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Konami's Vendetta / Crime Fighters 2 Is Coming To Analogue Pocket And MiSTer Soon

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"Stay tuned".Released in 1991, Konami's Vendetta / Crime Fighters 2 is one of the company's most accomplished side-scrolling fighting games.The sequel to 1989's Crime Fighters, it boasts bold visuals, complex mechanics and a welcome sense of humour – but …

Silent Hill 4: The Room - Konami's 4th game in the horror genre gets a review from Cola Powered Gamer

Indie Retro News about 3 months ago

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Death Stranding On iPhone Includes A Feature Kojima Pioneered 13 Years Ago

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"A long time ago I was doing this thing called Transfarring at Konami".Modern phones have now reached the stage where they can convincingly host AAA games – as is evidenced by the recent release of Death Stranding on the Apple iPhone.Putting aside the is …
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Konami's Parodius Comes To Analogue Pocket And MiSTer

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Currently only available to Patreon supporters.Legendary FPGA developer JOTEGO has just announced that he has added support for Konami's shmup Parodius to The Simpsons FPGA core on Analogue Pocket And MiSTer.The JTSIMSON core has been updated to include th …
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Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Joins The 'Quarter Arcades' Series

Time Extension about 3 months ago

1989 original and Turtles in Time now available.Update : Both 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game and its 1991 sequel, Turtles in Time, are available in order now as part of the Quarter Arcades range.<products id="26119,26120,26122,24499... …
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One Of The Rarest Arcade Games Ever, Akuma Mortis Immortal, Has Just Been Preserved

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Thanks to VGEsoterica & Andy Geezer.VideoGameEsoterica has done it again! Less than a year after they successfully managed to preserve Castlevania: The Arcade Game and a month after they rescued Konami's Gashaaaan!, the YouTuber is back with another set of …
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The Super Rare Arcade Game 'Akuma Mortis Immortal' Has Just Been Preserved

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Thanks to VGEsoterica & Andy Geezer.VideoGameEsoterica has done it again! Less than a year after they successfully managed to preserve Castlevania: The Arcade Game and a month after they rescued Konami's Gashaaaan!, the YouTuber is back with another set of …
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Feature: The Quest To Preserve Japanese Feature Phone Games

Time Extension about 4 months ago

"I looked at all these game preservationist organisations and nobody was saying anything".Before iPhone and Android devices became the primary platforms for mobile gaming, there was already a healthy community of gamers in Japan experiencing the joy of pla …
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An Upcoming Sonic Hack Will Let You Blast Away Badniks With A Light Gun

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Who gave Tails a gun?The Mega Drive / Genesis developer Shane Lynch recently revealed on Twitter that he is working on a new ROM hack for the original Sonic the Hedgehog that will let a second player plug in a lightgun and blast away at badniks, power-ups, …
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Guide: Best Castlevania Games, Ranked By You

Time Extension about 4 months ago

There's so much to count!Since its inception in 1986, Konami's Castlevania has become one of gaming's most recognisable and popular franchises. Many of its instalments are considered amongst the best games of all time, and its impact has been felt well bey …

Silent Hill 3 - Konami's classic horror gets a review from Cola Powered Gamer

Indie Retro News about 4 months ago

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Here's A Brand New Trailer For Rocket Knight Adventures Re-Sparked Collection

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Pre-orders are also live!Update : Limited Run Games has just released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked Collection over on Twitter.The roughly 1-minute-long trailer contains our first look at the new animated intro f …
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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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Konami Announces Rocket Knight Adventures & Felix The Cat Retro Collections

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Both collections will use Limited Run Games' Carbon Engine.Konami and Limited Run Games have announced that they will be bringing out two new retro collections featuring games based on the Rocket Knight Adventures and Felix the Cat Series.Both collections …
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Saving an Arcade Workshop: The legacy of Automatic Services Limited

The Arcade Blogger about 4 months ago

If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you’ll have read several articles where I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go through old collections or stashes of arcade cabinets. This is where arcade collectors get together …
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Did You Know That Konami's Simpsons Coin-Op References A Scrapped 'Rabbit Ears' Plotline?

Time Extension about 4 months ago

What's Marge hiding in her hair?Back when Konami created its Simpsons arcade machine in 1991, Matt Groening's gleefully dysfunctional cartoon family was only just getting started when it came to global superstardom.While The Simpsons was arguably a cultura …
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Konami's X-Men Coin-Op Has Been Ported To Sega Saturn

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Demo available now.While many gamers will have fond memories of Capcom's X-Men: Children of the Atom and X-Men Vs Street Fighter arcade titles, Konami's 1992 coin-op has plenty of fans.A side-scrolling brawler released at a point when Konami's Teenage Muta …
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Random: Check Out These Adorable Konami-Themed Gashapon

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Goemon! Snake! Pyramid Head! And More!A new Konami-themed gashapon series called "Power Pros Baseball KONAMI Dream Stars" is set to go on sale in Japan later this month (as spotted by @GoemonNational!)The series will feature 6 characters from various class …
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Saturn Fans Can Now Play The Ultimate Version Of Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"The most complete and advanced version".Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the jewels of the PlayStation catalogue. Released in 1997, it took the core gameplay of the Castlevania series and skillfully combined it with the non-linear exploration …

Newcomers Forum • Konami & N64 beta cores suddenly not working...

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi everyone, I'm hoping this is the right place to ask this and if not, my apologies.I've been using the Mister for about a year now and am somewhat used to things kind of randomly working or not working, but this one has me really stumped:A few weeks ago …
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Interview: Konami Legends Reveal The Secrets Of The Arcade Hit Factory

Time Extension about 5 months ago

A rare peek behind the curtain!Few companies have produced as many "arcade hits" as the video game giant Konami. The Japanese developer and publisher — founded all the way back in 1969 as a jukebox repair business — is behind some of the most beloved a …
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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: Sinden Light Gun - Old-School Arcade Blasting On Your Modern-Day TV

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Let there be light (gun).Light gun games aren't a new invention – in fact, some of the earliest games consoles came with their own guns – but in recent years, this unique aspect of video gaming has taken something of a backseat, and that's arguably dow …
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Homebrew Dev Gets Final Fantasy VII Running On Sega Saturn

Time Extension about 5 months ago

It's a Christmas miracle!A while back, modder Frogbull got Konami's Metal Gear Solid running on the Sega Saturn – a technical trick which got a lot of Sega fans dreaming of what could have been, had Sega's 32-bit system been a little more popular.Now, Fr …

Konami's Horror game Silent Hill 3 gets a Cola Powered Gamer review update!

Indie Retro News about 5 months ago

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