NFGworld: Release Candidate

Games

[ May 29 2023 ]

Taito Egret II Mini Joystick

Taito’s Egret Mini II Console has an optional joystick, and it’s a modern wonder. New and excellent mechanism, and solid construction.

Games

[ Dec 29 2022 ]

Arcade Cab Update

I’ve been tinkering a bit more under the hood of my Sega Naomi cabinet. Honestly, and I’m not proud of this, I spend way more time fucking with the wiring than I do playing games.

Games

[ Dec 23 2022 ]

Joystick Tomfoolery

A brief hardware post talking about arcade joysticks from Sanwa, Seimitsu and Hori.

Games

[ Nov 14 2022 ]

Review: Namco’s JogCon for Playstation

An old re-posted review of Namco’s cool but flawed JogCon racing controller.

Games

[ Nov 12 2022 ]

Fixing R-Type LEO

The sound on my R-Type LEO arcade board went a little funny, and this is the tale of how I fixed it.

Games

[ Nov 12 2022 ]

I recently picked up an arcade cabinet and so I was pulling all my arcade games out of storage. I was somewhat surprised to find that some of them didn’t work right anymore, including my Neo Geo MV-1F board.

Games

[ Nov 11 2020 ]

A Tale of Three Racers

I’ve been playing a lot of racing games lately. Three games, in particular: Horizon Chase Turbo, Hotshot Racing and Inertial Drift. These games could hardly be more different in their approach, and each has something to recommend. Hotshot Racing I’ve been following the development of this since it was called Racing Apex, and I was […]

Games

[ Nov 3 2020 ]

Internal Section

Less a game than a graphical miasma, a visual trip, a thoroughly enjoyable romp that piles a crazy amount of style onto a game that seems desperate but totally unable to please.

Games

[ Sep 29 2020 ]

Gamecube Review: P. N. 03

P. N. 03 is an unusal game, a methodical, tactical shooter with a hefty dose of action and time-based progression. I like it.

Games

[ Sep 15 2020 ]

Rediscovering: Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

From the archives, a look back at Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts for the Super Nintendo, originally written in 2012.