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Monolith Soft artist and developer Yasuyuki Honne, who was one of the many responsible for the first Xenoblade Chronicles, revealed on Twitter that he previously pitched an Earthbound sequel back in 2003 to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. With that pitch came a craft-style concept art that fits with the game's contemporary themes. ...
As I've reported earlier, the Langrisser remake is coming to English markets early 2020 for PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, which means more strategy RPG goodness for old-school fans. Unfortunately, it comes with a pretty plain remixed art style and none of the perky charm of the original. I am referring to the works of Satoshi Urushihara, a manga a...
Are you a fan of filling in rows of lines for points and trashing your foes in the realm of puzzledom? Do you prefer working with squares and L-shaped blocks when it comes to your puzzle games? Then check out this upcoming Classic Tetris World Championship tournament in Singapore. Details are below, along with this nifty graphic from the official ...
By Syazwan Bahri|April 19, 2019|1 Comment
Sega has announced another slew of classic games to be confirmed on the Sega Genesis Mini retro console. Or Mega Drive Mini for us Asians. [caption id="attachment_23708" align="aligncenter" width="212"] One of the classic faves.[/caption] They have revealed another 10 out of the 40 games pre-installed on the console. The games will differ acco...
By Syazwan Bahri|April 16, 2019|0 Comment
With PlayStation Classic and Sega Genesis Mini starting to fill in the retro-gaming market alongside the Neo Geo Mini, Capcom decides to join in with its retro-console, the Capcom Home Arcade. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq3v7Q_Vsuo] The console takes the form of the iconic duotone Capcom logo offering 16 of the best Capcom titles ...
By Syazwan Bahri|April 4, 2019|0 Comment
We're getting a possibly stellar Virtua On collection soon, right after the Twin Stick controllers are finished. Specifically, around this November, give or take. According to a Famitsu interview, Tanita’s Business Planning Department Representative Akiko Kubo mentioned that development of Twin Stick controller is around 30% at the momen...
So much for first-party publishers using their own tech to repackage our nostalgia in a new priced box. The upcoming PlayStation Classic, which is due 3rd December, isn't using its own emulator/hardware and isn't as authentic as many enthusiasts would believe. According to GameHistory.org, Digital Eclipse game dev, and renowned retro guy Frank Cif...
"SEBELAS, SEBELAS!". "ELEVEN, ELEVEN!" "PEET PEET PEET PEET PEET..." You're no doubt sick of those Shopee ads assaulting your senses on YouTube the past few days. There's a good reason for that: 11th November is Single's Day in China, and all China-owned commercial conglomerates are celebrating the day with sales. Trivia: 11th November is also Re...
Everybody likes best-seller lists, right? How about we take the way-back machine back to a decade or two and find out what sold well back in the day and what trended really well. I'm curious because US game industry analyst Mat Piscatella tweeted the top 10 best-selling games for the following video game consoles that were all the rage during the ...
Update: Japan's version of the PlayStation Classic has its own unique list, and it's way better. So PlayStation is getting into the mini retro console game with the PlayStation Classic. So far, PlayStation revealed 5 games for its PS1 Mini: Tekken 3, Ridge Racer Type 4, Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash!, and Wild Arms. Now we get the full 20 game...
This news is brought to you by the Retro DNA folks as a way to celebrate SNK's 40th anniversary. Check out the tied-in features here. We bet most of you are planning a weekend trip to Singapore for this year's biggest fighting game tournament in our humble region: the South East Asia Major 2018. Did you also know that there will be a lot of SN...
By Mr Toffee|August 28, 2018|6 Comments
From this mid-August until mid-October, we'll be releasing an SNK-themed retrospective per week as part of our tribute to SNK's 40th anniversary. This is in conjunction with the folks at Retro DNA & Versus City. When you think the arcades and the 90s, what do you remember? Street Fighter? The King of Fighters? Strikers 1941? Metal Slug? Ye...
Want to buy a Neo Geo Mini and get your retro-gaming groove on, but don't know how? Well, we're here to help you out. But first: the bad news. If you want to buy it old-school via brick and mortar stores, you can only do it in Hong Kong at these addresses: Perfect Denki:Â Shop M19 ,Sino Centre, Nathan Rd, Mong Kok, Hong Kong DreamStore: G04,1...
In lieu of Blizzard giving some love to rodent-kind with its new hero Hammond/Wrecking Ball, let's look back at video game pop culture's finest rats, squirrels, and critters all categorized as rodents. Note: Bandicoots, opossums, and hedgehogs are not rodents. Sorry Crash, Sparkster, and Sonic. Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel Originally a foil to ...
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