Retro Gaming Life E-zine January 2016 Issue Released!

I want to apologize for the delay on this issue but I ran into some issues but that's over with! Here is the January Issue which comes packed with lots of new games! The February issue is also coming soon since this month is practically over. My apologies and enjoy! ...

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Ads from the past 312: Ms Pacman (SNES)

This game was a late release for the SNES especially for a game from the 1980s. Some things I just don't know why? Either way, the ad is cute and shows Ms Pacman waving calling you to kick some ass!  ...

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Pokemon Card of the Week 031: Magneton

This is the electric Pokemon that caused nightmares to a lot of trainers. Mainly because it's really trick to defeat. The answer is fire!  ...

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Yu-gi-oh! Card of the Week 031: Archfiend Black Skull Dragon

This is one kick ass fusion monster. It has a bunch of effects and it's strong! How can you not run this monster in a red-eyes deck? ...

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Ads from the past 311: Atari Wireless Controllers

For those of you who didn't know, wireless controllers aren't anything new. They have been around since before your existence. The Atari had them, Nintendo had them, and now you guys enjoy them thinking you were the first? Please, get real!  ...

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Pokemon Card of the Week 030: Lt. Surge's Electabuzz

This is Lt. Surge's electric killer! One of his strongest creatures and a pain in the ass to deal with! Watch out!  ...

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Yu-gi-oh! Card of the Week 030: Megazowler

Another monster used by Rex Raptor. He just has the most awesome monsters ever! Normal type and all!  ...

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Ads from the past 310: Donkey Kong

This is a very popular ad that deserves a place here at Retro Gaming Life. This ad is from the original game Donkey Kong and it's quite funny. Mario has a red nose and Pauline is about to faint. A little adaptation of King Kong huh?  ...

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Pokemon Card of the Week 029: Misty's Golduck

We all know that Misty's Psyduck doesn't evolve to Golduck so you can think of this Pokemon as what if he would've evolved. Nevertheless, This is another tricky Pokemon!  ...

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Yu-gi-oh! Card of the Week 029: Sword Arm of Dragon

Many of you might remember this guy because he was used by Rex Raptor in one of his duels. It's a pretty kick ass card if you ask me. ...

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Retro Gaming News: Namco Classic II

" Description: Here is a translation patch for the Namco golf game, Namco Classic II. Most of the game is translated but there are issues where the text is garbled when asking for caddie advice, caddie selection, pro selection, and a few lines here and there. The...

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Retro Gaming News: Back to the Future (Enhanced)

" Description: This patch was made at the request of Tramsam500. It makes graphical and gameplay changes to make the game more enjoyable. The text was changed to look nicer. The title screen was enhanced. Marty now has a red vest like he does in the movie, as well...

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Ads from the past 309: Mega Man X (PC)

This game was released for the PC as well. For those of you who didn't know, this game was more than just any game, it was the first Capcom game CD-rom game and that's saying a lot. Capcom would go on to release a bunch of others including Resident Evil 2, and Street Fighter...

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Pokemon Card of the Week 028: Misty's Seadra

This is Misty's Powerhouse! This Pokemon is quite tricky as it combines deadly attacks that slow and damage your opponent at the same time!  ...

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Retro Gaming News: B-Wings Unlimited Morphs

" Description: This hack added the select button the function to switch wings in the game, there are 13 total wings in the game (10 normal wings and 3 extra wings found in secret places), but there are still a few minor bugs: wing 14 is “no wing” (the previous...

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Retro Gaming News: An Apeeling Sonic Hack

" Description: Do you like the Super Peel-out? This hack’s just for you! Why waste your time with a Spindash that forces you to be rolling if you can manually hold down to do it? It’s so great that Sonic decided to use it as his only means of movement, he sure seems...

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Retro Gaming News: Bust-A-Move - Bust-M-Up Edition

" Description: Bust-M-Up is a hack made for the SNES version of Bust-A-Move. Do not use this patch with a Puzzle Bobble ROM. Even though they appear to be the same game, there are minor differences which will render the patch useless given the wrong game. Easiest...

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Yu-gi-oh! Card of the Week 028: Tomozaurus

The question is, which is the monster of such name? Is it the one that's getting bitten or the one doing the biting! Maybe it's both? I'm confused!  ...

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Retro Gaming News: Dungeons of Hyrule

"Here’s a Zelda facelift for Bomberman. Check the Readme file for further details. Enjoy!" Source ...

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Retro Gaming News: Pyokotan no Dai Meiro

"Here is a news announcement for the English translation of Pyokotan no Dai Meiro. This is a fun game for younger ages to enjoy where you navigate through 4 environments and come across mini-game obstacles in order to make progress. As the player, you come across memory...

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Retro Gaming News: Roll-chan 5

" Description: This is a player sprite hack of Rockman 5/Mega Man V for the NES! This hack changes Rock’s player sprites into his sister Roll! There are currently 2 types of patches: Classic Roll Rockman/Mega Man 8 Roll STORY In the year 20XX, Protoman has unbelievably...

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Retro Gaming News: FIGHBIRD English Translation 2016 Released!

" “Taiyou no Yuusha: Fighbird”, aka “Brave Fighter of the Sun: Fighbird” is a shoot’em up game based on a mecha anime of the Yuusha or Brave series. (Protip: use Select in some instances in the game). The game is super easy when you acquire the level 3 homing missiles...

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Ads from the past 308: Commander Keen Aliens Ate my Babysitter (PC)

 One of my favorite artworks of all time has an ad! This is the only Commander Keen that saw the light of a release. The others were order only so they really didn't had a cover like this one. I wonder who did this beauty of a cover. It shows how amazing the game really...

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Pokemon Card of the Week 027: Poliwrath

This is a fighting/water Pokemon so it's a beach to take down. This is one of my favorites from the first generation.  Happy New Year!  ...

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