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Anniversary: Game Boy Creator Gunpei Yokoi's WonderSwan Is 25 Years Old

Time Extension about 3 months ago

The console that could have toppled Nintendo.25 years ago today, Bandai released the handheld console which should, on paper, have seriously challenged the might of Nintendo's Game Boy.The WonderSwan hit Japanese store shelves on March 4th, 1999, costing j …
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Archivist Preserves Full Set Of Super Mario Bros. Toys From The '80s

Time Extension about 3 months ago

The toys were originally released by Bandai back in 1986.Back in October 2022, we told you about Mr. Talida and their ongoing preservation project to archive old video game toys and merchandise using 3D scanning technology.And ever since, they've clearly b …
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Guide: Best WonderSwan Games Of All Time

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Swan song.With sales of just 3.5 million units, the Bandai WonderSwan can hardly be described as one of the most commercially successful handhelds of all time, but its significance in the history of video games goes beyond simple stats and figures; it was …
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Guide: Best Tekken Games Of All Time, Ranked By You

Time Extension about 4 months ago

The Rave War to end all Rave Wars.Bandai Namco's Tekken is one of the most famous fighting game series of all time, with millions of copies sold across a wide range of systems since its inception back in 1994. Designed to be a rival to Sega's Virtua Fighte …
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Midnight Challenge Is An Awesome Ridge Racer Homage Created In Game Maker Studio

Time Extension about 4 months ago

That's just what I wanted to see!Listen, Bandai Namco isn't interested in Ridge Racer anymore. We know that's a hard fact to take in, but the sooner we all get used to it, the better.Right, now we've gotten that out of the way, we can move on to the topic …

I can't believe it's not Bandai: The Super 3 LCD Game

Re:Enthused about 5 months ago

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Feature: I've Just Resurrected This Zelda Scratch Card Game From 1989

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Preserving 'Nintendo Game Pack' cards for a new generation.Before we get into the nitty gritty of this piece, some background info. The original plan was to write an article documenting the more than ten examples of lost and forgotten Zelda games, which in …
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Saturn Cult Classic 'Gundam Blue Destiny' Is Finally Getting The Toys It Deserves

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Part of the 'Robot Spirits' series.Back in 1996, Bandai released the first entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny series, a trilogy of Sega Saturn games that has remained exclusive to Japan.Despite the lack of a Western localisation, …
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R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital For Sega Saturn Is Getting An English Fan Patch

Time Extension about 6 months ago

This follows last year's patch for the PS1 version.Last year saw a group of hackers create an English fan translation for the PlayStation 1 port of System Sacom and Bandai's obscure horror game R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital. And now it appears that another fa …
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Sega And Yoko Taro's '404 Game Re:set' Is Shutting Down Just Nine Months After Launch

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Sega unable to provide a service that will "satisfy" players.It has been announced that 404 Game Re:set, a collaboration between Yoko Taro (NieR: Automata) and Sega, is closing down (thanks, Eurogamer).Released on iOS and Android in Japan in April of this …
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The History Of Tamagotchi

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

It’s time to get nostalgic as take a look at one of the most iconic toys of the 90s and delve into the wild and wonderful history of Tamagotchi! Despite Tamagotchi-mania first exploding in the 90s, these little pocket pets have recently seen a bi …
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First Play Of Tekken 8 & New Prince Of Persia Four Months Before Release

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

We had the chance to visit the September 2023 WASD x IGN video game expo held at the Truman Brewery in London and had a first play of Tekken 8 & new Prince of Persia game ‘The Lost Crown’. There were tons of upcoming games being showca …
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Archivist Preserving Video Game Toys 1 Piece Of Plastic At A Time

Time Extension about 9 months ago

Update: All Bandai Zelda 1 figures have now been scanned.Update : Mr. Talida has given us an update on their ongoing project to preserve old video game toys via 3D scanning for future generations, revealing that they have now archived all 43 Zelda 1 Keshi …
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Random: New Street Fighter V Gloves Will Let You Unleash Your Inner Ryu

Time Extension about 10 months ago

Hadouken! Shoryuken!If you've ever wanted to emulate Ryu from Street Fighter, but don't have the time or patience for all that training, discipline, or martial arts mastery, then we have the perfect thing for you.Premium Bandai, Super Complete Selection Ga …
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Namco Didn't Like The Name 'Baten Kaitos'

Time Extension about 10 months ago

"There was a lot of opposition from higher-ups at Namco to the name".The Baten Kaitos series might not have the fame of Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, but it has plenty of fans – and is likely to get many more thanks to Switch updates coming later this y …

The Making Of: Langrisser / Warsong - Fire Emblem's Oft-Ignored Rival

Time Extension about 11 months ago

"It is actually based on the flow of the Korean War".There has been an enormous number and diverse range of strategy games across all hardware formats. Even if you narrowly focus on just Japanese titles with an RPG slant, the genre is difficult to summaris …

Soulcalibur V Is Being Removed From PS3 And Xbox 360 Digital Stores

Time Extension about 11 months ago

Game is "taking its final curtain call on the stage of history".Bandai Namco has announced that it will be delisting the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Soulcalibur V on 19th June 2023 (thanks, Eurogamer). The base game and its DLC will no longer be available …

Lego announce Pac-Man set on 43rd anniversary of the classic arcade game

RAM OK ROM OK about 1 year ago

Lego have teamed up with Bandai Namco Entertainment to produce a Pac-Man Arcade set. And it turns out that Pac-Man’s yellow colour was inspired by the Lego logo. Originally released on 22nd May 1980 by Namco in Japan, the Pac-Man video game became a cul …

Things we never got around to making a video on #2: Bandai’s Karaoke pack for the Nintendo Famicom

Re:Enthused about 1 year ago

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The Rarest and Most Valuable NES Games

Racketboy about 1 year ago

Considering how much of a nostalgic powerhouse the NES is, there should be little surprise that Nintendo’s 8-bit library is filled with many collectible pieces. In contrast with the Super Nintendo’s rare and valuable list, the most desirable NES game …
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Retro Handheld Hardware Price Guide

Racketboy about 1 year ago

Prices Updated in November 2022 In our retro game collecting guides, we often focus primarily on the games themselves, but I wanted to start monitoring the values of common variations of console and handheld hardware as well. This guide is designed to comp …
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Podcast 179 – The Punisher

Ten Pence Arcade Podcast about 2 years ago

Mojo / Commodore +4 disrememberance Red Jockstrap TIME STAMP What we’ve been up to – 0m 0s Games we’ve been playing – 37m 48s Arcade News – 51m 11s Biscuit Review – 59m 11s Recent Pickups – 1h 2m 54s Listener Feedback – 1h 10m 48s Shoutout …

Ganbare! Inuchan

CD-ROM Journal about 2 years ago

"Dogs are cute! Dogs are cool!"— Inuchan's SongMore!! Compleat Inuchan (A-side), music and lyrics by Kenso Kato, 1988 What kind of music do you figure a dog would create if he had a band? This is the burning question answered by Kenso Kato's Ganbare …
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What is the difference between Namco and Namcot?

Retro Garden about 2 years ago

Eyebrows were raised when the Namcot Collection was released a few years ago. Sure, everybody is familiar with Namco – with their excellent arcade games (read our Tekken 2 Review, Point Blank Review, and Aqua Jet Review), but Namcot? Is that correct? …

Bandai Playdia (1994) unboxing and first play from sealed – will it even work?

Retro Games Collector about 2 years ago

Original post can be found at Retro Games Collector Bandai Playdia (1994) unboxing and first play from sealed – will it even work? …