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News – Streets of Rage 4 Announced

27/08/201803/02/2020 Sophia Aubrey Drake 318 Views 0 Comments Bare Knuckle, DotEmu, Mega Drive, SEGA, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 4

It’s a day that many a retro gamer thought would never come. Yes that’s right, you’re eyes aren’t deceiving you,

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News – Campy Yet Controversial Night Trap Returns For 25th Anniversary

26/04/201716/08/2017 Sophia Aubrey Drake 132 Views 0 Comments 90s, Anniversary, B Movie, Censorship, ESRB, FMV, Full Motion Video, Government, Infamous, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Night Trap, PS4, SEGA, SEGA CD, Sex, Vampire, Violence

Night Trap, one of the most controversial and most talked about games of the 90s is back, in a move

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RetroVision – ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove’s Road To The Nintendo Switch

Sophia Aubrey Drake 176 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Genesis, Kickstarter, Mega Drive, Nintendo Switch, SEGA, ToeJam & Earl

Only recently we learned that the successor to the Castlevania legacy, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, will now also be

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News – Brand New Mega Drive Title Tanglewood Lands On Kickstarter

08/12/201616/08/2017 Sophia Aubrey Drake 435 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, Disney, Genesis, Kickstarter, Mega Drive, SEGA, Tanglewood

It’s not everyday we get the announcement of a brand new 16-bit game, so if you’re a Mega Drive /

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News – Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition Continues The Retro 90s Vibe

18/10/201629/10/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 139 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Genesis, Mega Drive, News, SEGA, Sonic, Sonic Mania, Sonic Team

You have to give credit to Sega for taking Sonic back to its routes for Sonic Mania. From the gameplay

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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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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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Cheats – Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sophia Aubrey Drake 271 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Eggman, Genesis, Knuckles, Level Select, Mega Drive, Miles, SEGA, Sonic, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 2, Sonic Team, Super Sonic, Tails, Yuji Naka

When I was a child, I remember pretending to turn the Mega Drive off only to return to my paused

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RetroSpective – Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Stuart Drake 245 Views 3 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Anniversary, Eggman, Genesis, Mega Drive, Metal Sonic, RetroSpective, Review, Robot, Robotnik, Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic Team, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Yuji Naka

Recently, at my brother’s wedding (Rings & Coins Founder), I had the chance to play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from

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News – Three Classic 16-Bit Disney Titles To Be Re-Released

10/08/201624/08/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 142 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Aladdin, Disney, Genesis, GOG, Mega Drive, News, Shinji Mikami, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Virgin

Games and movies have always had a troubled relationship. However, during the 16-bit days, that relationship was a lot more amicable.

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RetroVision – Dr. Eggman or Dr. Robotnik?

Sophia Aubrey Drake 230 Views 1 Comment 16-Bit, 90s, Anniversary, Dreamcast, Eggman, Genesis, Japan, Mega Drive, Robotnik, SEGA, SEGA of America, SEGA of Japan, Sonic, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Naka

If you grew up loving Sonic’s 16-bit adventures, then you’ll surely know his arch enemy by the name Dr. Ivo

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