Posts about gaming.
Check out the Japanese art for Konami’s Super Contra on the Nintendo Famicom.
Super Contra was originally an arcade game released in 1988. It was later adapted and ported for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. In the US, the NES version is titled Super C, and in Europe it was called Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces.
…And now for something completely different,
We did a segment on games with great music, this isn’t the opposite (necessarily), but this is when you don’t want the games music.
We’ve all played a lot of games where you run around blowing everything to high hell. Unfortunately, these games can sometimes have rather uninspired and just plain lame soundtracks. So, luckily the gods have seen fit to grant us … [ Read More... ]
Check out this awesome TV commercial for Blizzard’s Diablo III. It just aired on FOX tonight…
Check out the assortment of eye candy on display here.
If you want to see some real gameplay, check out this video…
You can preorder it for Mac OS & Windows at Diablo.com or buy it when it comes out on May 15th, 2012.… [ Read More... ]
Check out the European art for Sega’s Golden Axe II on the Mega Drive. This cover is different than the Japanese release…
Golden Axe II originally came out in December of 1991. The US/EU cover art was created by Boris Vallejo. You can get this game on your Genesis/Mega Drive of course, and also on Xbox360, PS3 and iOS.