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Retro

Enjoy This Badass 16-bit Title Screen Art

7:30PM October 5, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

We’ve seen title art from modern games. And from NES games. Today, we’re hitting the ground somewhere in between with a collection of animated title screen art from the Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. More »

News

Why Is Disney Trademarking Mickey Mouse’s Castle Of Illusion?

2:45PM October 4, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Early Sega Genesis adopters remember Sega’s Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse as one of the system’s initial highlights, a platformer bursting with charm and gorgeous level design. So Disney trademarking Castle of Illusion more than 20 years later is certainly cause of cautious excitement. More »

In Real Life

Akira Was A Great Comic, An Amazing Movie, But Its Games, Hrm…

2:00PM September 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s one of the defining works of modern popular culture, and features plenty of stylised, graphic action. So why is it nobody has ever made a good game out of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira? More »

Retro

If 1992 Had Limited Edition Consoles…

7:00AM September 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

We started to see limited edition consoles pop up regularly in the late 1990s. They’re of course commonplace now. In the early ’90s and before, though, they weren’t really around, which is where Ricepuppet’s console customisation service comes in handy. More »

In Real Life

Because Your IPhone Needs To Look More Like An Old Video Game Console

5:30PM August 29, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Strapya World is carrying a number of cases for iPhones that, depending on taste (or whether you subscribe to the need for a case at all), might be worth looking into. More »

In Real Life

Mark Wahlberg, Not Even You Could Save The Sega Mega CD

2:00PM August 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Almost every gaming platform ever released has its oddball titles. The ones that weren’t quite games, the ones that weren’t quite there. More »

News

You Could Own This Copy Of Tetris For Only $US1 Million

10:00AM July 19, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about 10 copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you’re probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris. More »

News

Oh No, Somebody Hacked The Sega Genesis!

8:45PM June 20, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

If this is true, somebody at CBS needs to update their company files. Via VG247.

News

How A Hockey Journeyman Became One Of Video Games’ Early Superstars

8:00AM June 2, 2011 | Owen Good

Bo Jackson. Jeremy Roenick. Even casual players know what those two mean to games like Tecmo Bowl and NHL ’94. But Cliff Ronning? Old-school sports game cognoscenti remember he was NHL 93‘s fastest player, with an overall rating well north of what you’d expect for a 25-goal scorer. More »

Retro

Harry Potter On The Genesis Looks Awesome

6:30PM May 23, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

There is of course no such thing as a Harry Potter game on the Sega Genesis. The series came about far too late for Sega’s old console. If you thought that would stop Chinese pirates, though, you don’t know Chinese pirates too well. More »