Dungeons & Dragons first hit the market in 1974 via TSR, in 1983, an animated series was released. This was around the time the Basic Set Version 3 was released for those keeping track. That is almost pointless as the animated television series was not based on any rule set. At least that I can […]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge Update
October 8th, 2021
Carl Williams The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are a franchise that is recognizable to most people. Whether a fan or not, the TMNT have permeated the social conscious of the United States, and many other countries. People know of them if not able to name each one. For many reading this, the heyday for Teenage Mutant […]
Paprium Finally Sees Release on Sega Genesis
December 30th, 2020
Carl Williams Paprium is a brand new brawler title for the Sega Genesis. Some of you reading this may know it by its former name, Project Y. Most that knew about this game probably gave up on seeing it years ago. Considering this fighting game was in development for four years it is easy to see why. […]
Final Fight Punches into Arcades – December 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
December 19th, 2020
Carl Williams Final Fight by Capcom changed the way brawlers were viewed in arcades. Sure, Double Dragon was an inspiration, but Capcom went above and beyond with their entry. Characters are bigger, the audio blasts into your ears, and the challenge level is set right. Funnily enough, this started life as a sequel to Street Fighter before […]
Mayhem Brawler Bringing Classic Genre to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and Steam
November 7th, 2020
Carl Williams Mayhem Brawler is an upcoming entry in the brawler, or scrolling fighter, genre. It is currently heading to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam for PC’s bringing with it strong 1990’s vibes. Fans are already making comparisons to Sega’s Streets of Rage 4 game. Based on appearance alone, that is a fair […]
Battletoads 2020 Review
August 21st, 2020
Carl Williams Battletoads is one of the latest classic franchises to see a resurgence on modern hardware. This long since the last official release should make anyone concerned. It generally does not end well for the newer release. Call it viewing things through rose colored glasses or what have you, something is usually missing from the newer […]
Capcom Releases Final Fight Guy on Super Nintendo – June 11th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
June 10th, 2020
Carl Williams Final Fight Guy was Capcom’s attempt to appease fans. When Final Fight was originally released on the Super Nintendo, it was lacking. Fans were not happy about the character Guy being missing. Sure, gamers still got Cody and Haggar but a vocal few wanted Guy. To resolve the problem Capcom created a special edition of […]
Mortal Kombat Invades Streets of Rage 2 Part 1
May 30th, 2020
Carl Williams While Streets of Rage 4 is still riding high on fan support, other fans have been keeping an earlier entry alive. Part of that effort is adding new characters to Streets of Rage 2, released on Sega Genesis in the early 1990’s. One of the more interesting hacks I have discovered adds Mortal Kombat characters […]
Streets of Rage 4 on PC Review
May 24th, 2020
Carl Williams Streets of Rage 4 is a success story that had a lot of things going against it. For one, age. The last official Streets of Rage entry was the third one in 1994. In that time, Sega has released two consoles and become a third-party publisher. Sega also had at least one version of Streets […]
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