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Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 65: Shoot 'em Ups
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on March 14, 2018 under ClassicJump into your R-9/Styx/spaceship of choice, and join us defending humanity against incredible odds and bright orange bullets.Powered by WPeMatico... more. -
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 64: Listener's Choice Commodore 64
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 26, 2018 under ClassicIt's taken us awhile to cover Commodore's amazing 8 bit machine the C64 but we wanted to make a big deal with this one. We chose the C64 as our first machine for our new Listener's Choice Top 10- the games voted for by the listeners of the show. We asked for your five fave games on social media and then took the top 10 highest voted games and then played them all to give our views. So good or bad... more. -
Upcoming Homebrew Mega Drive Adventure 'Tanglewood' Releases New Downloadable Demo
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 24, 2018 under ClassicIf you've been keeping a close eye on the news lately, you may have caught a glimpse of an upcoming Mega Drive adventure making the rounds. Originally announced back in late 2015, this yet to be released homebrew title known as Tanglewood is slowly nearing its release. With plenty to update fans and backers of the project on, the development team has not only detailed some recent additions, but al... more. -
Classic Video Game 'Cracktros' Immortalised In HTML5 With Flashtro
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 24, 2018 under ClassicMiss the days of getting a ‘back up’ copy of an Amiga game from a friend? The feeling of holding a 3.5 floppy disk freshly ground from somebody’s external disk drive, still warm from the inner most sacred depths of X-Copy? Or maybe you had an Atari ST. Shame.Powered by WPeMatico... more. -
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 63: PlayStation Portable
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 22, 2018 under ClassicSony’s entry into the handheld fistfight was everything you’d expect from them. Sleek and glossy black, big bright wide screen display, and a host of titles squeezed down to fit, plus loads of new games made to order. Join us as we take our first look at this future-classic console.Powered by WPeMatico... more. -
Video Game Veteran Tim Schafer Confirmed For EGX Rezzed Appearance
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 20, 2018 under ClassicAny retro gamer accustomed to the fine art of pointing and clicking will know the name Tim Schafer. His illustrious career started by porting ‘Maniac Mansion’ to the Nintendo NES, but he is best know for being a talented writer and programmer of the iconic pirate-themed adventure ‘The Secret of Monkey Island’ (working alongside Ron Gilbert).Powered by WPeMatico... more. -
Release Date Confirmed For ‘Shaq Fu : A Legend Reborn’
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 17, 2018 under ClassicBig Deez Productions had a dream; take a game often called “the worst video game of all time” and remake it for modern consoles. With a team made up of people who had worked on ‘Halo’, ‘Street Fighter’, ‘Final Fantasy’ and the full backing of professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal they took to Indiegogo.Powered by WPeMatico... more. -
Recently Released 'Analogue Super NT' SNES Console Gets Jailbroken Firmware Already
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 15, 2018 under ClassicWhile the Analogue Super NT may have only just hit the virtual shelves of online retailers, retro developers have already found a method to unlock the system's true potential. Although an early release, the Super NT Jailbreak now allows the booting of Super Nintendo ROMs from SD card, along with holding plenty of potential further down the line for additional FPGA cores.Powered by WPeMatico... more. -
Japanese Exclusive Nintendo Famicom 'City Adventure Touch: Mystery Of Triangle' Gets Fan Translation
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 14, 2018 under ClassicIn 1987 Toho released a Nintendo Famicom adaptation of the high school baseball manga known as Touch. Loosely following its source material, this long-lost adventure featured a somewhat open world to explore whilst rescuing puppies that had been scattered throughout a troublesome town. Needless to say City Adventure Touch: Mystery of Triangle never saw release outside of Japan, however, ROM hacke... more. -
Unreleased Nintendo 64 Platformer '40 Winks' Set For Physical Cartridge Release Via Kickstarter
0 CommentsPosted by dpugh007 on February 14, 2018 under ClassicIn 1999 GT Interactive released 40 Winks on the Sony PlayStation. This somewhat forgotten 3D platformer arrived at a time when just about everyone was experimenting with the genre, so it comes as no surprise that the Nintendo 64 port of the game was cancelled. Nearly two decades later and the retro publisher Piko Interactive has taken to Kickstarter to finally gift the game its much anticipated de... more.




