Post Tagged with: "Retro"

Lemmings Ported to Four Different Platforms in Just 36 Hours

Mobile 1UP developer Aaron Ardiri has managed to port a PalmOS version of the classic game Lemmings over to four different platforms in a space of just 36 hours.

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Ripten Review: Tecmo Bowl Throwback (XBLA, PSN)

Long armed touchdown passes, sixty-five yard field goals with room to spare, and cut scenes after a critical sack are back. Tecmo delivers to us a full refresh of an old classic …

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Ocarina of Time Coming to 3DS

Just before Nintendo’s roundtable discussion session with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, a teaser trailer for a 3DS version of the N64 classic Ocarina of Time was shown, confirming that the game will be coming to the platform.

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Good Old Games Holiday Offers: Tex Murphy, Might and Magic

GoG.com are offering some great deals for nostalgia-hungry PC gamers this Christmas. First of all, the Might and Magic pack can be purchased for the measly sum of twenty of your so-called “Dollars”. Not bad for four games that are both good and old. Secondly, the first two Tex Murphy games, in which you play [...]

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Splatterhouse Shoes

Fans of the Namco 1988 beat ‘em up title “Splatterhouse” not only have a remake to look forward to in 2010, but can now sport Splatterhouse branded shoes for the low low price of $79.99. If you want these red and black video game inspired booties, put down your replica Splatterhouse machete and head on [...]

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Left 4 Dead NES Remake Strangely Resembles Aussie Censored Next Gen Sequel

My tendency to go with overly descriptive and often lengthy headlines sort of leaves me grasping for additional things to say in the body copy at times. This isn’t one of them. The video below showcases an NES remake of Left 4 Dead, complete with instantaneous vanishing bodies and bloodless kills. Remind of you of [...]

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Toejam and Earl May Not Be Coming to XBLA

Remember that poll Sega ran a while back on which game everybody wanted to see come to Xbox Live Arcade? For a while it looked like Earthworm Jim would emerge the victor, but Toejam and Earl pulled out the win in the end. Unfortunately for those who voted for the funky space duo, that may [...]

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Sure, the N64 was a great console, but I was content with just one

As you can see, this person is quite the Nintendo 64 collector. He appears to have every version of the N64 ever produced, although the Goldeneye version appears to be missing. Could easily be behind the other boxes, though. I have to admit, I don’t see the appeal of collecting stuff that is different only [...]

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Top 10 Great PC Games That Your Computer Will Run

A popular criticism of gaming on the PC is the cost of upgrading your machine to meet the specifications for all the latest games. What people who say this tend to forget, though, is there are plenty of games you can play on your PC without needing a hulking beast of a computer to run. [...]

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Space Invaders Alarm Clock

Wake up to the sounds of an intergalactic alien invasion with this slick-looking Space Invaders alarm clock. Direct from Taito, the makers of the classic arcade game, this retro device can be yours for 79 bucks. If you are asking yourself — “Self, why should I want this Space Invaders alarm clock?” — I will [...]

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Mega Man 9 Available For Download Now

Bust out your Wii (don’t go there) and download some retro Mega Man action. I have been waiting to play this game for a few months now, and after giving it a go at E3, I was quickly reminded how hard some retro games can really be. Don’t kid yourself, in addition to being nostalgic, [...]

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Don’t You Miss The Good Old Days?

Classic PC games on the cheap? If you deem that statement worth your while, it would be prudent of you to take a look at GOG.com (Good Old Games). What started as a side-project from the guys that made PC RPG, The Witcher, managed to take it as far as making it an entity of [...]

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Chrono Trigger DS Releases in North America on November 25th

Retro enthusiasts and JRPG lovers alike will be pleased to know that in a press release issued today, Square Enix revealed that the DS remake of Chrono Trigger will be hitting stateside on November 25th, 2008. Complete with the DS’s touchscreen functionality, Chrono Trigger DS will feature brand new dungeons and arenas that weren’t in [...]

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Two Angry Video Game Nerds at E3

I ran into one of my favorite game reviewers while waiting in line for the Capcom press conference on Tuesday. He’s James Rolfe, also known as the Angry Nintendo Video Game Nerd.

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