Looking back in hindsight the 64-bit era of gaming consoles were far from being the revolutionary additions we were promised. Don’t get us wrong, we love the Nintendo 64 to bits but it’s safe to say that a lot of its software library featured blurry and muddy graphics. As of today though it appears game hackers have found a solution to restore some clarity into the visual output of the N64.
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A few weeks ago we broke the news that the fabled Nintendo PlayStation / SNES-CD’s BIOS had leaked onto the internet. After sparking plenty of interest and leaving many wondering about its legitimacy, the brains behind the emulation scene have managed to reverse engineer its very core. As a result we’re impressed to say that the first playable game for the system will be hitting your emulators soon.
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While the Mega Man series may be well established for its platforming escapades, one of the more popular spin-offs in the blue bomber’s outings is with the Battle Network games. Aimed towards RPG fans with its tactical battle engine and chip collecting elements, the Mega Man: Battle Network series became hugely popular during the Game Boy Advance era. Having garnered plenty of fans during this time, one has decided to gift the series a much needed 3D reboot.
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Something wonderful happened on the Super Nintendo back in the mid-nineties. In fact a lot of amazing moments derived from that 16bit King Console. Long before the days of Grand Theft Auto on the Playstation 1, DMA Designs were hard at work designing a Super Nintendo game that I deem was one of a kind…
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Releasing music in a bizarre or antiquated format is nothing new – just look at the tiny hand-cranked music box Mogwai released their 2004 single Tracy on; or Jack White’s decision to release a collection of his songs on a vinyl record that could only be played properly at 3rpm. There are undoubtedly even more weird and wonderfully original uses of obsolete music media out there, but this latest collection of chip tunes on a Famicom cartridge from Japanese homebrew developer RIKI is either incredibly short-sighted…or sheer genius.
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As far as fan translations for older games go, there are very few stand out titles for the earlier systems which are still in need of localisation. One glaring omission from the ROM hacking scene however, is an English language patch for the Japanese exclusive Game Boy Advance adventure Magical Vacation – a title which is finally being worked on.
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Believe it or not but Sega had originally hoped to throw their bright blue mascot into yet another realm. Calling upon the creator of Puzzle Bobble, Fukio Mitsuji, the Japanese gaming giant began work on SegaSonic Bros. Although failing to see release, a working prototype of the game has recently been discovered.
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As technology continues to press on, a wide range of devices once fulfilling our daily needs are sadly lost to time. While the retro gaming community may still be championing their classic consoles, there are still aspects of our hobby that remain somewhat abandoned. Although only focusing on a small sector of this issue, one New York based gamer has just given the Game Boy Camera’s output a much needed preservation.
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1. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a manufacturer of playing cards.
2. Nintendo owned a taxi cab company called Daiya in the 60s.
3. In 1964 after the failure of several ventures, Nintendo’s stock plummeted, which caused them to enter the toy industry.
4. Nintendo found major success with a series of light gun games in the early 70’s.
5. The Laser Clay Shooting System was developed for arcades using technology from Nintendo’s home light gun games.
6. In 1977, Nintendo released the Color TV-Game home console, which was essentially a clone of Atari’s Pong.
7. Gunpei Yokoi got the idea for the Game and Watch by observing a businessman playing with an LCD calculator on a train.
8. Due to the video game crash of 1983, American stores were reluctant to carry the NES. Nintendo at that point decided to bundle in the R.O.B. robot add-on and market the NES as a toy instead of a game console. This is also why the main console is referred to as the “Control Deck”.
9. The Super Mario series of games has sold over 262 million units worldwide.
10. By 1995, Nintendo had sold over one billion cartridges worldwide.
1. SEGA is frequently thought of as a Japanese company, but they actually had their beginnings as a company based in Hawaii called Service Games in 1940.
2. Service Games originally manufactured slot machines.
3. In 1951, the founders moved the company to Tokyo, Japan.
4. SEGA is an acronym for Service Games.
5. SEGA’s arcade game Periscope was the first game in America to cost 25 cents to play.
6. SEGA introduced the first 3D game, SubRoc 3D.
7. In the mid 80’s SEGA pioneered the full body arcade experience with Hang-On and Afterburner.
8. Alex Kidd was SEGA’s first mascot. Sonic took over those duties starting in 1991.
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has sold over 6 million copies since it’s release in 1992.
10. Sadly after the ultimate failure of the Dreamca