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Book review: The SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia

Former CVG and Official Nintendo Magazine scribe Chris Scullion turns to the dark side for his third exhaustive unofficial encyclopedia, taking us on a tour of not just the entire western SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis catalogue, but the Mega CD and 32X as well.оформить кредит с плохой...

Five forgotten Ghostbusters games

When it comes to Ghostbusters games, a few instantly spring to mind. Activision’s movie tie-in from 1984 is likely to be well-remembered as it ended up being released on just about every format from the ‘80s. Even the humble Atari 2600 saw a conversion.рефинансирование кредитов в банке оформить...

An N64 Story

The Nintendo 64 launched in the US twenty-five years ago today. European Nintendo diehards were blissfully unaware that they would have to wait another six months to get their hands on the much-hyped console, putting almost ten months between the Japanese and European launches. The N64 has a...

The latest Evercade cart reveal is a complete surprise

Well, the latest Evercade cart reveal is certainly a surprise. Renovation Collection 1 will include 12 titles from Japanese publisher Telenet and its US subsidiary Renovation. While obscure, these are deep cuts of 16-bit (Genesis/Mega Drive) history – all 12 games are considered rare nowadays, and consequently cherished by...

Why is Alex Kidd in Miracle World so revered?

A remaster of SEGA’s Alex Kidd in Miracle World is imminent. If you’re wondering why this 2D platformer, dating back to 1986, is being plucked from gaming’s depths and being given a digital dust off – even gaining a collector’s edition with a bunch of goodies – then...

Six gaming magazines that went beyond the call of duty

Future Publishing is best known nowadays for shuttering long-running magazines. In the ‘80s and ‘90s it was quite the opposite – the publishing giant was fond of keeping magazines alive for as long as possible, luring in readers with demo discs and even full games taped to their...