A very good Sega Genesis shmup Steel Empire will be reborn on the Japanese 3DS eShop in the near future. Back in 1994 members of the original development team, HOT-B, formed a new company Starfish. While the 3DS remake is being handled by Mebuis, Starwish will be publishing it in Japan. Steel Empire is…
Indie developer WaterMelon Games, the creator of homebrew Sega Genesis RPG Pier Solar, is currently working on a new game in so-called RPB genre (Beat ’em all, with elements of an RPG) entitled Project Y. And it appears that several screenshots of the game have been leaked through Twitter. Even though at this…
Recently we learned that Greg Martin, box art illustrator of many classic games like Sonic the Hedhegog, has passed away. Many people will not recognize his name, but they will recognize his exceptional work. Greg created artwork for such games as Shining in the Darkness, Landstalker, various Sonic the Hegdehog titles…
Back in November we reported on Read-Only Memory’s Kickstarter for SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works book. And now I’m happy to inform that this beautiful compilation of Sega’s history has reached its Kickstarter goal. With £87,742 pledged at the time of writing this post, Read-Only Memory’s new book received almost a third…
Hyperkin’s RetroN 5, a retro emulation magic machine, is going to be late to the party. Due to faulty pins discovered in some packaged units, the console is pushed back to the first quarter of 2014. RetroN 5 includes five cartridge slots for NES, Famicom, SNES/Super Famicom, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Boy/Game…
To celebrate Genesis’ 25th anniversary, the good folks over at Read-Only Memory have opened a Kickstarter for SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works book, that will serve as the ultimate retrospective of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The book is officially licensed by Sega and it will include over 20 exclusive interviews with original Sega team members,…
Tommo, makers of the Neo Geo X console, have began selling a wide range of iPhone accessories that are all styled from Sega’s rich console history. There is a wide variety of items for sale varying from Master System to Dreamcast. All this gives you the chance to represent your…