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RetroVision – The Future of SEGA Teased In New Trailer

Sophia Aubrey Drake 261 Views 0 Comments Atlus, Future of Sega, Japan, Persona, Retro, SEGA, Sega Forever, Sonic Mania, VR, Yakuza

Just what does the future hold for one of the most iconic companies in all of gaming, and a favourite

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News – The Seiken Densetsu Collection Announced For Nintendo Switch

Sophia Aubrey Drake 272 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 8-Bit, Adventures of Mana, Final Fantasy, Game Boy, Japan, JRPG, Mana, Nintendo Switch, Seiken Densetsu, Square Enix, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo

The rumours have been circling for the last few days, and now we have confirmation. Yep, legendary Japanese JRPG series

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RetroVision – Believe It Or Not, The Super Mario Bros Theme Has Lyrics

Sophia Aubrey Drake 611 Views 2 Comments 80s, Japan, Koji Kondo, Music, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros.

Koji Kondo’s theme tune for Super Mario Bros. has become one of the most famous tunes in existence. Not only

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News – Founder of Namco Masaya Nakamura Passes Away Aged 91

Sophia Aubrey Drake 211 Views 0 Comments Arcade, Japan, Masaya Nakamura, Namco, Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani

Unfortunately today I have to be the bearer of bad news, as today we learnt that sadly Masaya Nakamura, founder of

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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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RetroVision – The Inspiration Within The Portopia Serial Murder Case

Sophia Aubrey Drake 1135 Views 2 Comments Ace Attorney, Dragon Quest, Famicom, Hideo Kojima, Japan, Metal Gear, MSX, Murder, The Portopia Serial Murder Case, Visual Novel, Yuji Horii

Before I start no I’m not referring to a real murder incident, but rather the classic Japanese exclusive retro game The

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RetroVision – Nintendo Reveal Secret Retro Storage Room

Sophia Aubrey Drake 176 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Famicom Disk Writer, Japan, Kyoto, Nintendo, Zelda

Next month we may be getting the Nintendo Classic Mini, but how would you fancy a brand new sealed original

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News – Nintendo Unveils Mini Famicom For Japan

Sophia Aubrey Drake 285 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Famicom, Japan, Mini Famicom, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo Classic Mini

Earlier in the year Nintendo announced the Nintendo Classic Mini / NES Classic Edition. A tiny homage to the Nintendo

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News – Japanese Exclusive Dahna: Megami Tanjou Given Fan Translation

Sophia Aubrey Drake 188 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Dahna: Megami Tanjou, Genesis, Japan, Mega Drive, SEGA, Translation

There are quite few games from the 8 & 16-bit eras that sadly never left their native homeland of Japan.

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News – Super Mario Takes Centre Stage At The Rio Olympics

Sophia Aubrey Drake 124 Views 0 Comments 2020, Japan, News, Nintendo, Olympics, Rio, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario, Tokyo

Wow, what an honour. If anyone was under any illusion about just how much gaming (and in this case retro

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RetroVision – The Origins of Pokémon

Stuart Drake 211 Views 10 Comments Bugs, Charmander, Game Boy, insects, Japan, Kanto, Nintendo, Origins, Pikachu, Pocket Monsters, Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri, Tokyo, Ultraman

Pokémon began in 1996 with the Japanese Game Boy release of Pocket Monsters Aka and Midori (Red and Green). However, in order

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