The highly anticipated Outrun for Atari 2600 is finally here! Sega’s classic arcade racing game, Outrun, was certainly fun. While it never officially came to the 2600, fan GladQperson is doing it. If you are expecting arena perfect or anything related to other versions, then go ahead and skip this version-just be prepared-it’s apparently a zero chance for error version as shown in the video below. Outrun a classic Sega arcade racer Outrun was originally launched in arcades on September 8th, 1986. It was rather unique for an arcade game, as it was the first “time extend” racing game. Arcades at ..read more

Skies of Arcadia left an impression on gamers for how the game subverted expectations by following the same beat with unexpected moments. Skies of Arcadia created skies of optimism. It caught on to the era trending back in the early 2000’s of angst– people wanted to be angsty Cloud Strife, who is from Final Fantasy VIII. But, Vyse dares himself an optimist, facing the impossible with a smile on his face. Fina, the game’s resident mysterious waif, had a backbone visible from the many moons of Arcadia. Regardless of whether she was staring down a renowned pirate captain or insulting the evil emp ..read more

We are forgetting all of these obscure PC games from the mid-1990s. One among them is Starfire, released in 1994, for the NEC PC-98 in Japan. The game engine powering this game is Might and Magic, with a few minor tweaks to combat. Starfire Saved by Fans You are a mercenary, set in the future where space is the norm. You are contracted to the government, operating on the battleship Dragonet. Your job is to do cleanup- whether it’s squelching colony uprisings or cleaning up biomechanical invasions on satellites- something no one else wants to do. Full of threats and mysteries, the galaxy is eve ..read more

Modern pen and paper RPGs generally prioritize telling a good story over practically anything else. The GM’s job is to cater to the needs of the players, who are expected to obey the rules and encourage telling a good story with their fellow RPGers. In some cases, such as in Paranoia or Dungeons & Dragons, death is a tool used even more liberally because its realism makes for a much more compelling story. Players invest years building 1st-level peons into paragon powerhouses. In light of that investment, capriciously slaying characters is seen as the hallmark of a poor GM, ideally avoided ..read more

This console boots up to a screen on first start up and displays a list of the available games on a series of nested scrollable menus on the left. on the right side is a handy little overview of the Classic Arcade features that have been hidden from previous models of this brand. Additionally, those looking for more information on some of the system’s more technical specs will only need to move their cursor over an option to pull up more detail on specifications such as input lag and video output. When it debuted six months ago, the Retro Bit Generations console was one of the most anticipated ..read more

The WorkBoy was a curiosity of video game accessories. This device was intend to fill a gap between gaming consoles and computers. Like how Nintendo had a keyboard, modem etc available for their console in Japan. This add-on however lacked online connectivity meaning there were limitations to what you could do with this machine. Few had access to the WorkBoy before today. Popular on the UK television show, it even received an article in Nintendo Power magazine. You could call its longterm silence more or less intentional- technology like this has always taken time, after all. Nintendo relic be ..read more

The WorkBoy was a curiosity of video game accessories. This device was intend to fill a gap between gaming consoles and computers. Like how Nintendo had a keyboard, modem etc available for their console in Japan. This add-on however lacked online connectivity meaning there were limitations to what you could do with this machine. Few had access to the WorkBoy before today. Popular on the UK television show, it even received an article in Nintendo Power magazine. You could call its longterm silence more or less intentional- technology like this has always taken time, after all. Nintendo relic be ..read more

You would never expect to be able to play Star Fox on the Arduboy, but thanks to one of our friends e-mailing us, we are now looking at it. This game works so well because the hardware limitation has led to people using their creativity to come up with ways of portraying quality gaming experience on their 16Mhz CPU, 32KB Flash Memory, and 2.5KB Random Access Memory (RAM) device for 128×64 pixel black and white display. Innovative new games are being created for ARDUBOY with simple-to-use code that anyone can get on. The games are not limited to 3D, but Starduino is the newest game out on the m ..read more

A possible launch date has been set for the Nintendo NES Classic Mini. That has not stopped some from taking one apart and gazing at its content, such as what is powering this piece of technology. What is striking about the Nintendo NES Classic Mini is that it’s more powerful than Nintendo’s 3DS hand held. Specs of the Nintendo NES Classic Mini: System on a Chip: Allwinner R16 (4x Cortex A7, Mali400MP2 GPU) RAM SKHynix (256 megabytes DDR3) Flash: Spansion 512 megabytes SLC NAND flash, TSOP48 PMU: AXP223 Probably non-data supporting USB ports. Specs of the Nintendo 3DS: CPU: ARM11 Dual core 266 ..read more

With the remade version being released this year, Diablo 2 is sure to be a hot commodity once again. Vicarious Visions has been taking care of the remake, and it’s clear they found one their favorite projects. Diablo II was, like its predecessor, immediately commercially successful, staying near the top of game sales charts in the years following its release. The game featured four Acts that were accessible sequentially; however, Diablo II switched to a “world” style of gaming (ala World of Warcraft) for the fifth act completion. For many people, this was actually seen as cool because you were ..read more