Author Archives: Kevin

A self employed blogger and web developer, Kevin is a huge games fan who plays online regularly.

Top Five Reasons to Game Retro

outrun

Well, if you’re part of a younger generation and you’ve never had access to prior generations of gaming consoles, you’re seriously missing out. To prove it to you, we’ll give you five reasons why you should be gaming retro. 1. Quality It’s important not to forget that these are the games that helped start it…

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

It’s amazing how most gamers tend to have fond memories of games they had played when they were younger, even when they weren’t that great. This is particularly true for games which came with the system you bought as you inevitably played them a lot if they were good or not. One game I have…

7 Cool Nintendo Mods

nintendo

I’m not very technical and I’m kind of lazy too, so I have a lot of respect for those who take old systems and improve them in some way, even if the improvement is somewhat strange! Here is a list of 7 cool Nintendo Modifications. Enjoy 1. NES DVD Player First up is the NES…

Retro Gaming with an X-Arcade Joystick

X-Arcade Solo Joystick

There are lots of great emulation scripts available which let you play classic games from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Generally speaking, playing games in this matter is illegal. Some companies are happy for you to play an old emulated game on your computer if you own the original game itself though other companies disagree…

5 Awful Street Fighter II Ports

street-fighter-ii-logo

As I have mentioned a few times on Retro Gaming Consoles already, Street Fighter II was one of my favourite games growing up. I played it regularly in the arcades with my friends and the number of hours I spent playing the game went through the roof once I got it for the Super NES….

Uniracers AKA UniRally

UniRacers AKA UniRally

UniRacers, known as UniRally here in the UK, was a fantastic two player racing game which was released on the Super NES in 1994. I played the game a lot when I was younger with my brother and in my opinion, it was one of the best games for the system. Strangely, I also played…

Sega Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection

Sega Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection

I noticed the other day that the Sega Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection (known as Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection in North America) was down to £14.99 on Play. I mentioned this to my friend Joe and he told me I was crazy and would be throwing my money away if I purchased it. Before I talk…