In this video, we are taking a look at 5 different retrogames that you could easily have missed. None of these games are obscure games or “hidden gems”, but they are a ton of fun!
GAMER QUESTION: What game would you like to experience again for the first time? Imagine if you could erase your original experience and see the game again just like you did that first time, which game would you want to do that with?
Watch the video below to hear my answer!
Nintendo has been met with some criticism the past couple weeks for it’s apparent stance of deleting cloud save data immediately after your Nintendo Switch Online account is expired. As per their official FAQ, cloud data won’t be retained once your subscription has expired. But, a recent announcement…
Out Run is Sega’s classic third person racing game that was originally released in the arcade in 1986. In this game, you drive a Ferrari Testarossa and race against the clock driving through numerous locations around the world.
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is a great source of awesome music. These chiptune songs from Bayou Billy, Ninja Gaiden and Final Fantasy are no exception!
We just received big news from Sony that they are going to be releasing a “Classic” edition of their first console, the Playstation (PS1 or PSX).
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is a great source of awesome music. These chiptune songs from TMNT, Castlevania and Section-Z are no exception!
The Super Nintendo and NES is a great source of awesome music. These chiptune songs are no exception! These tunes rock and help you get in the game action!
Video games have often been known for their killer soundtracks. These chiptune songs are no exception! These tunes rock and help you get in the game action!
Thunder Force 3 for the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive) is a horizontal scrolling shooter game developed in 1990 by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. Thunder Force 1 and 2 utilized multiple stage formats, including horizontal scrolling and top down free roaming…
This video is a quick look at Rambo First Blood Part 2 on the Sega Master System. This game is a top down run and gun shooter, similar to games like Commando or Ikari Warriors. You play as Rambo (and Zane in 2 player mode) as you try…
Castlevania Bloodlines for #Sega Megadrive | Bloody Tears Castlevania games are known for having amazing musical arrangements and the Sega Genesis entry called Castlevania Bloodlines is no exception. The iconic song Bloody Tears is an exceptional chiptune song and always gets the vampire hunting blood going! Mega Man…
In this video, I am playing Double Dragon for the Sega Master System. This game was released in 1989 and is a port of the classic arcade game of the same name. In this game, you play as Jimmy and Billy Lee as you fight your way through…
The Goonies 2 for NES | The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough For The Goonies 2 on the NES, the game developers created a wonderful 8-bit chiptune music version of the song The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough from the movie. This captures the feel of the original song on the Nintendo…
Come on everyone! Get your NES Donkey Kong ON! Take part in the #RGBHighScore Challenge, see if you can be the King of Kong! Contest will run until August 3rd 6PM Central Standard Time. Head over to twitter, search for @BossVsNoob to find RetroGameBrew’s pinned tweet with all…
Gemfire is a medieval war game that was released for numerous platforms, including the MSX, the NES, the Sega Genesis (or MegaDrive), MS-DOS, NEC PC9801 & 8801, FM Towns, Sharp X68000, Microsoft Windows and eventually the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. The game was developed by KOEI…
Karate Champ on the Nintendo Entertainment System is a 1 on 1 karate fighting game that was released on 1986. It is based on an arcade game of the same name, but changes were made to it in the home conversion. The player takes the role of a…
Urban Champion on the Nintendo Entertainment System is a 2 player fighting game where the object is to win a street fight against the other player. With each blow you knock your opponent further back on the screen, eventually landing them (or yourself) in an open manhole cover. …
Check out this sweet NES retro-inspired IndieGame Alien Splatter Redux! The game was created by @sinclairstrange and can be found on Steam for only .99 cents!!
A couple days ago, Tommy Tallarico (@TommyTallarico) had a really extensive live chat with Brian from @Brians_man_cave about what is happening with his company Intellivision Entertainment. Essentially, they are looking to revive the Intellivision name with a new console of sorts. It sounds like it will incorporate old…
In this video, we are going to take a look at some fighting games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. And don’t get confused, I am not talking about ‘beat ‘em ups’ or ‘brawlers’ like Double Dragon. No, I am talking about 1 on 1 fighting games, similar to…
For this #wedNESday, I am sharing my black label version of Urban Champion for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The game itself is a fairly basic fighting game. It isn’t particularly deep, but it is also fun for a quick play. It was originally released in Japan in…
I asked a simple question on Twitter… What was your favorite first RPG? QUESTION: What was your first favorite RPG? My first favorite #RPG was Final Fantasy for the #NES. #retrogaming #nintendo #sega #gamersunite #wpugamers pic.twitter.com/up5xIfAhUI — Nate 🎮 (@RetroGamingDev) June 4, 2018 Of course, everyone was more…
BeeFender for PC BeeFender is a fun indie PC game that can be found on Steam for only .99 cents! The game is about you (the bee) defending your hive from the world. It has a very retrogaming feel to it and is a ton of fun to…
In this video, I am taking a detailed look at the first 3 titles in the Top Gear racing game franchise on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. All three of these games were developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Kemco for the SNES. An exception to that,…
In response to the new Rampage movie, starring Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson, I am taking a good look at two of the home ports of the arcade classic Rampage. Starting with the original Nintendo Entertainment System port, we take a look at all the giant monster city destroying…
This is part 2 of the Zelda Randomizer video series. In this episode, I manage to make a fair bit more progress, locate another dungeon, get a piece of the triforce and locate the much needed ladder! Zelda Randomizer is an application that you can download to create your own…
In the first part of this video series, I am playing Legend of Zelda using the Zelda Randomizer. Zelda Randomizer is an application that you can download to create your own randomized Legend of Zelda NES roms. The number of things you can randomize is huge and can include…
In this video, I am playing StarTropics for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) for the first time ever! I was able to make it past the first main boss (the octopus) in Chapter 3. StarTropics is a top down action adventure game that was released in North America…
Commando for the NES is a classic run and gun style game that was developed and released by Capcom in 1985. It was originally titled Senjō no Ōkami and was released on numerous platforms, including arcade, Atari, Intellivision and various other home consoles. The game would show up again in…
Tiny Toon Adventures for the NES is a action platformer that was developed and published by Konami in 1991. It is based on the cartoon series Tiny Toon Adventures, which ran from about 1990-1992. Tiny Toon Adventures was an off shoot of the Looney Toons cartoons and was centered…
Space Harrier for the Sega 32X console is a port of a classic arcade third person 3D shooter. Originally developed by Sega Enterprises in 1985 the game hit the arcades and was well received and praised for it’s innovative visuals and play style. The design is largely attributed…
Kung-Fu Heroes for the Nintendo Entertainment System is a top down action game ported from Japanese arcade game called Super Chinese. The game was developed by Nihon Games and published in North American by Culture Brain in 1986. It was also later made available through Nintendo’s Virtual Console. …
Montezuma’s Revenge Featuring Panama Joe is a platforming game created in 1984 and released on numerous systems around that time. It showed up on nearly every console and PC platform of the time, including (but not limited to) Atari computers and consoles, C64, ColecoVision and ZX Spectrum. The game…
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (which I will refer to as ZAMN going forward) is a run and gun shoot-em up style game that was originally published in the year 1993 by Konami for the Super Nintendo (SNES) and the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive). The game was developed…
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is the 2nd game in the Shinobi series that was released on the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive for other parts of the world). It was developed and published by Sega in 1990 and has been re-released numerous times, including on the…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist is a sidescrolling arcade beat’em up for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) from Konami. It is based loosely on the ultra popular Ninja Turtles arcade game “Turtles in Time”, which that was itself based on the popular Saturday morning cartoon (and…
