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Articles by Kaspar Ravn

Arcade Machine Review:
Nintendo’s ‘VS. Excitebike’

April 15, 2022 — A fan favorite amongst arcade goers, VS. Excitebike was an extremely successful title for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1984. It pioneered the 2D motorbike racing and stunt genre that we still do today. From hundreds, if not thousands, of flash games to the incredible Trials series, VS. Excitebike laid the foundations for future endeavors in this field.

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First Look: ‘Evercade VS’ Arcade/Retro Console System

May 29, 2021 — Following a surprisingly successful year for the Evercade retro handheld, we take a look at its successor “TV-only” version dubbed the Evercade VS that is scheduled for release this November alongside several new multi-game cartridges. READ MORE »



‘Eight Dragons’ Gets May Release Date for Consoles

May 21, 2021 — Barcelona-based JanduSoft S.L. has announced a release date for developer Extendmode’s old-school beat-’em-up Eight Dragons. READ MORE »


Steam Gets ‘Samurai Shodown’; ‘King of Fighters XV’ Teased

May 17, 2021 — Today’s announcement that SNK’s weapon-based fighter SAMURAI SHODOWN is finally coming to Steam should make the PC fighting game community happy, especially since the Windows version is already available on the Epic Games Store. READ MORE »



Co-Op Pixel-Shooter ‘Trigger Witch’ Coming To Consoles

May 11, 2021 — Developed by New Zealand-based Raindrop Games, Hong Kong-based publisher eastasiasoft let us know they are bringing the former’s new game Trigger Witch to consoles. READ MORE »


‘Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light’ Review

May 8, 2021 — The recent Switch release of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and The Blade of Light is the first time the iconic game has been officially translated for gamers outside Japan. READ MORE »



‘Wonder Boy: Asha in
Monster World’ Out Soon

May 4, 2021 — German publisher ININ Games has confirmed a Western release date for the physical and digital versions of retro remake Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. READ MORE »


‘Battle Axe’ Review

April 29, 2021 — Legendary super-pixeler Henk Nieborg’s retro-romp Battle Axe takes inspiration from arcade classics like Gauntlet and 1992’s The Chaos Engine, but perhaps even more so from READ MORE »



‘Castlevania Resurrection’ Returns From the Dead

April 6, 2021 — The cancellation of Castlevania: Resurrection for the Dreamcast was an unfortunate disappointment to many fans, especially to those who bought SEGA’s ill-fated system only to get the next installment of Konami’s vamp-whipping series. READ MORE »


‘Narita Boy’ Retro-Platformer
Now Running

March 30, 2021 — Barcelona-based Studio Koba let us know they have launched Narita Boy through UK-based indie publisher Team 17. Narita Boy is being marketed as a neo-nostalgic ‘RetroVania’ love letter to the 1980s. READ MORE »



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