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Japanese Gamers Are Bringing Sega's "Taikan" Arcades Home In Amazing Ways

Time Extension about 2 months ago

After Burner and Space Harrier shown in action.Seen in its natural arcade habitat, Sega's After Burner is one of the most striking video gaming sessions money can buy.While the sprite-scaled visuals have naturally aged, the deluxe taikan ("bodily sensation …
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Japanese Gamer Uses 3DS After Burner II To Create Home Arcade Setup

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Space Harrier also shown in action.Seen in its natural arcade habitat, Sega's After Burner is one of the most striking video gaming sessions money can buy.While the sprite-scaled visuals have naturally aged, the deluxe taikan ("bodily sensation") cabinet d …
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Guide: All Yakuza / Like A Dragon Sega Minigames

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Updated with games from Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.It's fair to say that many people's minds were blown when Yu Suzuki included fully playable arcade games in his Dreamcast magnum opus Shenmue, and while that series continues to this very day, the retr …
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6 Games that Scratch the Shenmue Itch

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 5 months ago

There really isn't anything quite like Shenmue. As most Dreamcast fans know by now, the gameplay of Yu Suzuki's magnum opus, which juxtaposed snail's pace sleuthing around Japanese suburbia with frantic Virtua Fighter ass kicking, was polarising back when …
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A Return to Arcade Odyssey

The Arcade Blogger about 5 months ago

My recent trip to the USA allowed me some time to check out a few arcades, specifically one of my favourites in Miami, FL. The last time I reviewed Arcade Odyssey, was a good five years ago. You can check that out here. The upshot I concluded back then, w …
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other vintage hardware, software and languages • Sega Megadrive 2 PCB

Stardot about 5 months ago

This is something I haven't seen before, Z80 and 68000 CPUs on the same motherboard.There also seems to be 3 different types of memory chip and something likewise unusual that I've never seen, a capacitor array, next to the crystal.Apparently the Z80 cont …
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Feature: "Our Target Is Disney" - How Michael Jackson And The AS-1 Took Sega Into The Future

Time Extension about 5 months ago

A tale that includes Steven Spielberg, Douglas Trumbull and Tetsuya Mizuguchi.During the mid-'80s, global arcade machine stalwart Sega found itself in an interesting situation. Since merging with Rosen Enterprises in 1965, it had already made countless str …
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Random: Have You Seen This Rare Early Footage Of Space Harrier?

Time Extension about 5 months ago

It shows the game back when it originally featured a jet instead of a human.Sega's iconic 1985 arcade rail shooter Space Harrier is known today for its science-fiction and fantasy-like elements, including flying dragons, one-eyed mammoths, and giant robots …
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Guide: All Yakuza Sega Arcade Minigames

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Out Run! Space Harrier! Virtua Fighter! Daytona USA 2!It's fair to say that many people's minds were blown when Yu Suzuki included fully playable arcade games in his Dreamcast magnum opus Shenmue, and while that series continues to this very day, the retro …
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Yu Suzuki Would Love To Make A Yakuza 0-Style Shenmue Prequel

Time Extension about 7 months ago

"Making an even more detailed Dobuita is an interesting idea".Yu Suzuki is a certified video gaming legend. During his time at Sega, he oversaw the production of some of the most important games of the '80s, '90s and 2000s – including the likes of Out Ru …
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Namco's Burning Force Comes To Switch And PS4 This Week

Time Extension about 7 months ago

1989 Space Harrier rival hits Arcade Archives.Namco's 1989 arcade title Burning Force has been confirmed as the next entry in Hamster's Arcade Archives range.Boasting similar gameplay to Sega's Space Harrier, Burning Force places you in the role of Space F …
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Guide: Best Electronic Table-Top Games Of All Time

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Stock up on your C batteries and hit eBay for these beauties.Home gaming in the 1980s, be that on consoles or home computers, seemed obsessed with achieving a version of arcade quality. Not necessarily in terms of visuals or audio, as the technology wasn …
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Space Harrier-Esque Shooter 'Asura The Striker' Gets Free Demo

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Now Targeting 2024 Release.Update : As spotted by AlphaBetaGamer, a free demo is now available for Asura The Striker as part of Steam Next Fest.The demo features four levels, each containing countless waves of enemies and one final climactic boss fight tha …
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Rediscovering Castle Master on Atari ST

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

Being lucky enough to have pretty much lived my life in parallel to the entire history of video games, I’ve also been lucky enough to have been blown away over and over again by every leap they’ve ever made, even if the height seems to have got a bit …
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Discovering G-LOC: Air Battle on Nintendo Switch / Arcade

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

Was there ever a better example of style over substance in gaming than Dragon’s Lair? That’s what I was wondering recently as I failed once again to get off the very first screen of the 1989 Atari ST port of the 1983 Cinematronics arcade game! There h …
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Taito Is Working With M2 To Create Perfect 'Night Striker' Home Ports

Time Extension about 9 months ago

First port will be on the Egret II Mini.Taito is teaming up with emulation expert M2 to create a 'porting project' surrounding its scaler-based arcade title, Night Striker.Originally released in 1989 and based on Taito's Z System arcade hardware, Night Str …

FS: Space Harrier+Capcom Cute+Pony+Blastcity+ Games

Arcade Projects about 9 months ago

Due to an unexpected emergency, I’m in the process of selling several arcade cabinets and games. It’s saddening to part with them, but my hope is that they’ll find a new home where they’ll be well looked after. Serious buyers only as I need to sell …

WTB: Saturn JPN - Sega Ages: After Burner 2

Neo Geo Forums about 10 months ago

Yo! Looking for Space Harrier (found) and After Burner 2 on import Saturn. Should be complete and working, but I don't care about the spine card. …

WTB: Saturn JPN - Sega Ages: Space Harrier & After Burner 2

Neo Geo Forums about 10 months ago

Yo! Looking for Space Harrier and After Burner 2 on import Saturn. Anyone got both for a good deal? Should be complete and working, but I don't care about the spine card. …
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Top 30 Best Sega Master System Games of All Time

Infinity Retro about 11 months ago

Today the topic of discussion is the best Sega Master System games. This system was Sega’s first home console released outside of Japan. Unfortunately it had very little fanfare. The Nintendo Entertainment System was the talk of the town. Odds are if …
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10 Best Games Like Hollow Knight In 2023

Retro Dodo about 11 months ago

If you have enjoyed exploring Hallownest and are looking for similar-style adventures, then take a look at the 10 best games like Hollow Knight to play today! There’s a reason that Hollow Knight took the top spot in our list of the best indie ga …

The Most Famous Retro Arcade Games

Retromash about 11 months ago

The world of video games has evolved rapidly over the past few decades, with advancements in technology providing gamers with increasingly realistic and immersive experiences. However, for many people, the appeal of retro arcade games remains as strong as …
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Yu Suzuki's Space Harrier-Successor 'Air Twister' May Be Coming To PS5

Time Extension about 11 months ago

The game has been rated by USK in Germany.If you haven't got an Apple Arcade subscription and you've been wanting to play YS Net and Yu Suzuki's Space Harrier-successor Air Twister, then you might not have to wait much longer.As Gematsu highlighted earlier …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #84

Retro Arcadia about 12 months ago

Back again with our regular 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… We’ll start by continuing my series of one or two sentence reviews for ev …
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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 …