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The NeoGeo multi video arcade system (MVS) and its home game console variant, the Advanced Entertainment System (AES) were released by SNK back in 1990. The AES was one of the most expensive home video game systems released but it still garnered considerable demand in Japan due to the systems ability to deliver a true arcade experience to home users….
Earlier this year VITNO provided coverage on new game for the ZX Spectrum, titled Scuttlebutt, which could be best described as a toilet themed version of the classic Game & Watch game Oil Panic whereby you must catch poo falling from a hairy backside situated on the ceiling of a living room. Six months on, developer Karl Hörnell has ported…
We look back at one of the most iconic games to ever feature on the Commodore 64, it’s development history, and why it was so significant.
Featuring plenty of old-school charm, there’s a lot to like about Night OWL Design’s latest game for classic Amigas!
After 18 months of blood, sweat, tears, not to mention late nights, Matt Gray has finally released the digital version of Reformation 2, the highly-anticipated second album containing remixes of classic Commodore 64 music. I’ve always been somewhat wary of handing money to crowd-sourced funding campaigns, but I made the exception when the Kickstarter for the original Reformation was launched…
The Last Ninja became an instant classic for the Commodore 64 back in 1987 with high production values, isometric viewpoint, top-notch music soundtrack and ninja clan theme. However, fans of the game will recall that once Armakuni (temporarily) vanquished the evil shogun, Kunitoki, and collected the sacred scrolls, the game ending kind of fizzled out and was perhaps the most…
Originally released by Throwback Games back in 2015, Jam It is an arcade style two on two basketball game played on a half court format. Jam It is somewhat unique in that it allows up to 4 players to take part in some fun fast paced hoop action. Before you start playing, you get to choose the number of players…
If you were growing up between the late 1970s and early 1990s, it stands a good chance that you’ll have visited a video game arcade at some point. Filled with rows of cabinets, pulsing neon lights, not to mention booming music, arcades were THE place to enjoy the latest and greatest video and electronic games. Not simply a haven for gamers,…
Foreword With the general ubiquity of mobile telephones and increasing popularity of assistive technologies built into Google Home, Siri, and Alexa, the capabilities of modern voice recognition technologies are often taken for granted. While most of us now issue voice commands and dictate messages to our devices with nary a second thought, it has taken decades of painstaking research to…
Fans of the current Commodore 64 gaming scene are blessed to have passionate game designers such as Trevor Storey to provide great re-interpretations of classic 8-bit games that provide great gaming enjoyment in the modern day environment. Today we take a look back at one of Storey’s more successful collaboration projects with coder Achim Volkers, Darkness, originally distributed by RGCD…
