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Believe it or not, but back in the day, Konami knew how to make good games. Not just Pachinko machines using their popular franchises. Actual honest to goodness, good games. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is one such great game. Being the final entry on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance hand held means a lot. The […]
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Aria of Sorrow Ends Castlevania Franchise on Nintendo Game Boy Advance – May 6th, 2003 – Today in Video Game History
May 4th, 2018 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy Advance, News, Portables 
Tags: Aria of Sorrow, castlevania, game boy advance, gba, konami 
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Could Konami Unveil Turbo Grafx-16 Compilation at E3 2018?
April 30th, 2018 Carl Williams Considering E3 2018 is just around the corner it is time to start the speculating. Thanks to the exhibitor details for Konami being made available, we have one juicy detail to focus on. A compilations release is mentioned for PlayStation 3, 4, PS4 Pro, Nintendo Switch, Android, iPhone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One X. […]
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Fan Updates NES Castlevania with New Graphics and Sound
April 10th, 2018 Carl Williams Since Konami has all but turned their backs on retro gaming fans, it is up those same fans to keep the spirit alive. One such fan has taken it upon themselves to update the 8-Bit Nintendo Entertainment System version of Castlevania with new graphics, well somewhat new, and better sound.
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo Tags: castlevania, HD Enhancement, konami, Mesen, nes, update 1 Comment »
Crime Fighters Arcade Review, Cheap Arcade Game You Cannot Stop Playing
October 24th, 2017 Carl Williams Konami used to make some great games. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade and home versions other than the original NES game). Contra, Castlevania, Gradius, and X-Men (arcade) to name a few. One title that fans seem to have forgotten Konami released is a little arcade game called Crime Fighters. This brawler was available in two […]
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Posted in Arcade, News, Reviews Tags: 1980's, arcade, brawler, crime fighters, fighting, konami 5 Comments »
Castlevania Coming to ColecoVision Retro Console
March 18th, 2017 Carl Williams It is not all that often that we see modern(ish) games ported to retro consoles. That is exactly what Opcode Games are working on doing with Castlevania (the NES era version). They are not stopping there though as this is not just a straight port from the Japanese MSX2 computer version mixed with the Nintendo […]
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Posted in ColecoVision, Console, News Tags: bandit gaming, castlevania, konami, Opcode Games, Super Game Module 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 »
Super Bomberman R and Microtransactions?
March 9th, 2017 Dash The Bomber Bombs, explosions, and all sorts of power-ups are staples of the Bomberman series! Recently released as a launch title on the Nintendo Switch, Super Bomberman R (SBR) has been received with average to positive reviews. The game has both been criticized and praised for the familiarity, traditionalist, and nostalgic feelings brought about by Super Bomberman […]
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Netflix Castlevania Poster Revealed
February 25th, 2017 Carl Williams If you have not heard yet, Netflix is working on a series based on Konami’s Castlevania franchise. There are not a lot of details available yet. We do know that it is going to be rated R so this won’t be Simon’s Quest on the NES as much as it will be Bloodlines on the […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: Adi Shankar, castlevania, konami, Netflix, Warren Ellis No Comments »
Konami Kills Fan Castlevania Unreal Based Remaster
December 6th, 2016 Carl Williams Konami has killed the Unreal Engine based fan remake. There is still hope though.
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Posted in Comp, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: 2.5d, castlevania, Cease and Desist, Itch.io, konami, parallax, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, side scrolling, sidescrolling, street fighter II, unreal, Unreal Engine 3 Comments »
Review – Frogger for Amstrad Plus
November 1st, 2016 CPC4EVA A frog jumping on logs avoiding obstacles to get to his home doesn’t sound like an interesting game but Frogger is an arcade classic. I’m surprised Frogger was never released commercially on the Amstrad CPC. It was a massive success back in the day, at the video arcades. Frogger was launched onto the video game […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: action, amstrad CPC, arcade, Frogger, konami, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming No Comments »
