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Do you remember the aura that Shadowrun on Super Nintendo had? That grungy, dark, something is going to kill me at any moment feeling? Pixel Noir has that in spade along with a healthy dose of the classic film genre styling to smooth things over. This Kickstarter success from 2015 continues development as proven in the […]
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Pixel Noir Brings Classic Movie Style to Games in New Demo, Kickstarter Success
February 25th, 2017 
Carl Williams 
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Tags: 3ds, adventure, android, demo, ios, Kikckstarter, linux, nintendo 3ds, noir movies, Pixel Noir, playstation, PS Vita, role playing game, SWDTech, windows, xbox 
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Six Retro Alternative Sports Games That Never Get Old
February 4th, 2017 Michael Crisman Yeah, let’s hear it for some good old-fashioned SPORTSBALL, beeyotch!! Look, you either love sports games, or you love to point out how much money EA makes repackaging and re-selling the same game (sometimes literally) to players year after year. I unabashedly fall into the latter category, not only because I can’t tell you the […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: california games, downhill domination, eve of destruction, excitebike, game boy advance, gba, genesis, megadrive, Mutant League Football, nes, nintendo, ps2, racing, retro, sports, super dodge ball, test drive, xbox 3 Comments »
Top 5 Fighting Gaming Crossovers That Are Not Super Smash Bros
January 5th, 2017 Carl Williams Think you know all of the fighting game crossovers that are not Super Smash Bros? Think again.
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Posted in Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: 2014 game, Battle Arena Toshinden, Broken Destiny, Earthworm Jim, Fight Night Round 2, fighting vipers, gamecube, Joe Frazier, kratos, Little Mac, nintendo, Pepsiman, playstation, psp, Punchout, Sarah Bryant, sega, sega saturn, Soul Calibur, virtua fighter, xbox 3 Comments »
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance Strikes Back!
December 21st, 2016 Dash The Bomber Feel the wrath of Rome as you viciously slay your enemies in Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance. You are the undefeated Invictus Thrax, the champion of the former emperor of Rome, but what is it that you’re avenging? For starters, you’re taking revenge for the sudden and mysterious death of the lord that would have set […]
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Revenge of the License: The Thing
October 30th, 2016 Michael Crisman The final installment of this column prior to Halloween saved the best for last. There’s no denying John Carpenter’s “The Thing” from 1982 is a master class in claustrophobic paranoia. Forget the 2011 prequel and turn your attention to the 2002 sequel, developed with Carpenter’s blessing as a continuation/expansion of the events from the movie on its […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News, Sony, Xbox Tags: action, console, film, horror, john carpenter, microsoft, pc, playstation 2, ps2, revenge of the license, sony, the thing, video game, windows, xbox 1 Comment »
The Black Sheep of Horror Gaming: Silent Hill 4
October 6th, 2016 Michael Crisman When Halloween slips around, you have tons of choices for hosting a retro-themed scare-a-thon on your big screen. It’s easy to dive straight into the likes of Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 2, or even Friday the 13th. Formerly obscure titles like Sweet Home on the NES and Clock Tower for the PS1 have been […]
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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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Remembering Fable, the Gaming Legend That Set the Bar for a Generation
September 14th, 2016 DanielAlexander September 14, 2004 is a day that will live on in the hearts of gamers everywhere as the day Lionhead Studio released Fable.
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GoldenEye 007 Xbox Live Arcade Remake Footage Released
August 29th, 2016 Carl Williams When Microsoft purchased Rare it was nearly demanded by fans that GoldenEye 007 see an HD re-release. While that never happened Rare and Microsoft did do their best to satiate fans with remakes of many of Rare’s classic titles. From Conker’s Bad Fur Day to Perfect Dark – if Rare released it on a Nintendo […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Xbox Tags: 007, Golden Eye, GoldenEye, microsoft, n64, nintendo 64, rare, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, xbox, xbox 360 No Comments »
Monster Boy Playstation 4 Xbox One and Steam Trailer Released
August 15th, 2016 Carl Williams It is not new news that Monster Boy is finally getting the re-release treatment as that has been covered by nearly everyone in the gaming world. We have intended to cover it here on Retro Gaming Magazine but other things kept popping up. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is coming to the Playstation 4, […]
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