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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse by Sega for the Sega Genesis is a sign of the times. If you had a non-sports licensed product, you had a 2D side scrolling action game. Sure, there is the oddball here and there starring people like Shaquille O’Neal but, thankfully they are rare. Sega knew what they […]
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Makes Sega Genesis Debut – December 2nd, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
December 2nd, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: 2d side scrolling, action platform, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, disney, mickey mouse, Mizrabel, sega 
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Fan Creates Streets of Rage Demo for Commodore Amiga
August 16th, 2020 Carl Williams Streets of Rage was never ported to the Commodore Amiga. I do not believe it was ported to any computer platform back in the day. I know later Sega released it on PC via compilation packs but those used emulation. A fan over on the English Amiga Board forums has created a demo of SoR […]
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Posted in Commodore Amiga, Comp, News Tags: AMOS, bandit gaming, basic, fan port, independent homebrew, sega, streets of rage No Comments »
Outrun Sees Atari 2600 Port by Fan
August 1st, 2020 Carl Williams Sega’s classic arcade racing game, Outrun, was certainly fun. While it never officially came to the Atari 2600, a fan is doing it. If you are expecting “arcade perfect” or anything similar, then go ahead and skip this one. For fans that want the “feel” of Outrun, please by all means, continue reading. Just be […]
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News Tags: bandit gaming, Outrun, sega, super scaler, yv soft No Comments »
Shenmue Sees Unreal Engine 4 Recreation
July 11th, 2020 Carl Williams Shenmue was a long shot for Sega. It was released on the Sega Dreamcast in late 1999 and fans either loved it or hated it. I am not here to debate that scenario. Instead, the point of this article is to discuss the work of Francois Montag. Check out his work on recreating the Sakuragaoka […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Sega, Windows Tags: 3D Studio Max, adventure, bandit gaming, Francois Montag, remake, sega, shenmue, Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 4 No Comments »
Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record Pushes Virtual Reality in Franchise
March 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record (PDVR) the latest entry in the classic franchise was just announced. When Sega announced the Sega Saturn console one game that stood out the most, at least to me, was Panzer Dragoon. While I didn’t pick up a Saturn at launch, I did wear out the demo unit at Electronics Boutique […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: action, Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record, sega, shooter, virtual reality No Comments »
BLAST ANNUAL 2020: Volume 1 Special Offer This Weekend only
March 7th, 2020 CPC4EVA If you were not aware, retro gaming Kickstarter project, Blast Annual 2020: Volume 1, has been live for the past week. Currently 28 days remaining and sitting on 31% of the target goal, the creators of Blast Annual like its backers, want to get the publication fully backed and printed.
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: #16bit, #amstradcpc, #Atari2600, 8bit, atari, c64, computer games, console games, GAMES, msx, nes, retro, retro game magazine, retrogaming, sega, zx spectrum No Comments »
Virtua Racing Pico 8 Port Released
February 2nd, 2020 Carl Williams If you are unfamiliar with the Pico-8, it is a development platform focused on games over code. Initially a portable device, fans can now purchase the Pico-8 system to run on Windows, Macintosh, and Pi devices. I like to feature some of the more technologically impressive releases when I come across them. Virtua Racing is […]
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Amazon Slashes Price on Sega Genesis Mini
November 28th, 2019 Carl Williams If you have a retro gaming fan on your holiday shopping list, then you need to check this out. Amazon has the Sega Genesis Mini on sale right now for an unbelievable price.
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New Streets of Rage 4 Screenshots Released
January 6th, 2019 Carl Williams Development continues on Streets of Rage 4 and with that comes more screenshots of the game and its progress. At least there are more screens to look at, though I am sure many would prefer video of the game in action, or a demo. On with the new screens, all six of them.
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Posted in News, Playstation 4, Sony, Xbox, Xbox One Tags: brawler, sega, Streets of Rage 4 No Comments »
Streets of Rage – Left in 16-bit
September 3rd, 2018 Carl Williams Recently it was announced that Streets of Rage 4 is coming. Lizardcube are the developers behind this 20+ year separating entry in the popular 16-bit brawler franchise that helped push Sega forward against Nintendo. Sega of the 16-bit era was like no Sega since – not even the 32-bit era that followed closely the demise […]
