After 25 years of waiting, we’re finally getting Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage may have come to an end in 1993, but 25 years later the franchise is back from the dead and ready to brandish its bare knuckles once again.
The Evolution Of – Sega Consoles
From Master System to Dreamcast, Sega made some fantastic hardware. Join us for a look back at the golden days.
NerdGasm Alert: R2-D2 Projector Houses 8 Consoles
Despite being a card-carrying member of the geek-club, I am not a Star Wars fan. That doesn’t mean that I’m a Star trek fan either; Science Fiction, in general, fails to elicit much excitement from me – with Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy being a notable exception. This custom mod by Popular Science reader Brian De Vitis may …
Brazil : Tectoy Releases Mega Drive Guitar Idol
If you’ve been to Clicks or Verimark stores…ever… you’ve no doubt seen their undoubtedly above board Tele and MegaGameStations. These awful devices are essentially clone hardware of the Nintendo 8 bit NES and 16 bit Sega Megadrive. While I’m not certain about the dubious legality of these machines in South Africa, in Brazil the 16 bit versions are perfectly legal, …
Ahead of its Time – Zero Tolerance
It’s happened to all of us at some point, I’m sure – at least, to those of us who have been gaming for a significant amount of time. We buy the latest and greatest game containing some new features that have everyone foaming at the mouth, only to sit back and say, “Hey, that’s not so original, I remember doing …
Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection – Out Now
Do you miss your Sega Megadrive? I know I do, mostly because all this talk of Street Fighter IV in the last week has made me think back to the day that I got my Megadrive, along with Street Fighter 2 Championship edition, as well as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Echo the Dolphin. Those were the good old days …
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