Treasure is the kind of game developer that not everyone may be aware of, but once they are remember them for the rest of their lives. Such is my case with Ikaruga, a shoot’em up (otherwise known as “shmups”) that has achieved notoriety in the gaming community as both a…
My colleague Stevie Grant did an editorial last week about 10 of Sega’s worst mistakes. You can’t blame him for being so negative. Stevie’s from Britain. He lives in a land made of cobblestone that’s perpetually overcast. It’s a dreary, foggy place where their only means of transportation is by…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a stark contrast to other fighting games in nearly every aspect. Developed by Capcom, it was released for the Sega Dreamcast in 2000 with the original and revised arcade games on the same disc, similar to how Street Fighter III: Double Impact was sold. Based off…
In the 90’s Sega was the shit. It was a period in time where video games had really started to penetrate the public consciousness like it never had before. It could be that games were just getting better and catering to a wider audience. It could be all the TV…
Zombie Revenge, released in arcades and for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999, was a game behind its time. On a declining system, the game was a spin-off from House of the Dead and was originally titled “Blood Bullet: The House of the Dead Side Story.” While that doesn’t exactly roll…
The Sonic Head-Jog is a weekly look back at the great Sega soundtracks of the past thirty years, from simple chiptune pieces to full-blown orchestral works. Where possible, Youtube links are provided throughout to let you hear the music for yourselves. Some you will know, others you may not but whether…
I’m a Goozex fiend. There, I said it. It’s not difficult to accept or embarrassing to admit, especially now that the newly added retro trades have allowed me to snatch all those old Genesis and Dreamcast games that the plastic Ninja Turtles wallet of my youth couldn’t even begin to…