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 […]
King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Review
March 21, 2011 by 86 Comments
I love documentaries, especially if it is on a subject that I enjoy. Whether that be a nature documentary or one concerning the early twentieth century, I love the way documentaries edit, construct and tell the story using archive and new footage. When I heard that a film had been made about Donkey Kong, I […]
Top Tips for Purchasing a Classic Console
March 16, 2011 by 49 Comments
There are many people who have created emulators for all the classic consoles so that you can play all the classics from the comfort of your PC. Just upload and away you go. But nothing beats the experience of playing the game in its original console format. Whether it is a trip down memory lane […]
Mega32x: A Misunderstood Machine?
March 14, 2011 by 47 Comments
The Mega32x is sometimes declared to be the dumbest move that SEGA ever made. But was it really? If you look back on its subjectively in terms of the system it was a great move, just poorly planned. The Megadrive had been for the SEGA their biggest selling console (and probably still is) and it […]
Top Five Special Moves or Attacks
March 11, 2011 by 115 Comments
Ever since we performed our first down right punch producing a fireball on Streetfighter 2 games have had the lure of the special move. This is a move that is generally a game breaker, master the move and you master the character and then ultimately the game. Here I take a look at the Top […]
7 Cool Nintendo Mods
December 11, 2009 by 198 Comments
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 […]
Retro Gaming with an X-Arcade Joystick
December 7, 2009 by 5 Comments
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 […]
