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We’re not telling you to wreck a good relationship or risk expulsion from school, but under the right circumstances cheating can feel so damn good. By ‘under the right circumstances’ we mean ‘when playing retro games’ because, duh, we’re Retro Gaming Magazine. While there’s something to be said for plugging in a Game Shark or […]
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The Five Most Badass Retro Game Cheat Codes
February 3rd, 2016 
Michael Crisman 
Posted in Comp, Console, News, Nintendo, Sega, Sony 
Tags: badass, blood, capcom, cheat code, cheat codes, cheats, contra, core design, Doom, eidos, id, invincibility, konami, mortal kombat, probe, street fighter, tomb raider 
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Anna Fuda Project: Eden, New Run and Gun from Collectorvision Coming to Next Gen Systems
September 29th, 2015 Carl Williams Collectorvision Games have been steadily keeping their collective heads pointed forward over the years. Even though the RETRO VGS is currently regrouping (Collectorvision were making the pack-in title), Collectorvision are continuing work on another 2D side scrolling action game, Anna Fuda Project: Eden. Jean-Francois Dupuis, owner of Collectorvision Games, released some very basic information on […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables, Sony, Xbox Tags: 2d side scrolling, Anna Fuda, Collectorvision Games, contra, Giger, gradius, Jean-Francois Dupuis, Lovecraft, metroid, microsoft, playstation, Project: Eden, retro, Retro VGS, retrogaming, run and gun, sony, Video Game System, xbox No Comments »
Rocket Man is a New Game Boy Game in Development
March 10th, 2015 Carl Williams New Game Boy games are not exactly beating gamers over the heads. I am going to ignore the recent news about Flappy Bird finally coming to the Game Boy here since I want to focus on games people would actually want to play. One such title in development is Rocket Man by Imanolea’s Games. What […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables Tags: 2d, action, black and white, Boba Fett, contra, development, game boy, game boy advance, gba, Imanolea's Games, minimalist, portable, retro, retro game, retrogaming, Rocket Man, run and gun, shooter, side scroll, star wars, youtube No Comments »
Top 10 Amstrad CPC Arcade Conversions (Awesomeness Can’t be Confined so We Goto 14)
January 31st, 2015 CPC4EVA Not another top 10 list you moan, I’ve seen them all before you say. Others will be moaning a top 10 list is not practical you really need a top 20. Well stop your moaning, why? Because I said so and because here is, the Amstrad CPC’s best arcade game conversions and they’re just as […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: After Burner, amstrad, arcade, Bomb Jack, Bombjack, Chase HQ, Continental Circus, contra, CPC, Golden Axe, Gryzor, konami, Lemans, operation wolf, Pang, port, renegade, retro, retro game, retrogaming, sega, shinobi, Space Harrier, teenage mutant ninja turtles, TMNT, Virgin Games, WEC 8 Comments »
Five Side Scrolling Game Boy Advance Games You Shouldn’t Miss This Holiday Season
November 1st, 2014 Carl Williams Sure, the Game Boy Advance is an older portable and can be had for quite a cheap price now so that makes it the perfect gift for a cash strapped family that have gamers in the house wanting to game on the go. Not everyone has $150+ for the latest portable devices, then $30+ per […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables Tags: action man, avengers, contra, disney, figure, game boy advance, gba, invincible iron man, LADY SIA, license, LILO AND STITCH, metal slug, metroid, movie, ninja five-o, nintendo, playstation, portable, ps2, Revo K101, shinobi, tony stark, toy, tv, united kingdom 1 Comment »
New Game: Powerglove for Commodore 64 Released
September 15th, 2014 Carl Williams Run and gun games really became a staple in gaming with the Nintendo Entertainment System and a little title named Contra. The Commodore 64 was not exactly overflowing with them but there were a few arcade ports (even a Contra game or two amongst them) that featured this style of gameplay. Powerglove, a new homebrew […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 128, 64, action, adventure, Allgamers, capcom, carl williams, commodore, contra, entertainment system, konami, mega man, nes, nintendo, Powerglove, retro, Retro Game Network, retro gaming magazine, rgm, run and gun No Comments »
New Game- Super Cyborg on Desura, Looking to Bring Contra Style Action to Steam Also
September 4th, 2014 Carl Williams I am not going to sit here and tell you that Super Cyborg is basically 8-Bit Contra. I hate it when people do that stuff. It is not true, this game is not exactly like Contra but it has a feel like Contra like Gran Turismo may evoke a nostalgia filled series of thoughts back […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 16-bit, 8-bit, action, carl williams, contra, desura, Green Light, konami, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, run and gun, run n gun, shooter, steam, Super Cyborg No Comments »
Kickstarter: GunWorld Seeks to Bring 8-Bit Style Action to Steam and Windows Gamers
August 9th, 2014 Carl Williams Okay, I admit, I have been on a Kickstarter news update kick lately (as evidenced here) but that is because these are some great looking games that I would like to see funded. I also think that there are more than a couple of our readers that would like to see these games funded too. […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: action, carl williams, cartridge, contra, D07Games, greenlight, gunstar heroes, GunWorld, indie retro news, kickstarter, Midnight Resistance, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, platform, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, side scrolling, steam, super c, tape, triverse, VHS No Comments »
New Game: Rise and Shine Mixes Alien Hominid and Metal Slug to Create New Game
July 13th, 2014 Carl Williams Just from the title alone you can tell there are some pretty big shoes to fill with this game called Rise & Shine. Just watch the video for a bit of a level that showcases a lot of different play mechanics mixed together. It is interesting to say the least.
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Review: Alien Chaos 3D for Nintendo 3DS
June 30th, 2014 Nick Abrams Contra. Metal Slug. These are the games that come to mind when you want to play a run and gun shooter. Well, I am going to add another name to that list. Alien Chaos 3D. Yeah, I never heard of it either until I saw it on the shelf of my local game store. But, […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 3ds, Alien Chaos 3D, contra, metal slug, Nick Abrams, Nickerous, nintendo, Really Shooter, retro, retro gaming magazine, review, rgm No Comments »
