James-Bond

@845H Plus they did "The Power" as well a puzzle game with the " I got the power" song from Snap!

Always had a soft spot for Pang ever since Amiga version as great simple but addictive premise, and arcade plus MAME. Never played SNES one natively but only through emulation. No doubt arcade perfect on one of the numerous Capcom compilations out there.

@Damo Looks like Commodore are going to have a new trademark/ownership lawsuit on hands as I bet WWE has "Starrcade and Starcade" all legally wrapped up since WCW ownership in early 2001, as it is the name of their PPV/PLE version of Wrestlemania.

It was even brought out of hibernation for NXT in last few years to keep trademark alive and in use.

This is like a time warp to the mid to late 90s with this never ending Commodore ownership/rights saga still ongoing in 2025 nearly 30 years later.

Reads straight out of Amiga Format circa 1995.

Free Cover Disk still included!

That magazine lasted forever as well all the way to the 21st century.

Damn real shame has been taken down, was going to take 2 as well!

Very good retro channel!

@Robocod Thriving Euro You Tube Nostalgia scene though!

@X68000 Real hardcore Amiga players and Cinemaware devotees bought an extra external disk drive to reduce disk swapping by 50%!

@The_Nintend_Pedant

Original Atari Lynx and PC Engine GT were large and drained batteries super quick also, so best played from power source inside also!

Visual Size Comparison Handhelds

https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/ajzbth/size_comparison_of_popular_consoles_over_the_last/

What would UK Resistence make of all this?

"Blue Sky in Games Rare Early Artefacts Raided by Police Possibly Enforced by SEGA.

News at 11!

Fingers crossed for Deadly Premonition III then, the most Twin Peaks insane unofficial game there is, it even out does the Lynch universe!

@Ellie-Moo Have you read the Gremlin History from Bitmap Books, released a few years ago now?

It has been recently reprinted and available again...

I have not, and looks like 10 pounds off down to 24.99 so good timing!

https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/a-gremlin-in-the-works

Great article, really well dond TE. Miss this genre Utopia, Supremacy, Deuteros, Millenium 2.2 and others all perfectly suited to touch screen play on tablets as well.

Got a minty SNES version for a reasonable price during Pandemic. Think it uses SNES mouse as well. Always thought PAL/JAP mouse should have used Famicom primary colours as well for buttons and have been more ergonomic.

Looks interesting, plus real carts so no dawn raids for reviewing it by Nintendo, but would prefer pre-built and all regions in one instead of seperate USA/UK editions.

There was Super SNES or whatever it was called a few years ago, I nearly purchased a purple style USA version, with a cartridge slot handheld, but decided against it in end.

Ah yes the SupaBoy! Looks gigantic!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c-bzYo_wGf

Plus this is apparently out in 2025 delayed from 2020 also.

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24334903/my-arcade-super-retrochamp-handheld-gaming-retro-sega-nintendo-cartridges

Plays Megadrive/Genesis carts also...

I definitely like the USA red and black attack style boxart!

Does anyone know at TE if his work with Starfox 2 or in fact any other Super FX games as well I presume not, as would have said as have a cartridge version of Starfox sequel for SNES? Would be fun if compatible with sequel as well, but as no official release obviously, maybe Stunt Race FX, Vortex others are a possibility in future? Even non FX games like F Zero or Mario Kart?

The revitilised grey import market of the late 80s and 90s has a new challanger!

I will round out some other cast members....

Sagat = Steve Austin with eyepatch and lifts

Fei Long = The evil leader from Cobra Kai season 6

Vega = Pedro Pascal why not he is in everything else!

Cammy = Taylor Swift

I was hoping for John Cena to ham it up to be fair in a dictator costume, with the news swirling that Cody Rhodes might play Guile!

Who will be this generation's Kylie Minogue equivalent?

50 Cent as Balrog/Boxer kind of works though character wise.

At this rate they will cast a discount Taylor Swift to play Cammy (modern equivalent of Kylie I guess) but who would fill the shoes and costume?

If they lost 12 last time around and that was 50% of workforce and 14 this time around there really cannot be anyone left surely?

"Posting on social media, the company confirmed that it was shedding an additional 14 staff members. This follows the news that, back in March, Cyan laid off 12 staff, which accounted for half of its workforce."

I could see this branded Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Square, Sega stuff being really popular today on a re-released Barcode Battler device.

Especially if they crossed over with electronic Pokemon cards whose craze/interest/value has only increased through the decades...

I am surprised Nintendo has never linked real Pokemon cards with an electronic device/game reader or even linked it to a Switch reader to play and transfer stats similar to Amiibos...

Been out of Pokemon loop for ages so if they have news to me.

@Sketcz A lack of quality colour manuals now is a crime as well as inserts plus maps and other extras.

Open up a Switch 2 case today and literally there is nothing inside it apart from a plastic faux cartridge all for 80 dollars what a bargain!

This is meant to be progress?

Much more effort was placed on creating physical products in the not too recent past with mainstream games.

I am thinking of getting one now as well, only 20-30 pounds boxed, due to this article, what have you started Time Extension...

But it is cool!

Had my eye on this one as the art, pictures, screenshots and layout look really nice.

Looks a bit like a cross between Thunderforce, Lords of Thunder on PC Engine and Apidya on the Amiga vibes in terms of graphics but with a sci fi theme instead of insects.

A full decade to induct Goldeneye...rather surprised.

Does it include an authentic blue screen of death?

I imported or bought one in USA and brought it back on the plane to UK, primarily because the exchange rate was 1 pound to 2 dollars at the time so made it super cost effective, and I learned all about horrible PAL optimisation plus speed differences and borders... thanks Mean Machines! Did not once think of any warranty matters.

The books are great, plus industry and creative individuals have realised there is a huge market for legislated nostalgia and company profiles plus biographies.

Having it physically present in front of you and tactile is so much better than any digital version, still in any capacity.

With the physical magazine industry on last legs it is the best/only alternative...

Final Fantasy, R Type, Gradius, Kings Quest Collection, North and South and Streetfighter ones are my favourites.

Especially the Super R-Type painting used for the official SNES American box, with the giant boss dominating the picture against the tiny ship.

Made an impression back when box art sold games.

Talented. Best wishes to family. RIP.

Will back, one of the best software houses UK ever produced.

Collecting all the Psygnosis and Psyclapse Amiga boxed games at present for Roger Dean artwork and others.

In other news have been scrolling through EGM digital archive beta test run as up and running for compendium book kickstarter backers since last week.

Pretty comprehensive even already, defintely should be done for future retro magazines.

Floating red monster hell head demon is hilarious, might make entire thing worth it!

Are they all gigantic PC games from the 90s back during the glory years of packaging?

Will buy no doubt, I got the cover art one at Christmas.

One thing I did notice is Paper Mario prices on Gamecube have flattened to reasonable levels after the recent re-release/remaster on Switch.

Basically cut in half as game was going for close to a hundred or over, now hovers around 50-60.

More a case of a new improved edition coming to market, giving more ways to play the original.

Cannot wait for the Greg Norman and David Beckham announcement!

@Lorfarius You finished it in a weekend! Just arrived today, lots of content and more writing than expected, over 400 pages!

Who can forget the classic EGM Shen Long prank!

So good they did it again for Streetfighter III.

Obviously no need for Streetfigjter IV!

https://www.gamepressure.com/editorials/april-fools-jokes-that-turned-out-real/street-fighter-iv-sheng-long/z23f9

This Castlevania one is high up there, lots of effort went in by looks of elements.

@FPGAguru I thought it was released in France in the end? Recall lots of official adverts in a Consoles XS magazine I picked up early 90s.

Just ordered his book as well, hopefully be a special issue 25 celebratory one like that extra Super Play issue for the SNES mini launch!

Its not too bad, never played it at the time but gave it a go over Pandemic, plus has the N64 Goldeneye feel in places due to the hardware. Unlike say certain games afterwards on the next wave of consoles that could move the Bond games in new directions...also probably the first ever digital recreation of Denise Richards/Christmas Jones!

Konami used to release a Gradius game as a programming exercise for their coders I read, to learn the architecture of a new console. Gradius III with SNES, Gradius IV with PS2, must have stopped with PS3/360/Wii.

Still regret selling that copy of Gradius V on my PS2 clearout. Oops.

Not super expensive now, but pricier...

Recently picked up Gradius Collection on PSP with IV and Gaiden amongst some of these titles included, plus an art gallery and extra features...

Sonic sneakers next surely if not done already!

Looks good, could be a market for these mods/customisations!

● MSG style cardboard box
● Crash Bandicoot
● Final Fantasy sword
● Astro Boy

Looks good from the video, was unaware of it as Japanese exclusive, will now check it out!

Its either an MSX clone of Neo's grey work IBM PC or ultra deluxe hacker version of his home rig or a next gen Nokia Engage to whatever flip phones they used from late 90s to early 00s...

If not then letdown.

Have they ever released Propeller Arena the cancelled flying game in some capacity and is it playable offline/online does anybody know?

Edit: I see it was leaked online a disk image a few years back.

Best videogame hardware scandal since Gizmondo!

https://www.thedrive.com/news/2559/the-weird-wild-saga-of-gizmondo-part-1

This Midway to Acclaim 1990s transfer was way before that I believe all covered here...

The Story Behind NBA Jam | A 90s Gaming Masterpiece

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3HoCv1gzVC8