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Just for Qix: Space Panic – The Foundation of All Platformers – By Michael Thomasson
Universal’s Space Panic, a rather obscure cult-classic released in 1980, revolutionized game design by introducing novel game mechanics that birthed a new genre. Space Panic is often recognized as the first platform game, as it was the premiere title to include...
TurboGrafx-16 Mini and the PC Engine Core Grafx Mini Pre-Order Now
The compact version of the classic console currently features a range of 50 retro games containing select titles that overlap in both the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine lineup. The console will be available exclusively on Amazon from March 19th 2020, with an Amazon Prime...
Mario Party By Amy Trinanes
Mario party was the first of its kind, a game filled with the famous Nintendo characters. All of your favorite characters are in one place: Mario, Peach, Bowser etc...all competing to see who ends up with the most stars. This game is a great way to spend family night,...
Earthworm Jim – A Look Back – By Shaun Sex
If Doug TenNapel had done nothing more than create a character named Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, it would have been enough to make him a video game legend. The name is pure perfection, the brilliant antidote to the seemingly never ending cascade of games that take...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Panic! On the Sega CD
I had a Sega CD as a kid, but I never had many games for it. The system never really seemed to take off. I think I had three or four games, but I can’t say I ever noticed much of a difference between it and the Genesis. Looking back, I wish I had the chance to play,...
Bundled Games and Pricing Announced for the TurboGrafx-16 Mini
Nearly one month ago - just about to the day, actually - we reported on Konami’s E3 announcement of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. While called that in the US, there’s a slightly convoluted naming scheme depending on your region: in Europe, it will be the PC Engine CoreGrafx...
Monkey Island 2 By Scott Crain
I've never in my life played a more hilarious, and at the same time, more morbid game. The game begins on Scabb Island where our hero (you), Guybrush Threepwood is sitting at a campfire telling other pirates how he "killed" the ghost pirate LeChuck in The Secret of...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Lonnie McDonald
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Lonnie McDonald who currently is displayed on card number 249, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. He is also featured on cards 127 (with Steve Sanders), 589, 905, 1442 and 1465. Steve is one greatest Joust players. He...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Tecmo Cup Soccer Game
Do you love the beautiful game of soccer, but also crave the turn-based action of game’s Final Fantasy? Fear not! With Tecmo Cup Soccer Game you can have both at once! First, let’s acknowledge how clunkiness of title. It reads like a bad subtitle in an old kung fu...
Top 10 NES Games of All Time
10 // CONTRA This classic run and gun action game by Konami set the bar very high for platforming shooting games. This is also an arcade port and an excellent one at that. Many titles on the NES copied Contra's formula, but none are as good as the original. 09 //...
Boy, Oh Game Boy: Lighten Up
Lights out.
The Best Old School Soccer Video Games of All Time
Nothing quite stokes nostalgia in the heart of a particular brand of millennial as memories of playing old school soccer video games. Whilst some were no doubt better than others, back in the 90’s and early 2000’s it was still a novelty for many to be playing a game...
Magical Tetris Challenge By Amy Trinanes
If you want your kids to experience a fun old school game, with awesome Disney characters to go along with it, (admit it, a part of you wants to play it too...) then Magical Tetris Challenge is for you! This was my go to game as a 10 year old when I needed a Tetris...
Archer MacLean’s Super Dropzone for SNES Review
New Review! Archer Maclean's Super Dropzone for the SNES was only released in PAL regions so may not be familiar to some of you, but it's a fun shooter that's well worth your time if you ever happen across it. [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0"...
5 Reasons Why a Game Boy Classic Would Be Amazing
With all the recent talk over the reported Nintendo Switch Mini and what Old School Console will be exalted via ”classic” console, Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. makes the argument for the Game Boy and why a return to glory would serve the Nintendo brand...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 720
About a month ago, I decided I was finally going to learn how to skateboard. I had a skateboard as a kid, but I never learned how to use it. The most I did was use it as a luge down the hill near my house. Now, I’m learning how to use my board properly. Mostly, that...
Best Spooky Games By Josh LaFrance
Do you love halloween? I certainly do, and the fact that it is coming soon got all of us here at Classic Console Magazine thinking about some of the great "spooky" retro games that we have played over the years. These are not games that are necessarily in the horror...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Donald Hayes
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Donald Hayes who is displayed on card number 17, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Donald is a highly recognized retro game player who has held and holds many world records on classic games. Some of his games he...
Modern Indie Publisher Announced for Evercade. Also, Official Trailer
It’s been several months since we reported on the Evercade. The new retro handheld console that uses a cartridge system and includes HDMI-out previously had a handful of big-name publishers sign onboard, including the likes of Atari, Interplay and Data East. Since our...
Ninja Gaiden – By Michael Mertes
By the beginning of 1989, the Nintendo Entertainment System already had a plethora of platforming titles available, but none of them had evolved the genre as much as one title in particular. Just a few short months into 1989, Ninja Gaiden set itself apart from other...
Numskull Designs Proudly Announce: The Quarter Arcades ‘Galaga™’ Cabinet
Numskull Designs is incredibly proud to team up with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment for the second instalment in its Quarter Arcades range! One of the world’s most recognisable, innovative shooters of all time goes back to where it all began...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Chase the Chuck Wagon
Late at night, I often lay in bed pondering the deep, unanswerable questions of life: Why are we here? What does it all mean? And why would someone decide to make a video game based off Purina’s Chuck Wagon line of dog food? First, a little background is necessary. In...
Dreamcast: 15 Years By Josh LaFrance
Most games in this modern era succeed based on online gameplay. Some of the biggest titles of the last 10 years have been first person shooters or MMOs and although online gaming existed prior to the Dreamcast, SEGA was the first to do it right and allow online gaming...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Tetris for NES
More Mario love from Russia.
