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“To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?” — William Shakespeare Dear old Will never had video games in mind when he penned the […]
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To Guide or Not to Guide: Totally Unauthorized PlayStation Games Book, Volume 5 (1998, BradyGames)
June 29th, 2018 
Michael Crisman 
Posted in News, PSOne, Sony 
Tags: armored core, books toguideornottoguide, crash bandicoot, croc, Fighting Force, Madden, Pitfall, playstation, ps, ps1, psone, review, star wars, strategy guide, street fighter, tomb raider 
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PS2 Collecting – Thirteen Must-Have Titles For Any New Collector on a Budget
September 20th, 2017 Michael Crisman PS2 collecting, especially if you’re just getting started and didn’t grow up with the system, can be overwhelming: the system’s complete game library clocks in at over eighteen hundred titles, and that’s not counting cross-regional variants where the same game was released in multiple territories. The good news is, not only is the PS2 hardware […]
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Posted in Console, News, Playstation 2, Sony Tags: black, budget, burnout, cold fear, god of war, grand theft auto, hunter the reckoning, jak and daxter, katamari damacy, mercenaries, Metal Gear Solid, persona 3, playstation, playstation 2, ps2, Shin Megami Tensei, sony, street fighter, Twisted Metal No Comments »
Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition Released on iOS
July 12th, 2017 Neil Reive Capcom have just released Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition for iOS platforms such as iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The latest edition of the long running classic one-on-one fighter promises more options and updates to previously released editions. Fans of the franchise–which kicked off big time with the release of Street Fighter II in the […]
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New Street Fighter Animated Movie Work in Progress by Fan
January 15th, 2017 Carl Williams Don’t tell Capcom but a fan is making an anime style short film based on Street Fighter II.
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Posted in News Tags: anime, capcom, fan animation, OtaKing, Patreon, short film, street fighter, youtube 2 Comments »
Go 8 Bit! Dave’s Retro Gaming Comedy Show
September 28th, 2016 Kevin Ayre Video games are fast becoming a major spectator sport these days with games like League of Legends and streaming channels like twitch.tv. And now the UK has Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit! I caught the 4th episode of this comedy video game show on Dave (a Dave Original) at 10pm on Monday. Read on to […]
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Posted in News, Reviews Tags: capcom, Countdown, Dara O Briain, dave original, Ellie Gibson, Good News, HTC Vive, Imangi, konami, Kriss Akabusi, league of legends, Longbow, Nidhogg, Rachel Riley, Russell Howard, Sam Pamphilon, Sensible Soccer, Steve McNeil, street fighter, Temple Run, track and field, twitch.tv No Comments »
Retro Gaming Over Saturation – Are We There Yet?
July 4th, 2016 Carl Williams It seems that with each new release of hardware in the console and hand held worlds we see re-releases of retro games. Whether these are compilations of classics or single releases themselves. This has been going on since the first follow up console was released in the 1980’s. Companies have been working to monetize past […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: compilations, gamecube, mega man, Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, nintendo, Nintendo Wii, playstation 2, re-release, retro, retrogaming, sega, steam, street fighter, super mario all-stars, windows, xbox No Comments »
Micro Transactions Could Save Arcade Games as we Knew Them
July 4th, 2016 Carl Williams Back in the day arcades were king. This was in the 80’s up to the early 90’s when home consoles were still underpowered. When the Playstation and Sega Saturn came out though, while still underpowered by comparison, the quality of ports was much better. This spelled the downfall of arcade games. Gamers were no longer […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: arcade, double dragon III, football, Madden, Major League Baseball, mortal kombat, Network, pay to play, pay to win, playstation, Spider-Man, steam, street fighter, xbox No Comments »
Double Dragon Pulls Brawler Genre into Mainstream – July 2nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
July 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams When you think of arcade brawlers there are not many names that will top Double Dragon. Technos knew they had a good blend of unique to the competition game play and graphics with this one. Sure, there were other brawlers available before Double Dragon but none captured the fan base that this arcade unit did. […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Android, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Commodore 64, Comp, Console, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, NEC, NES, News, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Portables, Sega, Sony, Virtual Console, Windows, Xbox, Xbox, ZX Spectrum Tags: billy lee, brawler, double dragon, fighting, final fight, jimmy lee, Marion, street fighter, streets of rage, Technos No Comments »
The Five Most Badass Retro Game Cheat Codes
February 3rd, 2016 Michael Crisman 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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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 No Comments »
The Avengers Go CGI in Arcade Game Galactic Storm – January 31st, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
January 31st, 2016 Carl Williams Marvel seems to not be able to do any wrong right now with their franchises, especially the Avengers. The success they are experiencing with this franchise in movies is unprecedented. There are the individual films for all of the team members, well minus Black Widow. Then there is one for the success of the team […]
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Posted in Arcade, News Tags: arcade, avengers, Captain America, cgi, donkey kong country, fighting, Iron Man, Killer Instinct, lobo, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, street fighter No Comments »
