Author: Danny Neleman

It feels like ages (well, five months to be exact) since we last had a Nintendo Online Mega Drive, or Genesis, update on Nintendo’s emulation service. After last year’s solid batch with ToeJam & Earl, Altered Beast and Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, this new update feels all over the place in terms of quality. Let’s take a look, shall we? Streets of Rage (1991) While its sequel, Streets of Rage 2, is often considered the best beat ’em up of the 16-bit generation, the gaming press of the time was pretty unanimous that the original already wiped the floor with its…

We have played Shadow of the Orient for this review on Xbox Series X. The game is also available for PC, Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch. The price all platforms is €/$ 9,99. After some time as a mobile exclusive, Shadow of the Orient has made its way to consoles. It’s the debut title from SpaceLab Games, led by Leo Nanfara, and promises a Ninja Gaiden-style 2D platformer with 15 levels spread across three acts. It blends melee and ranged combat with challenging platforming, all set in the mystical Far East. Lone Warrior You play as Xiaolang, a mystical warrior…

Somewhat indiscriminately tucked into Nintendo’s recent Partner Direct, we caught the first ever announcement of Hamster Corporation’s Arcade Archives 2 release. The game in question? None other than the original arcade version of Ridge Racer. 1990s racing fans, rejoice! The announcement is interesting for more than one reason. First, this marks the first time the original Ridge Racer has been revisited since its 1994 PlayStation port, now 31 years ago. Second, it signals Hamster Corporation’s entry into 3D emulation through the Arcade Archives series and more specifically its first step into emulating Namco’s System 22 arcade hardware. Ridge Racer made…

One pillar of the home computer era is making a sort of comeback. Huey Games, run by Rob and Andrew Hewson of Hewson Consultants—the former publisher behind ZX80 and Commodore 64 classics like Paradroid, Uridium, Exelon, and Cybernoid—has just announced a Kickstarter campaign to revive one of its other legendary games: Uridium. Developed by Four5Six, Hyper Sentinel Fusion sets out to be a high paced free roaming shump, where the aim is to destroy the defenses of colossal procedural generated bases and ships. In 2018, Uridium received a neo-retro homage in the form of the critically acclaimed Hyper Sentinel. This…

One of our favorite developer, Dotemu, responsible for genre greats like Streets of Rage 4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and other classics inspired games like Metal Slug Tactics is taking on the Marvel universe with Marvel Cosmic Invasion. The game is shown to the public for the first time in the March 27th Nintendo Direct. The game’s trailer shows off quite some similarities with Data East’s Captain America and The Avengers, from 1991. So much so, that the game feels like its the equivalent to what Teenage Mutant Turtles : Shredder’s Revenge was to Turtles in Time. A…

This review of Freddy Farmer is played and tested on Nintendo Switch. Freddy Farmer is also available on PC (Steam). The game is available for $/€ 4,99. It is interesting to see that, with all the retro releases nowadays, one genre from the olden days never really took off with the new generation of indie-developers. Maybe it’s because it is hard to combine the single-screen puzzle platformer genre, I’m talking about, with modern mechanics like rogue-lite RPG elements or deck-building. Thankfully, publisher/developer Flynn’s Arcade has a knack for delivering solid retro arcade games, especially in this once-revered subgenre. The recently…

A new book examining the relationship between video games and real-world history is set to launch later this year. Playing With History: Volume One will feature over 200 pages of analysis, retrospectives, and interviews with developers and historians. The project is currently in its pre-launch phase on Kickstarter, with a crowdfunding campaign planned for later this spring. Exploring History Through Video Games From the D-Day landings in Call of Duty to the grand strategy of Total War, video games have long been a medium for engaging with historical events. Playing With History: Volume One aims to explore how different titles…

This My Night Job Review is played and tested on Nintendo Switch. The game is also available on PC (Steam) and Playstation. The game is €/$ 3,99 and available now. Among the endless stream of rogue-lite deck-building indie games, a true arcade game occasionally emerges—one that is simply intended as a quick, score-driven 2D action game and nothing more. Brazilian developer WebCore’s My Night Job is exactly that. The game’s menu, consisting of a simple option to start the game, a leaderboard, and a settings menu, makes it clear that the game focuses solely on its core arcade gameplay. One…

A new officially licensed Terminator game, Terminator 2D: No Fate, is set for release on September 5, 2025. Developed by Bitmap Bureau and published by Reef Entertainment, the 2D side-scrolling action game will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Ports for retro platforms are expected to be announced later. The game brings back Sarah Connor, John Connor, and the T-800, combining elements makes us flashback to almost all Terminator games from the 1990s into one arcade-style game. Physical editions, including an Online Exclusive…

This Macross Shooting Insight Review is based on playtime with the Nintendo Switch version. The game is also available on PC(Steam), and PS4/PS5, for €/$ 39,99. When I first saw the announcement for Macross Shooting Insight, the first thing that sprang to mind was that it might be a rebranded version of the Japanese budget PS1 release Simple 1500: The Shooting. Thankfully, this release has nothing more in common with the 1,500-yen-priced 2.5D shmup than its name. Macross Shooting Insight has much more in common with other contemporary shmup games we’ve seen throughout the last couple of years, with the big exception of its…