Another Portland Retro Gaming Expo is in the books, and the SHIRO! crew had a great time providing a huge Sega presence there. They began setting up the 1,450-square-foot Sega Lounge on Thursday and finished it up Friday — you can read about that and see photos of it in SHIRO!’s story last week. The Lounge […]
The Sega Genesis / Mega Drive has one of the most active indie development scenes out of any retro system and today, GGS Studio Creation and Broke Studio are launching a Kickstarter campaign for their newest title, The Cursed Legacy. You can get a digital copy for about $12, a complete in box version for […]
Another week, another modern game for the Sega Genesis. Yes, in what has become an oddly common sight, the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive is receiving yet another new game. The Cursed Knight is a platformer / shmup hybrid whose development is already completed, but the developers are seeking funding through Kickstarter to manufacture the […]
I was interested to come across this video by MatteusBeus – AKA Matthew Bennion – whose channel covers game development on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. In it he provides an excellent overview of the ongoing work of both Richard Kaussler and Javier de Silóniz Sandino (known in the community as Javi) towards reverse […]
During the last couple of years, the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive indie scene grew exponentially with more and more developers and small studios using the console as a base platform for their next title. Now this trend continues yet again, as Neofid Studios announced Astebros, an action roguelite spin-off to their 2021 release, Demons […]
Metal Dragon is yet another new game for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, this time courtesy of the indie Spanish MSX developer, Kai Magazine. This is their time developing a game for the Genesis, though Metal Dragon did originally launch for the MSX 2 with this being a port of that title for Sega’s […]
We’ve previously reported on Affinity Sorrow, a new RPG being developed for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. Now, with 10 days left until the crowdfunding campaign ends, the game has not only reached its base goal, but it even blew through four stretch goals. Meanwhile, St1ka (that’s me), […]
If you were a fan of Mortal Kombat during its release then I don’t need to remind you that its 16-bit console ports were competent but also rough around the edges. Whether it was simplified art, missing sounds, load times, or extensive censorship, each home release presented a hodgepodge of compromises that held them back […]
VOGONs tinkerers Keropi & Tiido have been working on a new project called “The Mega Card”. Which is a replacement multimedia card designed to give better video output compatibility and more sound options for the Amstrad Mega PC. The Amstrad Mega PC was a combo computer that joined an 386 IBM compatible personal computer (PC) […]
On December 31st, 2020, HIdden Palace streamed on Twitch an unreleased prototype of the original Sonic the Hedgehog from before the game was set to release. It has a bunch of differences in both level design and graphics, most notable being some of the backgrounds in zones like Marble Zone (shown on the left), and […]
