3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
I’ve been a fan of classic gaming mods for sometime, even attempting quite a few myself. Some of them add amazing functionality, like the Game Boy Color IPS mod. Others transform a handheld into an HDMI enabled home console. But sometimes, they exist for no other reason than to prove…
Sonic Adventure 2 is filled to the brim with iconic moments, from the City Escape truck scene to Eggman blowing up the moon. Perhaps one of the most memorable parts, however, comes when Sonic meets Shadow at the Green Forest. As the scene that gave us lines like “I found…
In a world where people are paying thousands for Pokémon cards and old video games, records are being broken left and right. Less than a month after a copy of Super Mario 64 auctioned for $1.5 million, breaking the record for most expensive video game ever sold, a sealed copy…
Nothing is quite as nostalgic for me as sitting down with my friends after school for a rousing match of Mario Kart 64. The four-player split-screen action was mindblowing to us and the graphics at the time were some of the sharpest, and prettiest, we’d ever seen. Fast forward 25…
If you’re a child of the ’90s, you probably have come across a Cruis’n game at some point, be it in the corner of an arcade or movie theater, or on the good ol’ N64. Arcade company Raw Thrills is bringing its entry in the series, Cruis’n Blast, to the…
More Rhythm Heaven is needed in the world, and it’s comforting to know there are some supremely talented individuals who agree with me on that. One need only look at the Rhythm Heaven Reanimated project, which brought together several such animators and artists to recreate every minigame and medley from…
As Final Fantasy protagonists go, X’s Tidus has a pretty bizarre design, which is saying something. Boasting a jacket with no shirt, mismatched gloves, and an unusual pair of dungarees, it’s quite the look. Thanks to a recent interview with Famitsu, translated by Siliconera, we may finally have an answer…
Normally every anniversary that’s rendered in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshot form by Masahiro Sakurai puts a smile on my face. One of the core appeals of Smash is the massive memory lane paved by its represented games, and seeing Sakurai give attention to popular titles and obscurities alike over…
Not only are The Simpsons arguably America’s favorite animated family ever, the iconic franchise spawned what may be one of the greatest licensed video games ever in 2003 with the launch of The Simpsons: Hit & Run. You need only look at the widespread outcry for a remaster, the endless…
There are very few items from Pokémon lore as memorable as the one million yen bike from Pokémon Red and Blue. It was iconic, it was fast, it was super expensive. Luckily for you (if you’re in Japan at least), The Pokémon Company has announced that it’s giving out ONE…
Namco is one of the oldest video game companies around, producing some of the most iconic arcade games of the medium’s golden age. Although it’s now joined at the hip with Bandai, the company still celebrates that legacy, and now it’s opened up its artwork vault to share some history….
It’s no secret that I have a huge soft spot for the Nintendo 64, and even now, nearly 25 years later, I get excited anytime I find something new or unusual discovered or created for the console. Whether it’s the recently uncovered Dinosaur Planet beta build, or a speedun of…
