TGS report
My opinions on the Sep. 2003 Tokyo Game Show are here. Bottom line? The 3D Adventure genre needs to die.
Sharp X68000 Bonanza
Dug up a page I made a couple of years ago comparing screenshots of the X68000 version of (Ghouls n Ghosts) against the Arcade version, and as a bonus there’s comparisons of the Genesis + SuperGrafx versions. Also here’s a WIP: an X68000 Info Page with gobs of screenshots and some info on the hardware. […]
Sega Hardware Guide
This is the most complete guide to Sega hardware in the universe, as far as I know. It covers all their hardware from the 8-bit pre-Master System stuff to the MegaDrive, Saturn and Dreamcast. There is a discussion thread on the NFGgames forum.
The Koei PasoGo Portable Console
Koei, creators of Romance of the Three Kingdoms + Nobunaga’s Ambition, among other things, made a cart-based portable system that only plays Go. Check it out.
Current Goings on:
Found my old SNES JAMMA system under a pile of MSX hardware today. It’s ugly, but it works. Also here’s an early look at a WIP: Konami’s 3DO M2-based Polystars.
The PS2 ain’t so bad
So my friend lent me his PS2 and a smackload of games. I’ve been playing them and I’ve gotta say, after no less than three and a half years, the PS2 finally has a small selection of software that doesn’t suck. Here’s a list of the games I tried and the first impression scores I […]
New MegaCD Database
Friend of mine’s made up the world’s first English complete MegaDrive CD game database. check it out.
Delicious Irony: The Full Circle
I think this is great:[-] Sega launches the Dreamcast, purchases millions of PowerVR chips. Dreamcast dies, many chips unsold. [-] Sammy buys the chips from Sega, reports indicate Sammy is to incorporate them into pachinko machines. Instead, Sammy lauches the AtomisWave system, a Dreamcast-like system apparently in direct competition to Sega’s Naomi.[-] Sega runs out […]
“Fuck the hardcore”
There’s an excellent article in the latest Edge magazine by RedEye, a supposed industry hack who generally rants about shit I don’t care about but hit home this month. I’d like to present to you a few quotes if I may. He starts out referring to a girl he used to like because of her […]
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