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September 30, 2015

Retro Gaming News: Mega Man X3 - Zero Project (3.0)

"The newest and ‘hopefully’ final Mega Man X3 - Fully Playable Zero is ready to go! The differences from this version and the other aren’t visible in some areas, but it’s dramatically improved underneath the hood of the game. For this version expect FAR less bugs,...
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Game-bit of the day 368: Final Fantasy 8 (PC)

I didn't know this game would have a PC version till I saw it. It's definitely an interesting piece for anyone's collection especially if they're into Final Fantasy ...
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Yu-gi-oh! Card of the Week 016: Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss

With the release of the Mega Tins 2015, a lot of players have been given the chance to pick up some hard to find cards. It's still a matter of luck, but at least your odds are a lot better with these mega packs. Anyways, the card we have on here is one of the best from the...
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Retro Gaming News: Castlevania - Dark Version

"This is a hack that simply changes “Castlevania”’s color palette to a more grimy one. Levels are now dark and musty-looking, with most of their colors changed to create a gloomy and eerie atmosphere. Gray isn’t used as much as in the original, so that the backgrounds...
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September 29, 2015

Game-bit of the day 367: Mario Teaches Typing 2 (PC)

This is a pretty interesting game especially with the ages mark which says 6-101 !! I guess 102 year olds are out of luck! ^_^ ...
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Retro Gaming News: Earth Bound Beginnings 25th Faithful Edition

"This is a title screen patch for Mother 25th Faithful Edition. This also changes the map to say Earth Bound as well. Since Nintendo decided to release their originally unreleased localization of Mother as Earth Bound Beginnings on the Wii U, there was...
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Retro Game of the Week 147: Lufia -The Legend Returns- (GBC)

The game that revived the series after so many years was released on the Gameboy Color. The game is quite difficult but good overall. This is your classic dungeon exploring grinding RPG. Not only that but you can have up to nine members in your group. That's a lot of power!...
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September 28, 2015

Manual Monday 032: Hammerin Harry (FC)

This week we have a very fun sidescroller for the Famicom. Hammerin Harry is one of the obscure Famicom titles that was so good but never saw the light of day overseas. It's a shame but at least now we can get them and play these classics we missed out on their first run...
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Game-bit of the day 366: Child of Light (PSvita)

This game is a work of art. I have also seen the gameplay and it's just beautiful altogether!  ...
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Retro Gaming News: Pokemon Yellow Famicom Translated!

This is one of the more interesting news I've read about in a while. Pokemon Yellow was released for the Famicom a couple of years ago. The game is apparently the complete game for the Gameboy. This release not only translates it, but fixes certain things such as the music...
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Retro Gaming News: Super Metroid - Metroid Mission Rescue

"As this is my first hack ever, level design improves as you get further into the game, but overall it’s pretty good, but make up your own mind… There is a new hud with different controls, to learn how to use it read this: To switch between and to beams and Missiles,...
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September 27, 2015

Game-bit of the day 365: Beauty and the Beast (GEN)

I love this game more for the artwork than the actual game itself although the game is not bad at all. Sunsoft did a great job on this! ...
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September 26, 2015

Game-bit of the day 364: Rockman V (FC)

This is one of my favorite Rockman games ever is part 5. Only second to part 4. You can just play any of these games and enjoy them either way. We love you Mega Man!  ...
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Yu-gi-oh! Finds 012: Mega Tins 2015!

I picked up two tins and pulled a lot of good stuff from it. The cards on these tins are from the previous set of the year prior. They made them so that they're easier to acquire. The price of the cards also go down so overall, it makes the game more affordable for everyone....
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September 25, 2015

Game-bit of the day 363: The Duel (GEN)

This is a very interesting game. It's a game about dueling cars! It's decent at the most although it does promote drag racing! Bad bad game... ...
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Pokemon Card of the Week 015: Bronzor

This card is another one of the basic steel type Pokemon in the game. The card is  not weak against fire believe it or not , but psychic powers definitely put it down.  ...
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Finds 870: Bootleg Foursome!

One of my favorite things to collect are Famicom bootlegs. These two were up for grabs and I picked them up! My favorite of course being Super Bros 8! The game is just genius. I am not even sure I had Mario Pizza Pop but I'll pick them up any time I can even if I already...
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Ads from the past 294: Gameboy Yellow

This is a very interesting ad. Nintendo did everything to get your attention in the war of the 90s. They always came up with amazing ads to rival those of Sega and the others. Well done Nintendo!  ...
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September 24, 2015

Retro Gaming News: Final Fantasy IX: Alternate Fantasy

"Final Fantasy IX: Alternate Fantasy is a mod aiming to increase the difficulty and, above all, to give a new experience of FF9 for those who already know the game well. Most of modifications are gameplay related but a few of them are also scenaristical. Those are...
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Bootleg Game of the Week 078: Blood of Jurassic (FC)

 I'm guessing that this game was released because of the movie that came out earlier this year? Perhaps! Anyways, the name says it all. You're here to kill dinosaurs and drink their blood! This is just another one of those crazy bootlegs that promise a lot but give very...
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