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News – Game Boy Akira Tie-in Cartridges Discovered

Sophia Aubrey Drake 788 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 8-Bit, 80s, 90s, Akira, Anime, Discovery, Feature, Game Boy, Game Gear, Japan, Manga, Nintendo, SEGA, THQ

We’ve had an awful lot of retro discoveries recently, from the SNES Rayman build, to four rare Satellaview Kirby games,

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – Lost In Translation: Meet Knuckles’ Chaotix

Sophia Aubrey Drake 252 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 32X, 90s, Chaotix, Eggman, Feature, Genesis, Knuckles, Mega Drive, SEGA, Sonic, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic Team, Tails

Knuckles’ Chaotix is one of the more unique entries within the 25 year history of the Sonic series. What’s more,

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

Pokémon Go: Views from a Pokémaniac

Stuart Drake 136 Views 0 Comments Android, AR, Feature, iOS, News, Niantic, Nintendo, Opinion, Pikachu, Pokémon, Pokémon Go, Pokémon Sun and Moon, The Pokémon Company, Updates

Although it’s technically not ‘retro gaming’ I feel that as Rings & Coins resident Pokémaniac, I should give my opinions

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RetroVision 

RetroVision – 10 Reasons Why Gen 1 May Not Be As Good As You Remember

Stuart Drake 554 Views 1 Comment 8-Bit, 90s, Essential, Feature, Game Boy, Game Freak, Gen 1, Glitch, Junichi Masuda, Ken Sugimori, Mewtwo, Missingno, Nintendo, Pikachu, Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri, The Pokémon Company

There are many people who believe the original 151 Gen 1 Pokémon can’t be beaten. I’m here to tell you

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

E3 2016 – Wild Guns Reloaded Preview

Sophia Aubrey Drake 804 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Co-op, E3, E3 2016, Feature, Natsume, PS4, Remaster, Shooter, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo, Wild Guns, Wild Guns Reloaded

This year’s E3 may not have had as much retro goodness as previous years. However, tucked away at the Natsume

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – 15 Facts About I Am Setsuna

Sophia Aubrey Drake 232 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 8-Bit, Development, Dragon Quest, Enix, Feature, Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, I Am Sestuna, Japan, Japanese, JRPG, RPG, Secret of Mana, Square, Square Enix

Recently here at Rings & Coins, I explored in some depth Square Enix’s upcoming JRPG I Am Setsuna, a title

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Japan/Import News RetroVision 

RetroVision – 16-Bit Akira Game Footage Uncovered

Sophia Aubrey Drake 206 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 80s, 90s, Akira, Anime, CES, Discovery, Feature, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Japan, Manga, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, News, Nintendo, SEGA, SEGA CD, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo

Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 adaptation of the manga Akira, is seen as not only one of the greatest Japanese animes of

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – I Am Setsuna And Returning To The Golden Age Of The JRPG

Sophia Aubrey Drake 226 Views 1 Comment 16-Bit, 8-Bit, Dragon Quest, Enix, Feature, Final Fantasy, I Am Sestuna, JRPG, RPG, Square, Square Enix

The JRPG is one of retro gaming’s most iconic genres. From Dragon Quest, to Final Fantasy, and even through to

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RetroVision – Mystery Neo Geo Fighter Named As Dragon’s Heaven

Sophia Aubrey Drake 199 Views 1 Comment 16-Bit, 90s, Dragon’s Heaven, FACE, Feature, Fighter, Japan, Magazine, MAME, Neo Geo, Technos

So, turns out we didn’t have to wait long at all to uncover the truth behind the mysterious Neo Geo fighter

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – Was “I Am Error”, Really An Error?

Sophia Aubrey Drake 266 Views 1 Comment Bug, Error, Famicom Disk System, Feature, Glitch, Japan, Legend of Zelda, Link, Mistranslation, NES, Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Triforce, Zelda, Zero Wing

Back in the 8 & 16-bit days there was no DLC or day one patches. When a game went “Gold”,

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News RetroVision 

News / RetroVision – Sonic Boom

Sophia Aubrey Drake 129 Views 1 Comment 16-Bit, 2D, 3D, 90s, Feature, Genesis, Mega Drive, News, SEGA, Sonic, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Boom, Sonic Team, Yuji Naka

We all know Sonic’s recent troubled history. Raise your hand if you remember Sonic’s longing kiss with Princess Elise? Nevertheless,

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