Posted in Atari Lynx, News, Portables Tags: arcade, atari, Battlezone, Battlezone 2000, Easter Egg, wire frame No Comments »
Sonic Spinball Takes Sega Mascot into Popular Arcade Machine – November 23rd, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
November 22nd, 2020 Carl Williams Sonic Spinball is one of those few times a company got it right. Well, at least as far as what the character was suited for. Sonic the Hedgehog can turn into a ball to speed through levels. Taking that idea and going the pinball route makes sense. Another time Sega got it right was Sonic […]
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Prizefighters 2 Makes Android Early Access Landing, Punchout Fans Check This Out
November 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Prizefighters 2 is now available on Android via ‘early access’. Do not worry if you are not familiar with this title. I only learned about it while preparing this article myself. It seems the first game was decently successful, enough that we are getting this sequel. What we seem to have here is a slightly […]
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Posted in Android, News, Portables Tags: arcade, boxing, Koality, Prizefighters 2, Punchout, sports No Comments »
Raiden Project Brings Two Arcade Games Home on PlayStation – September 9th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 8th, 2020 Carl Williams The Raiden Project was a launch title for the original PlayStation console. Included in this release were two arcade games, Raiden I and II. It is worth noting this is still the only home release for the sequel in this series of arcade shooters. To play the second game correctly required a bit of work […]
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Raiden Trad Brings Classic Vertical Scrolling Arcade Title to Sega Genesis – September 7th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
September 7th, 2020 Carl Williams Raiden Trad, short for Raiden Tradition, is the name given to some home ports of the classic arcade shooter. I am not sure why they did this, but it is what it is. Released by Micronet, Raiden Trad certainly continued the strong Sega Genesis home arcade ports tradition. There were a few changes but that […]
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Sega Genesis Parachute Game Pays Homage to Nintendo Classics
August 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Parachute is a newly released independent homebrew title for the Sega Genesis. The idea is to create a decent facsimile of the classic Nintendo Game & Watch portables. For someone learning how to use the Sega Genesis Development Kit (SGDK) software, they certainly achieved their goal.
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, arcade, Game & Watch, independent homebrew, Parachute, Sega Genesis Development Kit, SGDK No Comments »
Screaming Wings 2020 Improves Atari 8 Bit Computer Game
July 11th, 2020 Carl Williams Screaming Wings 2020 is an interesting creation. At its core it is mainly a graphical improvement. What it represents is just how cool computer gaming can be. Sure, there have been graphical improvements for console games. Sadly, most of those require a specific emulator to run. Worst case scenario they run on original hardware but […]
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Posted in Atari 800 XL/XE, Comp, News Tags: arcade, Atari Age, AtariAge, bandit gaming, hack, improvement, overhead scrolling shooter, Screaming Wings, scrolling shooter No Comments »
Retro Gaming Steam Highlights June 2020
June 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Here are some fun pieces of retro gaming on sale with Steam right now. For those that do not know, this time of year is the annual Summer Sale. Tons of games go on sale for two weeks or so. For fans of older titles though, this can make it hard to find them. I […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: adventure, arcade, beat 'em up, brawler, Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle, contra, Contra Anniversary Collection, double dragon, Double Dragon Trilogy, fighting, first person shooter, fps, ikaruga, June 2020, metal slug, point and click, raiden legacy, sale, Sanitarium, shooter, steam, wolfenstein 3d No Comments »
RetroMania Wrestling Getting More Content Added, Asks Fans for Submissions
May 25th, 2020 Carl Williams Retrosoft Studios are planning to add more content to RetroMania Wrestling. This is no surprise to those that have followed this games development like we have. If WWE 2K20 is leaving a bad taste in your mouth, then definitely check out RetroMania Wrestling. Kicking it old school gets new meaning here.
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo, Playstation 4, Sony, Switch, Windows, Xbox, Xbox One Tags: action, arcade, Retromania Wrestling, Retrosoft Studios, Wrestlefest, wrestling No Comments »
