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Tänzer: NEW Mega Drive Game Kickstarter + More NEW Games For SEGA’s 16-Bit Wonder !!!

May 29, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

It seems we can’t go a month or two without a new Mega Drive/Genesis game being announced via a Kickstarter campaign. Which is crazy. Because it’s 2018. I’m not one to look a gift-horse in the mouth though – I adore my SEGA Mega Drive, perhaps more now than I ever did back in the day, and I’ll take whatever I can get.

Provided it looks promising enough.

I woke up the other morning, and did my usual thing.

Morning coffee. My email. My forums. Indie Retro News.

Right there at the top of the page was news of a new Mega Drive Kickstarter for a game called Tänzer. Check out this trailer:

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RETRO GAMER LIFE: New SEGA Saturn and Mega Drive Pick Ups!

March 10, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

Just a quick post today – I’ve been pretty busy with work the last few days, and I’ve been doing some volunteer work too, so I haven’t had much time to capture game-play, screenshots or anything else really cool like that.

But I have received a few bits and bobs in the mail. Fyeah… PICK UPS!

I’ve been really into the Saturn lately. I mean, I usually am, but am prone to phases where it’s all I play for weeks on end.

Hence the purchases.

I also got a killer new Mega Drive game to add to my (admittedly humble) collection of games for that system. Let’s get on with it, shall we?

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Playstation 2 Trash – SHOVELWARE to AVOID. Or Not… OOOH MYSTERY!

January 30, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

Shovelware!

If your platform is selling gang-busters, then expect the shovelware to start flooding the system in no time at all! The Playstation 2 definitely did well – and there is a veritable RUBBISH TIP worth of the stuff on the system.

So, I found a box of PS2 games in my wardrobe the other day, and I was immediately drawn to the cheap cover art that some of the games exhibited. When did I buy all this trash? I cannot for the life of me remember.

So I dug out the old PS2 Slim, set-up my XRGB-Mini, and proceeded to make my way through them, game by game, taking video and snapping screenshots along the way.

And lucky you, yes you right there! You get to suffer through them with me!

Bring a sick bag!

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3+ RETRO GAMES you should play this weekend. The Cost? FREE!!!

January 19, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

There are TONS of free games out there on the interwebs. And a lot of them are trash, it’s true.

But not all of them – some are absolutely brilliant, and definitely worth your time. So here’s a sweet curated list of games I’ve put together – just for you!

They will keep you busy over the weekend, for sure. And as always, all the LINKS you need are INCLUDED!

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BITMAP BUREAU drop by to talk XENO CRISIS, and 4 GAMES TO PLAY RIGHT NOW while you wait for it.

January 7, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

As you lot know, I am very much looking forward to Bitmap Bureau’s new Mega Drive/Dreamcast game Xeno Crisis.

And judging by the success of the Kickstarter campaign, it’s abundantly clear that I’m not the only one.

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Xeno Crisis – I think it’s safe to be excited for this one!

January 5, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

If you’ve been living under a rock the past month or so, then there’s the slightest chance you may not be privy to the super-promising new Mega Drive/Genesis – and now Dreamcast – game Xeno Crisis. It hit Kickstarter nearly a month ago, and was completely funded in two-ish days.

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