Category: Classic

Once again hailing from the depths of Spain, The Mojon Twins are back with another stellar homebrew release. Yun is the newest platformer to hit the Nintendo NES, and best of all it has been released online for free.

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One of the most prolific indie titles for the Sega Dreamcast is getting a re-release – which is pretty incredible news for retro gamers who are still collecting for the console. Wind and Water Puzzle Battles is a fantastic game by Yuan Works that was featured in the 2008 Independent Video Game Festival. Its incredible gameplay and plentiful content has made it one of the more highly rated games by the Dreamcast community, and one the GP2X too where it first originated back in 2007.

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In 1995 Nintendo released a spin-off to the NES classic The Legend of Zelda through their satellite steaming service on the Super Nintendo’s Satellaview. This downloadable title made use of the SoundLink functionality, which allowed gamers to enjoy live audio broadcasts from voice-actors to complement the on-screen action. Although the game has since been digitally archived in ROM format, it’s only as of now that gamers can sample the full experience Nintendo intended with the original voice-over tracks.

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If you’re in need of another adventure or high speed thrill on your vintage hardware, then look no further. The hugely popular annual contest bitbitJAM is back and brings along a massive twenty new titles for a wide range of systems, including the ultra fast racer Downforce, and the arcade-inspired single screen platformer Where’s My Cake?

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If you haven’t already experienced the masterpiece that is Cave Story, you really owe it to yourself to. Also known as Dōkutsu Monogatari, this 2004 indie release for Windows based PCs is a critically acclaimed hit which pulls in everything that made the likes of Castlevania, Metroid and Mega Man great. While it is already available on a wide range of platforms, one retro developer has taken it upon himself to port the game to the Sega Mega Drive.

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The retro community has seen a lot of wonderful things come out of Kickstarter from hardware to games to comprahensive books detailing the history of our favorite console. Now, it looks like we’re about to get something a little diffirent, a bi-monthly digital magazine dedicated to Sega that is much a love leter to the gameing mags of the 90’s as it is the famous developer.

The brain child of the team behind the wonderful SEGA Nerds website, Mega Visions has ben designed from the ground up to work spercifically on tablets and phones and introduces some really cool features that haven’t been seen previously in e-mags. This won’t be a simple PDF magazine but rather a truly interactive experiance.

The magazine will contain all you would expect from such a publication; reviews, retrospectives, cover stories, mail bag, and of course interviews. The Mega Visions team has already secured some big names from Sega’s past to take part in the project, such as Tom Kalinske and Al Nilsen as well as Blake Harris, author of Console Wars.

Aiming for a goal of $13,000 the project has already his the half way mark. Rewards range from the first issue to a year’s subscription to having your own article appear in the magazine. With 13 days to go until the end of the Kickstarter, now is the perfect time to head on over to the Mega Visions page and show your support.

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The moment Nintendo Game Boy Advance fans have all been waiting for is finally here. Flash cartridge manufacturer Krikzz has finally unveiled the Everdrive GBA X5 and opened up pre-orders for the feature packed device. Best of all, those lucky enough to secure their place on the list will hopefully have their cartridges towards the end of the month.

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Drawing inspiration from Capcom’s finest Mega Man series, an all new homebrew platformer has been born from the depths of Spain. Rocket Man is the latest development to hit the Nintendo Game Boy and one that is already showing plenty of promise.

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With Sonic The Hedgehog turning 25 years old earlier this week, it’s safe to say that as retro gamers we’re slowing aging along with the games we know and love. We can talk about these timeless titles for hours on end and pour over our childhood spent with Sega and Nintendo, but how exactly would today’s youth rate what we consider a classic? Here to answer that is The Youngest Retro Gamer – Lewis.

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Today marks 25 years of ring collecting and badnik bouncing and the Humble Bundle is celebrating by letting fans nab a whole slew of past Sonic titles!

The Bundle is split into three categories;

• For $1 you’ll earn yourself the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Adventure DX, Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic CD.
• Pay $9.59 will get you all those plus Sonic 4, Episode 1, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Adventure 2 plus the Battle DLC and more, thus far unannounced games.
• Stetching your payment to $10 will nab you all of the above plus Sonic Lost World, Sonic Generations plus the Casino Night DLC, Sonic 4, Episode 2 and Sonic & All-Stars Raching Transformed.
• The final teir of $32 or more gets you all the games plus and 25th anniversary shirt exclusive to this Hunble Bundle sale.

All the games are redeemable on Steam, so you’ll need an account there to make the most of it. Sadly, it seems that you can’t get the shirt seperatly so if you already have all those games (like this writer does) you’ll have to decided if you are willing to spend $32 essentialy for just a shirt (which this writier can’t …damn).

Still, it is undoubtably a brilliant Bundle for anyone that is missing any of those games from their collection. There are some right gems in there so if you’ve any been interested in check out any of these titles now is the time!

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