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Elite for the Vectrex is one of those “why not” things. You know what I am talking about. Castlevania on Atari 2600. Shadow of the Beast on Atari 2600. Super Mario 64 on Atari 2600. Nice to see the Vectrex getting some “why not” love now that I think about it. Elite was released about […]
Posts Tagged ‘exploration’
Deep Diving Adventures Spiritual Successor to Aquanaut’s Holiday Launches on Nintendo Switch
March 24th, 2020 
Carl Williams Gamers are always looking for that next real-life thrill turned game. Diving is one such thrill that has not exactly been done to death in gaming. Polish developer Jujubee S.A. is working to bring gamers safe access to the world of underwater exploration with Deep Diving Adventures. I am wondering just how complicated the Labo […]
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Castlevania Symphony of the Night Douses PlayStation in Blood – October 2nd, 1997 – Today in Video Game History
October 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams Picking right up where Castlevania Rondo of Blood left off, Castlevania Symphony of the Night was a seminal release. This was Konami doing what Konami excelled at- 2D side scrolling action. The difference here was that while there was a lot of action the emphasis was clearly on exploration. Another departure is that you are […]
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Posted in News, PSOne, Sony, Xbox Tags: 1997, 2d, 2nd, 360, action, adventure, alucard, castlevania, dracula, Dracula X, exploration, Halloween, konami, Konami Classics Volume 1, microsoft, october, playstation, portable, psp, Rondo of Blood, side scrolling, sony, Sony PSP, symphony of the night, xbox, xbox 360 No Comments »
Alite Brings Classic Elite to Android Work in Progress
August 7th, 2016 Carl Williams If you are a retro gamer from way back then you probably remember a little game called Elite. That was a space exploration game that had you visiting planets, making cargo runs, avoiding police with your illegal cargo and battling pirates and just trying to survive. Well, fans have not forgotten Elite and one has […]
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Posted in News, Portables Tags: Alite, android, cargo runs, Elite, exploration, google play, space, wing commander No Comments »
Aquanaut’s Holiday Gives Gamers a Day Off on Playstation – July 7th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
July 6th, 2016 Carl Williams When the Sony PlayStation was announced fans were promised “new” experiences. For the most part, the early releases were more of the same except for a few key different titles. Sure, Cyber Sled, Wipeout, Twisted Metal and a few others were awesome new experiences, they were still similar to other titles we had seen up […]
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Elite Shows What Could Have Been on the Sega Genesis, Unreleased Classic
November 28th, 2015 Carl Williams Unreleased version of Elite for the Sega Genesis appears on Youtube in video format. See what could have been way back in 1994.
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 1994, Elite, exploration, genesis, homebrew, Hybrid Games, sega, space, tech demo 1 Comment »
Universal Combat CE Now Free
February 7th, 2015 Carl Williams 3000AD, the company responsible for one of the most complicated space simulation titles ever, has decided to make that super complicated title free for a limited time. Universal Combat CE is currently free on Steam, but hurry since it is a limited time offer. The reason 3000AD are giving away Universal Combat CE is to […]
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New Game: Castle of Doom Continues Development on Atari 2600
August 6th, 2014 Carl Williams New Atari 2600 games have come out at a regular pace for the last few years as more and more people are learning the hardware. Some of these games are interesting (the ones we cover) but a lot are “eh” so we skip those (nothing personal to the developers). One interesting title that is continuing […]
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