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North America gets some sweet new Mega Man merch
Capcom has been working with FAB Starpoint on some new Mega Man merchandise so those of us in North America don't have to be so jealous of all the cool stuff they always get in Japan. Kramez over...
Left 4 Dead gets an NES de-make
What you are no doubt watching right now, as you're reading this, is in fact a playable game. PixelForce, which mainly consists of a single person named Eric Ruth, brought it upon themselves to ...
Art Attack Friday: Andy Helms' Dude-A-Day project
[Art Attack Friday is your weekly look at videogame fan art created by a talented artist.]
Back in February (which, if you'll recall, was the internet Stone Age), Hamza featured Andy Helms' Dude-...
Free beats: Update available for Bit.Trip Beat
Not playing Modern Warfare 2? Well then, chances are high that you'd like Bit.Trip Beat. The game is pretty much the anti-Call of Duty, and it's one of my all time favorites. If you haven't playe...
Smash TV 'will rise again'
Let's get the "I'll buy that for a dollar" quote out of the way. Right, now we can get on with the actual story.
Did you know that the classic arcade game Smash TV was in line for a remake? It wa...
Ten 'classic' games that did not age well
Videogames are a constantly and rapidly evolving medium. While this means that amazing advances in gameplay and graphics consistently surprise us, it also means that those very same advances are ...
The Memory Card .74: Crono's trial
"The Memory Card" is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time.
How many of you reading this right now have at...
New Kids on the Block NES game prototype on eBay
Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and even Danny Wood wouldn't buy this piece of crap. Sure, it's a piece of gaming history, but it's also just some glossy paper tap...
Golgoth working on Data East IP after Toki remake
Any studio who can so brilliantly capture the essence of a retro game and bring it into the modern era -- without going overboard -- like Golgoth is doing with Toki is fine by me. In an interview...
Luigi rides again in fan made Luigi's Boo Hunt
Oh Luigi's Mansion, you, much like you protagonist, are always seen as a second stringer in the world of Mario, despite your obvious charms and uniqueness. But just because you're a second fiddle...
Spelunker sells us on 3D Dot Game Heroes
Adorable "OMG Zelda" RPG 3D Dot Game Heroes features a cameo from legendary hole-digger Spelunker, and he seems quite excited to be in the game. From Software has been releasing a seri...
Pato Pooh and his retro stylings
Normally we might skim over the music video above or save it for a Weekend Destructainment, but considering that just happened and we're all up in the listening to music anyway with dtunes, it's ...
The one true gaming masterpiece of my generation
[Editor's note: We're not just a (rad) news site -- we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Dest...
Sega Zippos make me want to start smoking
I'm one of those guys that just looks odd smoking. I don't have the face for it or something. Likewise, I can't wear hats. But I might take up smoking anyway to have an excuse to carry arou...
Cross SMW off the list of unique ways to propose
The hopeless romantic in me sort of cringes at the above video as I'm pretty sure that no girl in the world really wants to be proposed to while sitting on a stool in front of a TV while playing...
Run, jump, shoot: check out Sparky's Star Guard
I don't know about you guys, but it's a slow day here at work. It's raining and cold here and, to be honest, I'd rather be at home with a mug of hot chocolate and a controller in my hand. A First...
The Memory Card .71: The rotating room
“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time.Last week was the first edition of ...
Who needs graphics: three games in 15 pixels
Even if we all can't agree that games are art, we can definitely agree that games can inspire great art. I think Art Attack Friday proves this well every Friday. As part of the UK's Gamecity fes...
The Memory Card .70: Giant robot fish!
“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time.As a huge fan of retro games, I tel...
Sega's ignorance of Toejam & Earl explained
Sega has always been ridiculously keen to exploit and whore out every franchise that's ever been popular, cramming them into remakes, re-releases and crossover games at the drop of a hat. However...
There's lots of jumping in Arkedo's JUMP!
Arkedo, the studio behind Big Bang Mini and Nervous Brickdown, have come out with a new game called JUMP! for the Xbox Indie Games Channel. It’s a retro style platformer where you have to b...
Mega Man Lego recreation is pretty epic
There's no shortage to the number of amazing things gamers do to express their love for the games that inspired them, and we bring you another one today courtesy of Capcom Unity. Created by Brazi...
Innex releasing two new systems for Genesis games
Innex has announced a couple of new systems they're releasing that comes packed full of licensed Sega games. First up is their portable handheld unit which has 20 Sega games built in. It will inc...
Americana and Space Invaders collide
At first glance these Photoshopped images from Life Magazine are just kind of cool. Combining Space Invaders with American hunters looks pretty neat, but upon a moments reflection there's somethi...
The Memory Card .67: Scaling the waterfall
"The Memory Card" is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time.Online multiplayer is revolutionary. ...
This moves: first footage of 3D Dot Game Heroes
Ever since we got our first look at From Software's 3D Dot Game Heroes, the general sentiment has been that we love the way it looks, but we're all dying to see some actual video. Well, today you...
Pac-Man world record is broken
A perfect score in Pac-Man was obtained ten years ago by Billy Mitchell, meaning that no one can ever score higher. How then does a person break the world record in Pac-Man? By doing it faster of...
Toys R Us doing trade-ins, ALL games considered
Toys R Us is today rolling out its huge nationwide videogame trade-in program, a new initiative that will allow customers to sell back all manner of games, including classic titles that retailers...
Medabots is coming to the DS (seriously)
Do you remember Medabots? I know it's difficult, but try to think back as far as 1997, a time when small creatures fighting for your approval was all the rage. Medabots was basically Pokém...
First video of Spelunker HD for PSN
Not to be confused with Spelunky on XBLA, which Ashley told you about the other day. That's an indie game by Derek Yu. Spelunker is the classic Irem title, possibly best remembered for its theme ...
The Memory Card .66: Taloon the merchant
“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time.For years, role-playing games have ...
Vampire Killer theme throughout the ages
The Vampire Killer theme from the Castlevania series is by far one of the most recognizable gaming themes out there, and it's probably one of the best themes from the days of 8-bit gaming. It has...
RetRose Tinted: Godzilla
[A critical eye takes time to develop. RetRose Tinted is a regular feature in which I re-examine games of yesteryear to see if my memories of them live up to the reality.] I was probably about el...
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