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Return of Double Dragon to be Re-Released in the US
While most Double Dragon enthusiasts will no doubt be familiar with Super Double Dragon, some may not be aware that its Japanese counterpart was a fair bit different. Also released in 1992, Return of Double Dragon was basically Super Double Dragon+, featuring...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Thanks for the Nightmares
In a childs' life, if he/she sees something so scary at one point in time, they could be scarred for life. For some it's clowns, for some it's spiders. And believe it or not, for some it's eating bananas after 8PM at night that causes nightmares. Seriously, don't...
Fox N Forests Initial Thoughts
EuroVideo’s Fox N Forests is aptly named, but it doesn’t do the game’s mechanics, throwback look and feel and challenge into consideration at all. A more suitable name would be “Rick the Fox vs. The Forest,” or something to show the cool journey our character is about...
The Secret of Monkey Island: Point and Click Gaming on the Amiga
Disclaimer: I am obsessed with the Monkey Island series. Approximately 85% of my personality was lifted directly from the character of Guybrush Threepwood. The remaining 15% was culled from an odd stew of Saturday morning cartoons, the Indiana Jones movies, and the...
30 Years of Arcade Auctions in Iowa – By Brad Feingold
As Thanksgiving ends, the Christmas holiday season chaos begins. So many different things happen; not only on the day of Thanksgiving, but the days following as well. People continue to stuff themselves with leftovers, football games are watched, ridiculously long...
Secret Sequels: The Games of Satellaview – Radical Dreamers
Chrono Trigger was a role playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that exploded onto the scene in 1995, capturing hearts and critical acclaim while selling millions. As such, it only stands to reason that there would be those clamoring for a sequel --...
The Last Official Release: Dreamcast – Karous
Hello again, retro friends, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. If you’re new around these here parts, in this series I divulge the last official games ever released on consoles, focusing on a different system each post. Usually, I playfully integrate what...
Jupiter Lander and the Birth of the Commodore 64
LOAD "JUPITER LANDER" ,8,1 SEARCHING FOR JUPITER LANDER LOADING READY RUN By 1982, the video game industry already had two titans that dominated the home video game market. The Apple II and Atari 2600 were both released in 1977 and were wildly popular. That same year...
This Day In Video Game History
