2013

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RetroN 5 delayed until Q1 2014

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…

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Virtua Fighter turns 20

You know it’s a good day when you can celebrate both the beginning of winter and the origins of 3D fighting games sub-genre. Virtua Fighter, the world’s first 3D fighting game, is turning 20 this year. Virtua Fighter was actually one of the first fighting games I’ve ever played. I…

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Sega Saturn released 19 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ_hMBH-UHo Sega’s short-lived Saturn was first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, making this year its 19th anniversary. This wonderful console gave such classics as Guardian Heroes, NiGHTS into Dreams and Burning Rangers. It also gave us Battle Monsters. I’m especially thankful for that one. So, why am I wrting…

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Sonic Dash now available on Android devices

If for some strange reason you didn’t get the meaning of Sega’s recent not-so-subtle-but-still-kind-of-funny teaser, Sonic Dash is now finally and officially available on Android devices. You can currently grab the game for free from Google Play, but like other “free-to-play” games nowadays, you’ll have to make some in-app purchases to…