Wednesday, 06 January 2021 / Published in Arcade, PC

Out Run – A new Out Run remake project by Zgzinfinity (Windows/Mac/Linux)

Way back in 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be most famous of games ‘Out Run’. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success but became one of the best selling games of its time and ported to many different
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 / Published in Arcade, PC

Open Solomon’s Key – Open-source remake of the 1986 Arcade classic for Windows

Although things are a little bit difficult at home hence the lack of updates over the last few days, one game I want to give a mention to that might be worth a play through, is mdodis’s open source work in progress remake of the 1986 game Solomon’s Key; a puzzle game developed by Tecmo that was
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 / Published in Arcade, PC

Circuit Superstars – A rather cool top-down racing game gets a demo, Early Access 2021

If you’re looking for something slightly different this week, other than all the platformers and puzzlers we’ve featured so much of on IRN, then look no further than the upcoming game ‘Circuit Superstars’; a top down racing game with a current demo, that’s due for release next year on Steam, which pits you against other
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 / Published in Arcade, NES

Retro Game Crunch – 7 games all retro inspired in one glorious package!

Game Genre : Multi GenreGame Info : With a successful Kickstarter pledge goal of over $66,000 and hopefully soon to be on Steam via your votes up on Steam Greenlight, this game is full of charm and retro inspired fun. Developed by Shaun Inman, Rusty Moyher and Matt Grimm, Retro Game Crunch is a jam
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 / Published in Arcade, NES

Faxanadu: Daggers and wingboots, mantras and monsters await you

There are many retro video games that are fun to play for someone new to the experience. There are your basic platformers, platforming shooters, shoot’em-ups, and action-adventure titles. Few games though, can be considered gateways both to an interest in video games and to an entire genre of entertainment. Faxanadu is one of those games.
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 / Published in Arcade, NES

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III : The Manhattan Project – A hit beat ’em up on the NES!

If you could choose one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game to play for the rest of your life, what would you choose? If you said TMNT IV: Turtles in Time you may need to go back and play TMNT III: The Manhattan Project, perhaps the best beat ‘em up on the NES and I’ll