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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...
Funspot: World’s Largest Arcade By Josh LaFrance
As a child I was obsessed with the Guinness Book of World Records. I wanted to see all of the amazing places that were featured in that book, and I still do.. however one place in the book stood out to me above all others due to my love of gaming even at a young age....
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Pilotwings 64
A monumental cameo (or three).
Retro Games on Modern Consoles – By Brad Feingold
PINBALLFX3 WILLIAMS COLLECTION VOLUME 2 We have already covered the basics of the first Williams Collection and how awesome it is. Time for Volume 2. Once again, the collection grows for only $9. This time, we are looking at Black Rose, Party Zone, and Mars Attacks....
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Truckin’
Kids these days don’t know how good they’ve got it. Why, back in the olden days, our programming was so rudimentary it was literally called BASIC. We didn’t have any of these fancy MMORPGs. No sir. When we wanted to play a video game we played things like Paper Boy,...
PlayStation Classic Review – Nostalgia Trip Joined by Some Great Titles
It seems like some of the best-selling consoles like PlayStation and Nintendo have decided to re-make their older consoles for people who want to enjoy playing classic games. This might be a new trend that they want to follow, providing players trip down through...
Haunted Castle (Castlevania)
From the moment I put my hand on the controller and made Simon Belmont walk from place to place in Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest, I was hooked; and I would be with almost every other game in the series that came before and after it. I've played and completed just about...
Super Mario Bros. 3 by Amy Trinanes
The first game system I was ever introduced to was the NES (or Nintendo Entertainment System for all you Type A’s). My addiction started early. I was a 6 year old on a daily mission to save Princess Toadstool. My house was the hangout for Super Mario parties, and I...
Five Retro Games That Deserve a Re-Do
"What If" is a familiar term in video game history. What if this game didn’t play like this? Or what if this developer worked on this game, instead of so and so? While it fuels debate and keeps the conversation going, more often than not, fans’ suggested changes just...
the Game Chasers – By Brett Weiss
Billy Chaser and Jay Hunter travel all over Texas and beyond, far from their homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, searching for electronic artifacts housed in plastic— and people can’t get enough of their quests. Chaser and Hunter host The Game Chasers, a...
Boss Fight Books Presents: Final Fantasy V
Chris Kohler’s book on Final Fantasy V gives excellent insight into what the import gaming scene was like in the ’90s and the several unknowns that came with it. Where most would have turned away from paying for and playing a game that was in a different language,...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes
One of my most distinctive childhood memories: I woke up before sunrise on a Saturday morning. It was raining. To be more specific, there was freezing rain pelting the windows. I turned on the television. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was playing. Not the crappy...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “Dr. Scott” Sheridan
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Scott Sheridan, who is displayed on card number 2259 from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Scott is also featured on card number 2605. Scott’s love for pinball started in college. He gradually ended up collecting pinball...
RDI Halcyon: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
A new Wonders of the Retro Gaming World is up! This time, based around the Halcyon by RDI. Created by Rick Dyer, this Laserdisc playing machine incorporated elements of AI and voice recognition in 1985! Sadly, however, never saw release thanks to the high costs...
The MegaSD is a FPGA Flashcart for Playing Sega CD Backup ROM’s
FPGA reproduction consoles are awesome. I doubt anyone would argue that fact (although, this is the internet) and certainly blow crappy emulation systems out of the water (like anything that involves a NOAC - Nintendo on a Chip). While most of that crap is Nintendo...
Nintendo Switch: Boxing Champs Now Available – Put Up Your Dukes!!!!!
Raz Games’ top-down boxing game Boxing Champs is now on Nintendo Switch! Originally released on Steam, the game deftly mixes arcade gameplay with more traditional boxing mechanics – delivering some solid Punch-Out!!-inspired boxing action to Switch owners playing on...
