Category: Games Consoles

Nintendo PlayStation: It's real and it works

Engadget has published an extensive article about the Nintendo Playstation, which first appeared back in July. A lot of people were skeptical about the Frankenstein machine equipped with CD-ROM and SNES cartridge slot. Could it be real? Well, it is! “The “Nintendo PlayStation” is now the stuff of gaming legend, with reportedly only about 200 prototypes ever produced. But, as…

Japanese SNES ‘The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes’ Fan-Translated Into English

The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes is a 1995 Japan-exclusive action game for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo). Contrary to several bad Spiderman games, “Lethal Foes” is a great game, with great graphics and action. It is too bad it was never released in North America. Following the motto “better late than ever”, the game was recently translated by fans to…

Long Lost ‘Wonderland Dizzy’ Nintendo NES ROM Online

Following the recent buzz about the new Wonderland Dizzy game, the Oliver Twins have also made available the (until now) unreleased Nintendo NES title Wonderland Dizzy and put it online for free. RetroCollect website reports that “This fantastic discovery is now sitting proudly on the newly launched Wonderland Dizzy website which includes an online Nintendo NES emulator to sample the game. Featuring…

Back to The Future Day – Game up and celebrate!

On Oct 21st, 2015, Marty McFly arrives in our year, finally! The future pictured in the movie is not quite right, but it is an important date nonetheless. To celebrate this day, we have selected few retro games you should play, if you haven’t done already. Since we are talking specifically about the second movie, our choices are narrowed down…

Axria Retro World – Free Game Boy Inspired Platformer Available Now!

The first finished game in the Axria series; Retro World boasts four Gameboy inspired worlds of star throwing, wall climbing, enemy fire action! Journey to the Hidden Fortress in search of Scarfire, but beware his demonic creatures along your journey! With many hidden areas to find and a great challenge ahead, Axria Retro World will keep you on your toes…

Visit to Ottawa's Retro Gaming Stores

Nowadays, it is all about the Internet, right? We can buy anything from almost anywhere, and for people who chase the latest and greatest collectable retro-game there are good options around the globe. However, sometimes it is nice to be able to shop using the old fashion way: driving to a physical store, browse the titles, talk to the sales…

Gamer claims to leave Super Famicom turned on for 20 years to keep his saved game data

Twitter user @UMIHARAKawase send a message this week stating that he keeps his Super Famicom console powered on for 20 years, so he won’t risk losing hisUmihara Kawase game data. Incidentally, I’m pretty sure my first generation Umihara Kawase, which has been on in the SNES for over 20 years, has been in operation for over 180,000 hours. If the power is…

BITBITJam 2015 Retro Homebrew Downloads!

BITBITJam is a RetroGame event where people around the world create a game for old hardware in a weekend. This year’s BITBITJam was held from Fri 24 of July to Sun 26 of July, there were some fantastic entries and you can now download all the retro homebrew goodness over at http://bitbitjam.com/#entries. The winner for Best Confronted Kingdoms Game is Les Quizarables…

Volgarr the Viking – Dreamcast Port!

Volgarr the Viking by Crazy Viking Studios Dreamcast Port by Marc Hall. You are Volgarr! Do you have what it takes to be the greatest Viking Barbarian Lord in the world? Return to the Golden Age of arcade gaming with all-new hardcore action experience that pulls no punches. Playing as Volgarr the Viking, use your sword and spear to slaughter…

'Dr. Who' homebrew-ish game for the first time released for the NES

Join the Doctor in his first big adventure on the NES! The Doctor must save a mysterious planet from the grips all sorts of creatures! There is no ROM available online so we can check the game. Anyone interested will have to put $50 to get the cartridge. The games itself is not exactly a new homebrew game but, according to…