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Cuphead is one of those throwback releases that you either love or hate. It is a callback to the “good old days” of gaming. Back when things were tough, tutorials were rare, and you were on your own most of the time. Couple that classic with one of the first portable platforms for an interesting […]
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Cuphead ReImagined into Game and Watch
August 29th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, Linux, Macintosh, News, Windows 
Tags: action, Cuphead, Cuphead: Game and Watch Edition, game and watch, LCD, platform 
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Battletoads 2020 Review
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Battletoads is one of the latest classic franchises to see a resurgence on modern hardware. This long since the last official release should make anyone concerned. It generally does not end well for the newer release. Call it viewing things through rose colored glasses or what have you, something is usually missing from the newer […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows, Xbox, Xbox One Tags: Battletoads, brawler, fighting, jetbikes No Comments »
Verge World New Sega Genesis and Amiga Game in Development
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Verge World is an upcoming voxel-based 3D shooter for the Sega Genesis and Commodore Amiga. Interestingly, this is the first voxel-based game for the Sega Genesis. For those wondering, this title shares a similar view to Nintendo’s Star Fox. The difference is the graphics.
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Hobgoblin 2 Atari Computer Work in Progress Released
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Hobgoblin 2 is an upcoming 2D action adventure set in a horror fantasy world. It is coming to the Atari 8-bit computer line (Atari XL/XE). There are a few similarities to other titles in this vain. If you loved Capcom’s Ghosts ‘n Goblins then you are in for a treat with Hobgoblin 2.
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Posted in Atari 800 XL/XE, Comp, News Tags: 2d, action, adventure, fantasy, Hobgoblin 2, horror, monsters No Comments »
Overhead Racing Returns with Art of Rally
August 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Art of Rally is an upcoming, overhead, racing game that calls back to simpler times. If you have played Power Drive Rally (Atari Jaguar) or Neo Drift Out (Neo Geo) then you know what to expect here. I must throw a nod at Sega Rally and the Colin McRae franchise too here (rally games have […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: Art of Rally, Funselektor, gog.com, overhead, racing, rally racing, steam No Comments »
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 »
Family Guy Invades Resident Evil 7 in New Mod
August 15th, 2020 Carl Williams Resident Evil 7 and Family Guy do not exactly scream crossover at first. Give it a second and think about it and you will still be hard pressed to see this working. Do not worry, I am right there with you on this. That has not stopped a modder from doing it though. If you […]
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Goldeneye 25 Fan Remake Receives Shut Down Orders
August 15th, 2020 Carl Williams Goldeneye 25, a fan remake of the Nintendo 64 Goldeneye 64 game, has been shut down. The news first broke earlier this week that MGM/Danjaq have shut the fan project down. This is sad news but, honestly, it is inevitable. The fans obviously did not obtain a license to use the James Bond characters.
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: bandit gaming, Danjaq, fan remake, Goldeneye 25, MGM, Project Ianus, Unreal Engine 4 No Comments »
Willy Morgan Brings Classic Adventure Genre Up to Date
August 11th, 2020 Carl Williams Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town is a newly released point and click adventure. The developers, imaginarylab, are based in Italy and this is their first game. Before you pass judgement on this game, check out the trailer after the jump. I am sure longtime adventure fans will see more than a few […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: adventure, Curse of Bone Town, Day of the Tentacle, gog.com, imaginarylabs, king's quest, Monkey Island, point and click, steam, VLG Publishing, Willy Morgan No Comments »
Billy Masters Was Right Preview, Maniac Mansion Style Point and Click Adventure
July 18th, 2020 Carl Williams Billy Masters Was Right is a callback to the classic LucasFilm title Maniac Mansion. When pulling on that kind of pedigree you better have a good game. While a final verdict is yet to come, I can safely say, fans of the genre will love this one. The graphical style, text overlay, etc are all […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: adventure, Adventure Game Studio, Disturbia, Itch.io, king's quest, Maniac Mansion, point and click, police quest, Postmodern Adventures, space quest, The Burbs No Comments »
