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Bitmap Books' Run 'n' Gun: A Guide To On-foot Shooters Launches In July

Time Extension about 6 days ago

Celebrating "the traditional shoot-‘em-up’s closest cousin".UK publisher Bitmap Books has just revealed its next project, and it's focused on classic run 'n' shooters like Contra, Metal Slug and more.Penned by video game journalist, author, and comic b …
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Run-And-Gun Classic Contra Has Been Ported To SNES

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Take THAT, VRC2!".ROM hacker @infidelity_nes has ported the Famicom version of Contra to the SNES.The talented hacker has already performed the same trick with Mega Man and Metroid.Read the full article on timeextension.com …
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A 10-CD 'Music From Contra' Box Set Is Available For Pre-Order In Japan

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Also includes a bonus "Music From Rocket Knight Adventures" CD.Konami has announced that it will be bringing out a 10-CD box set featuring the music of several Contra games in Japan, with pre-orders available now on Konami's online store Konami Style (you' …

Contra Operation Galuga

Neo Geo Forums about 3 months ago

Demo is available on switch h... …
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This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is Super Contra

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Heading to Nintendo Switch & PS4 on January 18th.Hamster has revealed today that this week's Arcade Archives release will be Konami's 1988 run 'n gun classic Super Contra. It will be released for the Nintendo Switch & PS4 on January 18th (thanks Famits …
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Sacred Spaces: Ocean Software's Central Street HQ / Manchester, England

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"It could have been the biggest disaster ever, can you imagine?".If you grew up playing games in the '80s or '90s, you've probably encountered more than a few titles featuring the name Ocean Software. The Manchester publisher/developer was prolific back in …
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Review: Duke Nukem Collection 1 - The King's First Three Adventures In One Place

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Shake it, baby.A few years before he was "all outta gum", Duke Nukem starred in a pair of MS-DOS action platformers which were distributed as shareware. Created by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem (1991) and Duke Nukem II (1993) were two rare beasts, at least o …
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Gears Of Rage Brings "Mode 7-Like" Scaling To Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

Time Extension about 6 months ago

"Pure blast processing".One of the key weapons the SNES had in its battle against the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive was the ability to smoothly scale and rotate background layers using Mode 7, a special graphics mode built into its hardware.This feature was pu …
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The Contra ReBirth Soundtrack Is Now Available To Preorder On Vinyl

Time Extension about 6 months ago

The soundtrack was composed by Manabu Namiki.The record store Ship to Shore Phono Company has revealed that pre-orders are now open for its upcoming vinyl release of Contra ReBirth's soundtrack.Arriving on Nintendo WiiWare back in 2009, Contra ReBirth was …
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Dreamcast-Themed Ale Spotted!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 7 months ago

Credit to Anthony DeCenzo on UntappdA post from T-Rodge on Twitter yesterday showcased the existence of a Dreamcast-themed ale from the Maine, USA brewery “Odd By Nature”. While I’m not an alcohol drinker, I do appreciate some of the fun pop cul …

Contra: Operation Galuga

Neo Geo Forums about 8 months ago

Developed by WayForward. Not a huge fan of the dated 2.5D graphics but it looks like it plays well and the soundtrack is on point. Looks like it's getting released on all platforms. …

Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, 32X • Broken Cheats?

MISTerFPGA about 8 months ago

Hey!I tried the “Infinite Lives (Player 1) [raw]” and “Infinite Lives [genie]” cheats in Contra Hard Corps and both have the game kicking me to the Game Over screen whenever level 1 is about to start.Is this known? Could it be due to the new MegaD …
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Contra: Operation Galuga Revealed & Launching In “Early 2024”

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

Contra: Operation Galuga was revealed on today’s Nintendo Direct, which we might add was jam packed with retro gaming news. From Tomb Raider Remastered, to F-ZERO 99 being announced to Mario vs Donkey Kong returning to Switch, it was one heck of …
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10 Best Metal Slug Games Of All Time

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

Welcome to our list of the 10 Best Metal Slug Games of All Time.  If you’re familiar with the series then you know the drill. The Metal Slug games give you a pistol with unlimited ammo, a jump button and the ability to toss the occasional gre …

WTB - Captain America and the Avengers

Arcade Projects about 9 months ago

Looking for a clean, working, preferably no re-work/jumper wires CA&TA. Looking to pay no more than $300.00 or willing to trade for a clean working Super Contra. Thanks guys, Adam …
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Bitmap Books Reveals New Book That Looks At Retro Gaming Box Art

Retro Dodo about 10 months ago

Bitmap Books, the makers of an insane amount of incredible video game related publications, has just announced the upcoming title “The Art Of The Box”. And as the name suggests, this is a giant collection of incredible artwork and stories behind so …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #91

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… And while that is the case as always, I have been away on holiday this week so i …
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How To Play Gameboy, GBC & GBA On Steam Deck

Retro Dodo about 11 months ago

We’ve recently been playing a lot of our favourite Gameboy games on the Switch thanks to Nintendo Switch online, but if you’re a Steam Deck user, then you might be hankering after discovering how to play Gameboy games on Steam Deck. And if …
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321 - Goin' Round Me Mate's House

Retro Gaming Discussion Show about 1 year ago

EPISODE 321 GOIN’ ROUND ME MATE'S HOUSE (MEGA DRIVE EDITION) In this episode of the RGDS podcast with the idea of Goin' Round Me Mate's House, Ric takes Kingy on a trip down Mega Drive Alley as he introduces Kingy to some lesser-known gems that he may h …
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Review: Power A Fusion Wired Fightpad for Switch and Playstation 4

Retro Gamer Randomness about 1 year ago

With more retro game collections being published on modern consoles, comes a need for retro inspired controllers that are compatible with modern consoles. The PS5 Dualsense controller is a great controller, but it still has a crappy dpad, which is essentia …
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The Rarest and Most Valuable Sega Saturn Games

Racketboy about 1 year ago

Presented by Racketboy and G to the Next Level The Sega Saturn is definitely one of the leading consoles among hardcore classic gamers. Its strong selection of unique and engaging 2D games keeps it relevant a decade after its premature demise. While many …

Contra for Intellivision

Intellivision Revolution about 1 year ago

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Retro Gaming Collections I'd Like to See Released for Modern Consoles

Retro Gamer Randomness about 2 years ago

During this resurgence of retro game popularity, many game collections are being produced for modern consoles. Recent examples are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, SNK 40t …
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Pocky & Rocky

Retro Garden about 2 years ago

I’d like to think I had either explored or made aware of every great game for my systems growing up. Take for example the Super Nintendo. I still own mine (albeit it’s a rather disgusting shade of yellow now), and in the 30 years or so I’ …
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TWOFER #23: Reset Run'n'Guns!

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 2 years ago

1. Bazooka Bill (Melbourne House, 1985)Programming by Brian PostGraphics by David O'Callaghan and Russel ComteMusic by Neil BrennanOriginally released for the Commodore 64 by Melbourne House/Arcade in 1985.Also published by Spinnaker Software in North …