16-Bit Blast Processing Heroes - Ecco, Vectorman, Ristar, Kid Chameleon, etc

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No Foolin’: Limited Run Games releasing SEGA CD “classic” Kid’s On Site to PlayStation 4



Thanks to Screaming Villains and Limited Run Games, the Digital Pictures 1994 FMV “classic” Kids On Site will be releasing physically to the PlayStation 4 in standard and collector’s edition releases.
The release joins other Digital Pictures remasters from Screaming Villains including Night Trap, Double Switch, Corpse Killer and Ground Zero Texas.

Read the product details here : http://segabits.com/blog/2022/04/01/no-foolin-limited-run-games-releasing-sega-cd-classic-kids-on-site-to-playstation-4/

Hi Kiddo! - Announcement Trailer | PS4 | Steam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WllPoL08XSY

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"Return to Monkey Island" (The Sequel of Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2) announced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlS5A8y23xQ

It will launch in 2022. The game’s staff includes:
- Designed and Written by: Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman
- Music by: Michael Land, Peter McConnel, and Clint Bajakian
- Starring: Dominic Armato as Guybrush Threepwood

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2022/04/return-to-monkey-island-announced
The Secret of Monkey Island (SEGA CD version) : https://segaretro.org/The_Secret_of_Monkey_Island
Monkey Island 2 (PC version) : https://store.steampowered.com/app/32460/Monkey_Island_2_Special_Edition_LeChucks_Revenge/

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Ys III - Rebalanced Hack

Those who’ve played Ys III before would know it as the black sheep of the series, due to its side-scrolling viewpoint and notorious difficulty and grindyness.
This rebalance hack aims to improve the game to be less tedious and unfair, for the port often considered to be the best overall.

Download the patch here : http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6684/

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition Revealed

Now Konami has revealed that you can also get the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowbunga Collection Limited Edition which will cost you a whopping $149.99 to pre-order (Best Buy: PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox). 
This version includes:

The physical game
16″x 24″ loth poster
Acrylic diorama
Enamel pin set of five
Set of 12 trading cards
180 pg artbook

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2022/04/18/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-cowabunga-collection-limited-edition-revealed/

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Rumor: List of GBA games tested for Nintendo Switch Online Includes Chuchu Rocket & Gunstar Superheroes

Following today’s leak regarding Nintendo Switch Online, Twitter user Mondo_Mega has come forward with a list of GBA games that have apparently been tested for the service.
A number of heavy hitters are here. You’ve got top releases from Nintendo like Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Zero Mission, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Golden Sun, and Wario Land 4.

Article : https://nintendoeverything.com/rumor-list-of-gba-games-tested-for-nintendo-switch-online/

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GKIDS is bringing Hideaki Anno's NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER Anime to home entertainment platforms in 2022

Anchors aweigh!
We're bringing Hideaki ANNO's NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER to home entertainment platforms in 2022!
Our release of the Evangelion creator's high seas adventure series is based on a new 4K restoration. ✨

Link : https://gkids.com/films/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water/

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Arts and Crafts: Make your own Sonic Origins Genesis box, manual and cartridge!

The process is pretty easy. Print out the images below, slip the cover in a Genesis case, tape or glue the label on a Genesis cartridge and fold and place the manual inside the case.
I like to use old sports games, but you can use any old Genesis game case that you wish. Have fun!

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2022/04/20/arts-and-crafts-make-your-own-sonic-origins-genesis-box-manual-and-cartridge/

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Strictly Limited Games announced a Zero Tolerance Collection for modern systems and a Zero Tolerance Origins cart for the Genesis / MD

Zero Tolerance Collection

The Zero Tolerance Collection combines Zero Tolerance, the never released sequel Zero Tolerance Underground and an unlockable prototype of Beyond Zero Tolerance to an ultimate compilation of 16-bit shooter action!

Zero Tolerance Origins

Zero Tolerance Origins on retro cartridges will come with the original game Zero Tolerance and the never released sequel Zero Tolerance Underground, which starts right where the first part ends!

Link : https://store.strictlylimitedgames.com/search?collection=all&type=product&x=0&y=0&q=Zero+Tolerance

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List of 2022 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments for SEGA Video Games

Hallmark ornaments have a habit of selling out and vanishing forever, so don’t count on being able to buy these as December rolls around.
If any of these 2022 Keepsake Ornaments appeal to you, make note of their release dates now and plan to hit up your local Hallmark.

- Sega Genesis Console Ornament With Light and Sound – $22.99, available October 8
- Sonic the Hedgehog Dr. Eggman Ornament – $17.99, available October 8
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie Sonic Ornament – $17.99, available October 8

Article : https://www.escapistmagazine.com/2022-hallmark-keepsake-ornaments-nintendo-sega-video-games-list/

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Space Harrier II, Shining Force II, and Sonic Spinball Coming To The Nintendo Online Expansion Pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvtdS3_vc0M

All three games will be available in all regions for Nintendo Switch owners that have the NSO Expansion service.
What is your thoughts on the new titles? Please comment below your thoughts.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2022/04/21/space-harrier-ii-shining-force-ii-and-sonic-spinball-coming-to-the-nintendo-online-expansion-pass/

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In rare interview, Monkey Island designers tell Ars about long-awaited Return
The new title will eschew pixel art, embrace hint systems.

One change that many fans have already noted, just from the game's short teaser trailer, is the move away from the distinctive pixel art style of the first Monkey Island games. Gilbert said that "the one kind of negative thing was, probably because of that article that I wrote, a lot of people expected [the new game] to be pixel art... that article set some unrealistic expectations, and pixel art is one of them."

For the first two Monkey Island games, Gilbert said, what is now a beloved retro-tinged style is just what was possible with hardware at the time. "We weren't doing pixel art; we were just doing art," he said. "So it's not like I have a long string of pixel games under my belt."

Article : https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/in-rare-interview-monkey-island-designers-tell-ars-about-long-awaited-return/

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Interview: Randy Breen (Road Rash Creator)

We were very careful not to express the violence in a way that was gory or over-the-top. If anything, it was really pretty dampened.
Every time you crashed the bike, for example, you got back up and ran back to it. But even in that first pitch, I was describing this idea that the crashes were exaggerated and part of the entertainment value.
Some of the feedback I got after we finished the project, people would talk about laughing about some of the situations they would get into because the nature of the gameplay was concentrating on what’s coming down the road, but then there’s something beside you that you have to pay attention to.
That’s what takes your attention away from what you’re doing down the road.
So, it’s this context switching between these two things that actually made the game work.

Article : https://www.sega-16.com/2022/04/interview-randy-breen-road-rash-creator/

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Not Losing on Console War

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Double Dragon and the Sega Genesis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vahRzvzyrU0

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