Virtua Racing on Switch is what you thought Virtua Racing looked like

The Switch conversion of Virtua Racing quickly achieved almost legendary status on its Japanese release, but its UK release this week rather snuck up on me. After throwing a very reasonable £5.99 at the Nintendo eShop, I got straight into very definitely the best version of Virtua Racing I’ve played. But in this case, a …

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Scorchio! Dozens of hot new releases hit the Switch eShop, including Super Mario Maker 2, Virtua Racing, Devil May Cry, and Dandy Dungeon

This week’s Switch line-up is one for the ages, with major new releases left, right and indeed centre. Our only possible explanation is that publishers believe the anticipated Super Mario Maker 2 will see a surge in eShop traffic. Well, that and the fact that the end of the month is often associated with payday. …

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Micro Machines and clever Mega Drive cartridges

A new Micro Machines game was announced earlier this month. To many, Micro Machines means only one thing: local multiplayer. This new ‘un supports it, sure, but with those futuristic wireless controllers we have these days. It wasn’t like that back in the ’90s. Back in the ’90s they had to be clever, and they …

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