Dance Dance Revolution – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Jan 27, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution hit the Japanese arcade scene in 1998 as a brand-new addition to Konami’s Bemani series of music and rhythm games. Like Beatmania, Konami would utilize a specialized cabinet with a powerful sound system and a control system...

JAKE SIMPSON, REVOLUTION X – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 25, 2022 | 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Light gun games get no love today, but with the popularization of games the likes of Duck Hunt, Wild Gunman, Gumshoe and Hogan’s Alley in the 1980s, Nintendo proved they could be big sellers on the console market if done right. In the arcades, however, they were...

Experts reveal the diets and workout plans of top characters!

by Old School Gamer | Jan 24, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming

New year is here, and therefore it’s time to sign up for that annual gym membership you are probably, rarely, going to use. But have you ever sat at your console and wondered “how would they keep in shape” when it comes to gaming characters? Well, Ebuyer has taken...

SNK VS CAPCOM: Card Fighters’ Clash Review – Nintendo Switch

by Mike Mertes | Jan 23, 2022 | 1990s, Reviews

SNK VS CAPCOM: Card Fighters’ Clash was a bit of a head-scratcher for Neo Geo fans when it came out in 1999. I certainly was looking forward to a portable version of SNK VS Capcom where I could duke it out in standard fighting game format with epic matchups like...

Beatmania! – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Jan 23, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

October 1999 – A newly christened DJ named DJ Eclipse walked into a mall arcade with his high school friends and surveyed what arcade games were on the floor that home consoles couldn’t easily replicate. There were plenty of light gun games littering the...

Wonder Boy – HOT NEWS as an Arcade game from 1986 gets an unofficial Amiga port by Acidbottle

by Indie Retro News | Jan 22, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Wonder Boy is a game designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa which started its life as a skateboard rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the great adventure platformer with RPG elements known as ‘ Wonderboy in Monster Land ‘. Both of these...