Image: Sony Computer Entertainment It’s fair to say that with WipEout, Sony got its marketing absolutely spot-on. In fact, it’s hard to recall another instance in the history of video game marketing when the stars aligned so perfectly. The game’s marriage of cutting-edge visuals, stunning design (courtesy of The Designers Republic) and excellent music delivered … Read more
Image: @TANITAofficial Japanese company Tanita has announced that it is producing a series of health-related devices in collaboration with SNK’s King of Fighters series. The firm has revealed a pedometer, thermometer / hygrometer and “professional body composition monitor”, all complete with King of Fighters ’98 branding. The deal is one of the many ways SNK … Read more
Image: Something Nerdy Studios Ever since we first saw Former Dawn back in 2022, we’ve pretty much been glued to the social media of its developer Something Nerdy Studios, eagerly awaiting every new update about the promising title. Former Dawn, in case you’ve missed our other coverage of the game so far, is a groundbreaking … Read more
Image: Jake Smith While you could certainly argue that Sega behaved like a headless chicken for much of the mid-1990s when it came to questionable hardware releases, one of its canned systems, the Neptune, would have been really cool to own. A Mega Drive / Genesis combined with a Sega 32X, it was positioned as … Read more
Image: Sony Computer Entertainment We all know that the PS1 is a goldmine when it comes to classic RPGs, but it’s a shame that more of them aren’t available on Sony’s current system, the PS5. This was a point that was put to Working Designs founder Victor Ireland when he recently spoke on the Retro … Read more
Image: Sega When you’re talking about the truly great RPGs of the 1990s, sooner or later, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium is going to crop up in the conversation. Released in 1993 in Japan and 1995 in the West, the game cost just under $100 in North America, which made its subsequent … Read more
Image: Natsume The Japanese video game orchestra Music Engine has announced plans to hold a concert next February to mark the 30th anniversary of the SNES RPG Lufia II. Lufia II was developed by the Japanese development studio Neverland and originally published by Taito in Japan in February 1995, under the name Estpolis Denki II. … Read more
Image: Damien McFerran / Time Extension Archivists have uncovered a prototype of a lost Commodore 64 “visual novel” from the co-creator of Centipede Dona Bailey. The game, which is called Computer Theatre, was found in the collection of Paul Allen Newel (one of the designers of Simutrek’s laserdisc game Cube Quest) and was reportedly a … Read more
You might not be aware of this, but Hudson’s popular Bomberman series made its arcade debut much earlier than you might suspect. The first Bomberman coin-op was released in 1991 by Irem, under licence from Hudson. Published as Atomic Punk and DynaBlaster in some regions, it was followed by a sequel, Bomber Man World, in … Read more
Image: Damien McFerran / Time Extension Taki Udon has become a key figure in the world of FPGA gaming thanks to his efforts to reduce the cost of MiSTer hardware. His MiSTer Pi system offers a $99 entry point into this amazing sector of the market and is worth every penny. However, it would seem … Read more
