Tag Archives: retro gaming

European PS1 Classics list for Vita puts Sony US to Shame

The Playstation Vita can now officially play and download Playstation 1 Classics from the PSN Store.

Check out the list of games available for the Playstation Vita in the US Playstation Network Store:

Arc the Lad
Cool Boarders 2
FINAL FANTASY VII
Hot Shots Golf 2
Jet Moto
Syphon Filter
Tomb Raider
Twisted Metal 2
Wild Arms
 

Slim picking to say the least. You’d think at this point … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Super R-Type (SNES)

Ah the glory days… stage memorization… brutal difficulty… continues… Check out this freaky cover art of Irem’s Super R-Type for the Super Nintendo.

You can still play this shmup today, just pick it up at your local used crap store. It’s also available for the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console.

Super R-Type Wiki

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Beyond Retro: Sega Jet Rocket

Beyond Retro is a new section of the site dedicated to displaying really old video games. Some of these games don’t even pixels… some of these games aren’t even fun… but they paved the way for what we play today.

To start things off, we have what is considered by some to be the first “FPS” ever. Although you are supposed to be in a jet (rocket) plane, … [ Read More... ]