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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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Retro Gaming Steam Highlights June 2020
June 27th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
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 
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Versus Mode: Bad Dudes vs. Vigilante
March 19th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Superheroes. Countless video games have been created to allow an average Joe to take the form of a superhero and save the universe. Don the cape, strap on the suit, or get really super pissed and suddenly you become invincible. But what about the unlikely heroes? The fat little plumbers. The boys and their blobs. […]
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Posted in Console, NEC, Nintendo, Reviews Tags: Bad Dudes, beat 'em up, double dragon, NEC Turbo Grafx-16, nintendo, side scrolling, versus mode, Vigilante No Comments »
Top 3 Arcade Games Without Good Home Ports (Top 3 Tuesday)
March 16th, 2017 Michael Crisman Every developer crowed they were “bringing the arcade experience home” whenever a smash-hit arcade game received a console translation. Until the PS1 era, most of us took these boasts in stride because we knew in our hearts there was no way the games we loved in the arcade were going to look or sound the […]
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Posted in News Tags: beat 'em up, carnevil, crime fighters, konami, light gun, lost world, Midway, sega, top 3 tuesday No Comments »
River City Ransom: Underground Hits Steam
February 27th, 2017 Neil Reive The original River City Ransom game appeared on the NES back in 1989 and is regarded as one of the finest beat ’em ups to grace any videogame console. While initially receiving a rather lukewarm reception, the game picked up a cult following thanks to its novel fusion of beat ’em up and role-playing elements […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: beat 'em up, kickstarter, nes, nintendo, pc, river city ransom, rpg, steam, windows No Comments »
Revenge of the License: The Red Star
March 22nd, 2015 Michael Crisman A year before Liberty Prime proclaimed Communism as the very definition of failure in Fallout 3, XS Games unveiled the project they had taken over from Acclaim after that studio went belly-up and declared bankruptcy in 2004. This project had languished in development hell for three years and was released far too late in the […]
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Posted in Console, News, Sony Tags: acclaim, beat 'em up, bullet hell, playstation 2, ps2, red star, revenge of the license, shooter, xs games No Comments »
Retro Game of the Month – River City Ransom (NES)
January 30th, 2015 Michael Crisman This month marks the 1990 US release of one of the greatest 8-bit titles ever conceived on the venerable NES. We’ve got some classic gaming magazine ads to offer for your enjoyment as we celebrate River City Ransom’s twenty-fourth birthday!
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 2d, action, ad, american technos, beat 'em up, fighting, nes, nintendo, retro, retro gaming magazine, river city ransom 1 Comment »
Revenge of the License: Todd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Video Game
October 26th, 2014 Michael Crisman OK, so it’s not exactly designed to scare the sap who picks up the control pad, but I think we can agree: a game about an undead justicar who roams trash-strewn alleys and frequently mixes it up with an immortal demon clown calling itself “The Violator” is not chasing the same crowd as Mary-Kate and […]
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Zombie Revenge Infects Sega Dreamcast – December 31st, 1999 – Today in History
December 31st, 2013 Carl Williams Zombie titles and Sega, at one time, were synonymous with each other. Sega was quite prolific in releasing games with zombies in them at a regular clip. That was when they were hungry though. This was a golden age for gamers as Sega was being innovative and interesting with releases. Zombies have taught typing, shot […]
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Posted in Dreamcast, News, Sega Tags: 1999, beat 'em up, carl williams, dreamcast, final fight, horror, movie, night of the living dead, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogaming, sega, triverse, zombie revenge 2 Comments »
Viewtiful Joe 2 Snubs Xbox and Lands on Sony Hardware – December 8th, 2004 – Today in Video Game History
December 8th, 2013 Carl Williams Back in the day, Microsoft had it kind of tough getting original titles on their Xbox system. Some companies showed support while hold certain games back for whatever reason. Viewtiful Joe 2 is one of those titles that snubbed the console from Seattle. Previously released on the Nintendo Gamecube, Viewtiful Joe 2 made his debut […]
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Posted in GameCube, News, Nintendo, Playstation 2, Sony Tags: 2, 2004, 8th, action, auto modellista, beat 'em up, brawler, capcom, carl williams, december, fighting, final fight, gamecube, II, nintendo, platform, playstation, retro game, retro gaming, retro gaming magazine, rgm, today in history, triverse, two, viewtiful joe 2 No Comments »
