If you’re a fan of Arcade1Up’s revival of classic arcade machines designed for your home, get ready. Longtime arcade fans will be pleasantly happy to learn that the company is bringing back the highlight of many a gamer’s youth with a home version of Terminator 2: Judgement Day! Starting Monday, November 1, 2021, you can […]
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‘Doom’ Now Plays on Twitter
Just when you think the running joke of making Doom run on everything has reached its zenith, along comes something else. Case in point: Doom now runs on Twitter. Okay, while it’s not quite the experience you might be thinking, it’s still pretty cool. The Tweet2Doom bot allows you (if you have the patience) to […]
‘Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain’ Added to GOG.com Alongside ‘Elvira: Mistress of The Dark’ And ‘Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus’
If you know anything about Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, you might also know the legal quagmire that the game has been in ever since it was released back in 1996. The good news is that after an eternity, the wizards at GOG have finally managed to get the PC version on their service. Part […]
[Retrospective] ‘Castlevania’ is Still Vampire Killing at 35
It’s ironic that we’ve only now gotten around to diving deep into the original Castlevania after delving into retrospectives for its two sequels. At 35, the series has seen its up and downs. The current trend seems to be to lament over “the good old days” of when Konami first bestowed greatness on Nintendo’s Famicom […]
[Watch] Mini-Doc Takes a Look at The Making of ‘Batman: The Video Game’ For The NES
It must be the day where you sit back d d watch some making-of documentaries for classic video games. YouTuber Lord Kayoss (whom you might remember from his video of Jason Voorhees playing Mortal Kombat X a few years back) has recently waded into things with a documentary on the making of the Sunsoft adaptation […]
[Watch] Check Out The New ‘Castlevania: Rondo of Blood’ And ‘Symphony of The Night’ Doc From Splash Wave!
We’re still waiting on Limited Run Games to announce their physical version of Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood for the PlayStation 4. But in the meantime, YouTube channel Splash Wave has a treat for fans in the form of a new documentary on the making of both games! Seeing as […]
Playing With (Horrific) Super Power! 30 Years of Super Nintendo in North America
Really, what more can anyone say about the Super Nintendo, which has now hit the big 3-0 here in North America? The successor to the NES was the best-selling console of its era, went toe-to-toe with the Sega Genesis in the “console wars” of the 90s, and for many remains the most-cherished Nintendo console of […]
New ‘Castlevania: Bloodlines’ Beta Appears Online, Includes Cut Airship Level
Back in April, a fansite happened upon some classic gold with the long-lost prototype of Castlevania: Resurrection. And now, more treasure has surfaced with the rare beta of Konami’s only Sega Genesis offering for the franchise in Castlevania: Bloodlines. Fan forum Sega Saturno has posted the 0.5 beta, which was obtained by user TARA200 and […]
Limited Run Games Offering Collector’s Edition of ‘I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream’ Today, Featuring Original Boxed Copies
If you’re a fan of Harlan Ellison’s classic point-and-click horror adventure title I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, then Limited Run Games has something for you later today. The thing is, you’ll have to be quick about it. Announced yesterday via Twitter, Limited Run Games is offering Collector’s Editions of Cyberdreams’ I Have […]