Category Archives: Racing

Drift Stage: An indie game that is championing the spirit of Yu Suzuki

Chances are if you played games in the 80’s, you are familiar with Sega’s incredible arcade heritage, which is often highlighted by racing titles like Outrun, Hang-On, and Daytona USA. Currently, to get those type of gameplay experiences, your options are limited to playing those classics, which were all headed by legendary game designer Yu Suzuki. Chase Pettit & Charles Blanchard plan to breathe new life into the classic arcade … [ Read More... ]

Gran Turismo 15th Anniversary Event at Silverstone Circuit (UK) will possibly reveal GT6

Gran Turismo 15th Anniversary possible Gran Turismo 6 announcement

Playstation gamers are fortunate enough to have the Gran Turismo series (which we rated the best racing game franchise ever) for their racing needs. It’s been around for 15 years now. To commemorate this moment, Sony is holding a big press event at the Silverstone Circuit in the UK. The father of Gran Turismo and president of Polyphony DigitalKazunori Yamauchi, will discuss the future of the GT[ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Super Mario Kart (SNES)

Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.

Super Mario Kart was both developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES. Directed by Super Mario World & Pilot Wings staff, it was released for the US in 1993.

Cover Art Super Mario Kart SNES

Easily one of, if not the best racing game for the Super [ Read More... ]

Nintendo reveals a “whopping” 8 titles for it’s Wii U Virtual Console launch

The quotes indicated sarcasm for those that didn’t understand. Nintendo of America just announced the first 8 titles to be published on the Wii U’s Virtual Console. This game list and service come as a long delayed and needed feature for Nintendo’s fledgling mid-generation console.

Here is the Wii U Virtual Console launch line-up

Balloon Fight
Donkey Kong Jr
Excitebike
Ice Climber
Kirby’s Adventure
Punch-Out!!
F-Zero
Super Mario [ Read More... ]