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Random: This Bulk Slash FAQ Has Been Puzzling Fans For Almost 20 Years

Time Extension about 20 days ago

"I'll let you figure out these yourself".Given we now have access to massive interactive 'wiki' pages and step-by-step walkthrough videos, there's little need for the traditional FAQ guide these days – but, once upon a time, these crudely formatted guide …
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PS1 Exclusive Crash Bandicoot Gets Ported To Sega Saturn

Time Extension about 20 days ago

"Bringing Crash Bandicoot to Sega's 32-bit console is quite a challenge".Modder and homebrew developer Frogbull has ported PS1-exclusive Crash Bandicoot to the Sega Saturn.If the name seems familiar, it's because Frogbull has previously ported Metal Gear S …
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Grand Theft Auto III Likely Wouldn't Exist Without The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 23 days ago

Here's how Sega's console helped Rockstar find its groove.Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map.But what …
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Did You Butcher Your Mega Drive / Genesis Carts To Overcome Sega's Physical Region Lock?

Time Extension about 24 days ago

It's time to own up.Region locking is effectively a thing of the past today, but back in the '90s, it was a very real headache for those of us who wanted to occasionally dabble in the world of grey imports.Companies like Nintendo, Sega and Sony employed re …
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Doom 64 Is Getting A Fanmade Port For The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 25 days ago

The port is the work of the OpenLara N64 developer jnmartin84.In the past, we've seen unofficial ports of Doom to the Sega Dreamcast, in the form of nxDoom and Doom for the DC, but the same cannot be said for its 1997 N64 sequel DOOM 64.Fortunately, though …
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Missile Dancer Dev Announces 'Crystal Breaker' For Switch & Steam

Time Extension about 25 days ago

Crystal Breaker is yet another retro-style shmup from the Japanese developer.Fresh off releasing Missile Dancer 2, Terarin Games has announced it is already hard at work on its next retro-style shoot-em-up Crystal Breaker (thanks Gosokkyu for the spot!).Th …
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The Game Creation Kit 'Scorpion Engine' Adds Neo Geo Support

Time Extension about 26 days ago

The engine also supports Amiga, Amiga CD32, and Mega Drive / Genesis.If you happen to play a lot of new homebrew games, then you've probably come across at least one project over the last year that has been built using the Scorpion Engine.The popular video …
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Don't Hold Your Breath For Wii And GameCube Emulation On The iPhone App Store

Time Extension about 26 days ago

"Unfortunately, as of right now, it isn’t possible".Apple recently relaxed its stance on retro gaming emulators on its devices, and we've already seen some notable emulators come to the App Store, including the superb Delta Emulator, which covers systems …
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Fanmade Sonic 3 Remaster 'Angel Island Revisited' Now Playable On PlayStation Vita

Time Extension about 27 days ago

"Consider this a 'beta' release".The popular Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles fan remaster Angel Island Revisited has been ported to the PSVita, after almost three years of development.Angel Island Revisited, just to give you a bit of context, was origi …
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New Patch For Cave's Sega Saturn Racer 'High Velocity' Unlocks 4-Player Mode

Time Extension about 27 days ago

Four is better than two, right?Back in 1995, Cave – best known today for its bullet hell shmups – released a 3D racing game on the Sega Saturn entitled Touge King: The Spirits in Japan.It was released in North America the following year under the name …
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This Dedicated Fan Has Fixed A Much-Maligned 'Fist Of The North Star' Video Game

Time Extension about 27 days ago

"This should make the 'bad' original into a more enjoyable experience".Ever since its publication in 1983, Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) has had legions of fans, and its head-popping, post-apocalyptic formula is perfect …
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Comedy Central Announces Golden Axe Animated Series

Australian Retro Gamer about 28 days ago

In an exciting development for fans of animated entertainment and old school video games, Comedy Central has unveiled plans for a brand-new animated series based on Sega’s 1989 seminal side-scrolling beat’em up / hack’n slash video game, …
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CIBSunday: Sega Multi-Mega

Time Extension about 28 days ago

1994's most extravagant console?While Sega made plenty of odd hardware choices during the '90s, one particular product always fascinated me as a kid – the Multi-Mega.The moment I saw the first print advertisement for this all-in-one Mega Drive and Mega C …
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Sega TeraDrive Version Of Myst Forerunner 'The Manhole' Found And Preserved

Time Extension about 29 days ago

Developed by Rand and Robyn Miller.A hitherto unknown port of the 1988 adventure game The Manhole has been discovered and preserved, we can report.Created by Cyan, the company established by siblings Rand and Robyn Miller, the game was initially released o …
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New Book Aims To Celebrate Saturn, Sega's Beloved 32-Bit Console

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"Rediscover the magic of the Sega Saturn".The Sega Saturn has a special place in our hearts here at Time Extension.While it only sold a tenth the number of units the PlayStation managed, it is nonetheless home to some of the greatest games of its generatio …
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Delta Emulator Brings NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, GBA, DS, & N64 Emulation To The iPhone App Store

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Available in the EU via the AltStore PAL marketplace.We have some more good news to share on the iPhone app store emulation front.The free game emulator Delta has just arrived on the App Store in many countries, bringing NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy/Ga …
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File this one under "Dafuq, Sega??": Comedy Central Golden Axe tv series officially happening

Neo Geo Forums about 1 month ago

... Axe’ Animated Series From Mike McMahan Set at Comedy Central; Matthew Rhys and Danny Pudi Among Voice Cast A "Golden Axe" animated series has been greenlit …
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Golden Axe Is Getting A 10-Episode Animated TV Series From Comedy Central

Time Extension about 1 month ago

From writers behind Star Trek: The Lower Decks & American Dad!Comedy Central has announced that it has greenlit a 10-episode animated series based on Sega's beloved sidescrolling hack 'n slash series Golden Axe (as reported by Variety).According to the ann …
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Feature: I Wanted F1 Legend Ayrton Senna's Sonic Trophy So Bad That I Made My Own

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Gotta go fast.On April 11th 1993, the Formula One European Grand Prix was held at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. This event is mainly remembered for two reasons: the incredible performance of the late Brazilian F1 legend Ayrton Senna and the ev …
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Ex-Sega Composer Richard Jacques On Headhunter, The First Game Score Recorded At Abbey Road

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"We didn't want to do anything substandard".Richard Jacques is a name that will need little introduction to any long-standing Sega fan.The Ivor Novello Award-winning, GRAMMY and BAFTA-nominated composer joined Sega Europe in the '90s to work as the in-hous …
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Sega's Dinosaurs For Hire Was Overhauled Thanks To Gunstar Heroes

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Not that it made a huge difference...When you call to mind the best games on the Genesis / Mega Drive, chances are 1993's Dinosaurs For Hire won't be too high on your list.Based on Tom Mason's comic book of the same name and developed in North America by S …
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Random: Crazy Taxi Fan Goes To Extreme Lengths To Ensure They've Got The Right Soundtrack

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The best place to play? An Offspring gig, of course.Sega's Crazy Taxi is one of those games which seems to have timeless appeal. The core concept – driving as fast as possible to drop off fares – is one which doesn't need much explaining, and this is p …
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ININ Games Teamed Up With Fans For Its Rainbow Cotton Remake

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The game releases on modern platforms next month.ININ Games' remake of Rainbow Cotton is scheduled to release next month across PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in what will mark its first-ever English-language release.However, what you might no …
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Review: C-Smash VRS (Quest 3) - Superb Cosmic Smash Successor Goes Cable-Free

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Have a blast.We can still recall how utterly shocked we were when we first heard that Sega's Cosmic Smash was getting a VR-flavoured revival. The Dreamcast original was the most cult of cult classics, and the sheer notion of it being revisited with a moder …
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The Reason Sega Lost The 32-Bit War? The 32X, Says Yosuke Okunari

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"The company was unable to focus enough on its main hope".The reasons for Saturn's failure in the face of the PS1 and N64 have been covered multiple times over the years, but now Sega's Yosuke Okunari has added his insight into the matter.Speaking in his n …