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The Cabinet of Curiosities: Tecmo Cup Soccer Game
Do you love the beautiful game of soccer, but also crave the turn-based action of game’s Final Fantasy? Fear not! With Tecmo Cup Soccer Game you can have both at once! First, let’s acknowledge how clunkiness of title. It reads like a bad subtitle in an old kung fu...
Top 10 NES Games of All Time
10 // CONTRA This classic run and gun action game by Konami set the bar very high for platforming shooting games. This is also an arcade port and an excellent one at that. Many titles on the NES copied Contra's formula, but none are as good as the original. 09 //...
Boy, Oh Game Boy: Lighten Up
Lights out.
The Best Old School Soccer Video Games of All Time
Nothing quite stokes nostalgia in the heart of a particular brand of millennial as memories of playing old school soccer video games. Whilst some were no doubt better than others, back in the 90’s and early 2000’s it was still a novelty for many to be playing a game...
Magical Tetris Challenge By Amy Trinanes
If you want your kids to experience a fun old school game, with awesome Disney characters to go along with it, (admit it, a part of you wants to play it too...) then Magical Tetris Challenge is for you! This was my go to game as a 10 year old when I needed a Tetris...
Archer MacLean’s Super Dropzone for SNES Review
New Review! Archer Maclean's Super Dropzone for the SNES was only released in PAL regions so may not be familiar to some of you, but it's a fun shooter that's well worth your time if you ever happen across it. [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0"...
5 Reasons Why a Game Boy Classic Would Be Amazing
With all the recent talk over the reported Nintendo Switch Mini and what Old School Console will be exalted via ”classic” console, Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. makes the argument for the Game Boy and why a return to glory would serve the Nintendo brand...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 720
About a month ago, I decided I was finally going to learn how to skateboard. I had a skateboard as a kid, but I never learned how to use it. The most I did was use it as a luge down the hill near my house. Now, I’m learning how to use my board properly. Mostly, that...
Best Spooky Games By Josh LaFrance
Do you love halloween? I certainly do, and the fact that it is coming soon got all of us here at Classic Console Magazine thinking about some of the great "spooky" retro games that we have played over the years. These are not games that are necessarily in the horror...
Modern Indie Publisher Announced for Evercade. Also, Official Trailer
It’s been several months since we reported on the Evercade. The new retro handheld console that uses a cartridge system and includes HDMI-out previously had a handful of big-name publishers sign onboard, including the likes of Atari, Interplay and Data East. Since our...
Ninja Gaiden – By Michael Mertes
By the beginning of 1989, the Nintendo Entertainment System already had a plethora of platforming titles available, but none of them had evolved the genre as much as one title in particular. Just a few short months into 1989, Ninja Gaiden set itself apart from other...
Numskull Designs Proudly Announce: The Quarter Arcades ‘Galaga™’ Cabinet
Numskull Designs is incredibly proud to team up with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment for the second instalment in its Quarter Arcades range! One of the world’s most recognisable, innovative shooters of all time goes back to where it all began...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Chase the Chuck Wagon
Late at night, I often lay in bed pondering the deep, unanswerable questions of life: Why are we here? What does it all mean? And why would someone decide to make a video game based off Purina’s Chuck Wagon line of dog food? First, a little background is necessary. In...
Dreamcast: 15 Years By Josh LaFrance
Most games in this modern era succeed based on online gameplay. Some of the biggest titles of the last 10 years have been first person shooters or MMOs and although online gaming existed prior to the Dreamcast, SEGA was the first to do it right and allow online gaming...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Tetris for NES
More Mario love from Russia.
Crazy Taxi: City Rush
Everyone here at Classic Console Magazine loves Crazy Taxi! What is there not to love about fast paced racing action? Crazy Taxi offered a unique premise as a racing game. Instead of racing against fellow competitors it was a race against time trying to deliver your...
Mother/Earthbound Origins 2X LP Soundtrack Review
If you had told me that the vinyl release of the Mother Soundtrack would be my favorite out of my record collection back when I started picking up game music on vinyl, I would have told you that you were crazy; but after multiple listenings of this incredible record,...
Thing: Compaz’s Quest
Very seldom do we have the opportunity to play a new game that is such a throwback to the games of a by gone era that it makes you feel like a kid again. This game does exactly that! At times it felt like I was playing a 16 bit era Mario style game, and others...
Five Franchises That Deserve Their Own Switch Collections
The Nintendo Switch has proven itself as a venerable next-generation console thanks to the hybrid gaming experience it provides, but it’s also one that pays serious homage to classic franchises. Whether it’s the Nintendo Online service or the bevy of remastered ports...
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
It's been many years, but the Ninja Warriors are getting their opportunity to shine once again on modern platforms. ININ Games and Taito have expanded on the SNES edition of this series and is releasing a new version of the Ninja Warriors on the PS4 and Nintendo...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jon Klinkel
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jon Klinkel, who is displayed on card number 66, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Jon is also featured on cards 2916 for Galaga Forum and soon-to-be-released 2918 in a Score Wars group picture. Current Administrator of...
TheC64 is being Rebooted Full Size, Includes Functioning Keyboard
The aptly named company, Retro Games, released an interesting, but ultimately disappointing mini-reboot console last year called TheC64 Mini. Criticised for its weak joystick, unsatisfactory emulation and fake keyboard (which added even more difficulty for downloaded...
2600 Homebrew
Who would have thought that so many years later the Atari 2600 would still be alive? Amongst a community of Atari fans and programmers on the internet, the 2600 is very much alive, with new games coming out each and every year! Just looking through the threads of...
Contra Original Video Game Soundtrack on Vinyl
Mondo Tees has been releasing quite a few 12-inch vinyl records of soundtracks from some of the greatest Konami games the past couple of years. Being a massive fan of the Contra franchise, there was no question that I would be picking up the soundtrack to the original...
