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July 31, 2012

Ads from the past 226: Hudson Portable Madness

This week's ad comes from Hudson and the amazing array of games they released during the original Gameboy era. The games were real fun especially Bonk. If you haven't tried them out I suggest them all! Check it o...
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Retrobeat Tusedays 018: Blaster Master Boss Themes

So this week we have a classic game with more classic tunes. This time around, in Blaster Master for the NES are all the boss themes. If you haven't tried this game, maybe you should! You have nothing to lose after all and it's not like you'll be spending 50 dollars for the...
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Animonday 18: Lunar Silver Star Story Complete Intro

A classic RPG from the PS1 era makes it to this week's Animonday! This game was actually pretty obscure but was released with lots of success and started a trend of collector's edition boxsets we see in today's latest RPGs. Well done Working Designs and may you rest in pea...
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July 30, 2012

Retro Gaming News 140: Dragon Force II Gameplay Translation Released

"Through the fire and flames, we carry on! Started many moons ago by two-fan crew Sandslice and Sixfortyfive, the Dragon Force II translation effort has proceeded in fits and starts and lives on as a community-wide project at Verve Fanworks. We’re grateful for all the support...
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July 27, 2012

Watch where you pick a fight...

I sure hope that plane is not landing or we'll have to postpone the fight! If there are any survivors that is...
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Finds 432: Naruto RPG for the Famicom! Hayuka!!!

So after a bit of a dry spell, I got a new game! And yes, it's for the Famicom. Not much is known about this game and I don't even think it's dumped but it's quite awesome. The game brings you the characters of the Naruto animation into the 8-bit world and in RPG format. As...
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Retro Gaming News 139: Bare Knuckle III Spanish Translation

"Well, this is a spanish translation of the game Bare Knuckle 3 for Sega Genesis.This translation is 95% complete, and , in addition to the translation, this rom has new features like: Roo selectable from the beginningstage select and nine lives (without cheats)another customizations...
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Pirate Game of the Week 042: 1944 (FC)

So this week we have another shooter. This game is actually 1943 but with a little kick to it. Yes, the pirates though they could make an entirely new game by editing a few things... They though wrong! This one should be called 1943 easy edition if anything. We do appreciate...
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Retro Game of the Week 112: Faxanadu (NES)

Here comes one of the most interesting games released very early in the NES lifetime. Faxanadu is definitely one gem that has been forgotten by many. I think it rivals games like Metroid and Kid Icarus. The game's difficulty makes it even more desirable. In the end, RPG fans...
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New Affiliate! NESquester is added!

So yet another wonderful blog makes its way to the affiliates section. If you are a NES fanatic, I highly suggest you check it out but the overall retro game aficionado will love this awesome blog. It has a lot of information and great writings on NES games. The goal of this...
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July 26, 2012

This is the new background! Like it?

Well this is the new background for the blog. See it as version 1.0 ^_^ I hope you like it and hopefully it'll give it an even better retro feel to the site. Enj...
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July 25, 2012

Retro Gaming News 138: Tear Ring Saga Translation Released! (PS1)

"Almost everything should be translated. Known issues: Text alignment and line breaks in words at many places, esp. itemsSome graphics text banners not translatedEnding graphics not translatedVS mode not translatedMay crash or freeze at Morse tower (and at other places?)Not...
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Ads from the past 225: Bubble Bobble 2

We have double the fun in this ad. It's Bubble Bobble 2 for both the NES and Game Boy! If you are into NES collecting, you must know how tough Bubble Bobble 2 is to come by in the wild. Be sure to at least appreciate this ...
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3DS Pic of the Week 036: DOMO is Here! Everywhere!

So it's another week and this pic really took me back to when Domo was young....a couple of years ago maybe? Anyways, enjoy this shot of a bunch of them!!! Some awesomeness in 3D for su...
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Retrobeat Tuesdays 017: Floppy is here!

Here is a treat for you! This is one of the kewlest bands ever! With a retro feel of course. If you haven't heard from them, then here they are!! Floppy is by far my favorite retro band! They use a lot of retro sounds and beats! I'm sure you can relate to them. Be sure to add...
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Animonday 017: Persona 4 Intro

This week we have a classic RPG for the PS2! Let me rephrase that, it's the best RPG on the PS2! This is by far my favorite RPG of all time! You can't get enough of it and with Golden coming out for PSvita...I'm going to need some more time to conquer some new social lin...
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July 20, 2012

Real Kick Ass Real Pixel Art

Lets go to war guys!! WAR I SA...
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July 19, 2012

Retro Gaming News 137: Final Fantasy IV, typo-free

"There are lots and lots of Final Fantasy IV hacks on the site already, so you must be thinking, “Spooniest, you debonaire swashbuckling hex hero, what makes this one different?” …Ok, maybe you’re not thinking exactly that, but what makes this one different is that it cleans...
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