Unfinished PS1 game Magic Castle launches more than 20 years later Editor’s take: Retro gaming enthusiasts’ good fortunes are spilling over into 2021 with the recent release of a long-forgotten game for the original PlayStation. Even in its unfinished state, Magic Castle looks very impressive and could have made serious waves back in the late 90s
Long-lost Superman game for PlayStation has finally been released Background: Titus Interactive in mid-1999 published Superman: The New Superman Adventures on the Nintendo 64. Based on Superman: The Animated Series, the game had lots of promise but failed to deliver across the board. Reviewers criticized the game’s technical flaws, poor gameplay, unresponsive controls, dull graphics and
Sega was fond of using planet-based codenames in the 1990s Recap: In a recent “study session” for the upcoming “Sega test,” longtime Sega executive Hiroyuki Miyazaki walked viewers through what is arguably the company’s most important 10-year span. It started with the release of the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988 (known as the Sega Genesis
PlayStation 2 games play quite well on the Xbox Series S In context: There was quite a lot of talk about backward compatibility from both Microsoft and Sony in the lead-up to their next-gen consoles. While Microsoft can boast that the Xbox Series X and S are entirely backward compatible with its previous consoles, Sony has
Sega’s unreleased virtual reality headset has been resurrected The big picture: The late 80s through the mid-90s was a fascinating time in the video game industry. While popular history might initially suggest otherwise, frontrunners Nintendo and Sega were more than willing to take risks in search of the next big thing. Nintendo rolled out the Super
Watch this: hardware tinkerer hacks the SNES’ Super Scope, gets it to work on modern TVs Retro modding: If you’ve been gaming for longer than a decade or two, you might remember classic consoles like the SNES. If so, you almost certainly recall their plentiful accessories, such as the entertaining — and at times frustrating —
