By admin on December 16, 2009
It’s amazing how most gamers tend to have fond memories of games they had played when they were younger, even when they weren’t that great. This is particularly true for games which came with the system you bought as you inevitably played them a lot if they were good or not.
One game I have fond [...]
Posted in Classic Games
By admin on December 11, 2009
I’m not very technical and I’m kind of lazy too, so I have a lot of respect for those who take old systems and improve them in some way, even if the improvement is somewhat strange!
Here is a list of 7 cool Nintendo Modifications. Enjoy
1. NES DVD Player
First up is the NES [...]
Posted in Retro Gaming
By admin on December 7, 2009
There are lots of great emulation scripts available which let you play classic games from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Generally speaking, playing games in this matter is illegal. Some companies are happy for you to play an old emulated game on your computer if you own the original game itself though other companies disagree [...]
Posted in Retro Gaming
By admin on December 3, 2009
As I have mentioned a few times on Retro Gaming Consoles already, Street Fighter II was one of my favourite games growing up. I played it regularly in the arcades with my friends and the number of hours I spent playing the game went through the roof once I got it for the Super NES.
As [...]
Posted in Weird & Wonderful
By admin on November 30, 2009
UniRacers, known as UniRally here in the UK, was a fantastic two player racing game which was released on the Super NES in 1994. I played the game a lot when I was younger with my brother and in my opinion, it was one of the best games for the system.
Strangely, I also played [...]
Posted in Classic Games
By admin on November 28, 2009
I noticed the other day that the Sega Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection (known as Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection in North America) was down to £14.99 on Play. I mentioned this to my friend Joe and he told me I was crazy and would be throwing my money away if I purchased it. Before I talk [...]
Posted in Retro Gaming
By admin on November 23, 2009
Last week I participated in a discussion over at DigitPress. The thread started off talking about what people thought was better: the SNES or the MegaDrive (Sega Genesis); however the argument changed direction nearer the end with myself and a few others debating over which console had the best controller.
I liked the original 3 button [...]
Posted in Retro Gaming