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Pilotwings, Sonic 4 announced, Sonic 1-3 for DS, Activision on GOG, and Giana Sisters on DS!
Whew, late night shopping, fun stuff! I went to Gametraders Marion to score a few new games (Yes some of us are still current-gen gamers as well as retrogamers), like Mass Effect 1, and Bayonetta. But also scored Pilotwings for the SNES!
Folks take my advice, when shopping for old games at stores, it’s a hit and miss due to the fact that the carts may not work. But don’t fret! A clean-up on the pins and you’re good to go!
Although I luckily didn’t need to clean the pins on this one…
Okay, lets move onto today’s stories.. How can we not mention the recently-announced Sonic 4? It will be an episodic 2D game, yep that’s right, 2D! SEGA have gone for the classic style for this one, also I should mention that it will be a true sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Sonic 4 will be available around April-June (Summer in the US) on XBLA, WiiWare, PSN, and there are hints of it coming out on the iPhone as well! Time will tell folks :D
To tie things in until that comes out, another announcement made late last year, that the Sonic Classic Collection is (by now) out for the DS. Containing the first 3 Sonic titles (for the Mega Drive/Genesis no doubt), as well as Sonic & Knuckles.
I take it you folks have visited and even purchased some great tiles from GOG.com? Good Old Games. They deliver classic DOS/Windows titles to work on current versions of Windows (XP/Vista/7).
Well recently they’ve made an alliance with Activision to re-release a fair few classic titles, oh stuff like Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption. I cross my fingers in hope that they release Interstate 76 for it. Come on! Mechwarrior 2 with afros!
Over on the behance network, there is a great collection of art being submitted, in particular this one of a concept board game based on Super Mario Bros!
Finally a mate called me up today just to let me know that the C64 classic Giana Sisters is out on the Nintendo DS! So below are screenshots of the original, and then the DS version.
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DansData Blog | Are you troubled by yellowed, lifeless Lego? →
This is an excellent guide on how to de-yellow plastic of old games consoles/computers. Definitely worth a suss!
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In Retrospekt: Manomio’s C64 iPhone app v1.2 update
It was only the other day we reviewed the Commodore 64 app for the iPhone, We now find that the next update is being worked on as we speak (bringing it to version 1.2) which will allow the in-app store, which will offer games at prices ranging from $0 up to AU$2.50.
The following games are going to be included initially:
Also to get the ball rolling, they are including Bruce Lee for FREE.. Here’s a video of what the game is like:
Folks, the 1.2 update will be coming around mid-December, so this will make a perfect Xmas gift to the iPhone/iPod Touch owning, retro-gaming type!
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Listening to any chiptunes or games music at the moment?
What Chiptunes or general games music are you listening to? Talk to us about what you like, dislike and have been listening to over and over lately?
I myself have been listening to a lot of work from the 8bitpeoples collective lately.
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Retrospekt Review: Manomio’s C64 Emulator (iPhone/iPod Touch)
Reviewed by David Kudrev
Developer: Manomio
Cost: AU$5.99 (at time of review)
Ah yes, the Commodore 64. Ask any gamer from the good old days what home computer was talked about the most in the 80’s and even 90’s, and most would say “Commodore 64”. Having only played the C64 (as it will be called for the rest of the review) in primary school, It sadly wasn’t enough to experience the whole feel that the C64 was trying to push, I did get to play Spy VS Spy 2 and Cave of Word Wizard, which reminded me a lot of The Boy and his Blob.
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TouchArcade.com | Manomio's Commodore 64 Emulator returns to App Store (iPhone) →
Once it comes to the Australian store, I’ll be grabbing it to do a write-up about it as soon as I can, as this application has been rejected from the App Store a few times due to breaches of terms on the SDK. Here’s hoping it stays for good this time!