Category Archives: Retro Games

Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas: Balls of steel, charity, & arcade fun

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

Pinball Hall of Fame LV pinball machines 2

If you’re like me, pinball was a bit before your generation, so when you went to an arcade your options were Sega Rally, Street Fighter II, Tekken 2, Virtua Cop, etc… Then, against one wall was … [ 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... ]

4 New Games Officially Greenlit by Steam

 

Okay, so we all know what Steam is, right? It’s a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform (which was developed by the Valve Corporation). Steam also listens to their community and reaches out to certain (lucky) developers to start moving towards the Steam Community, too. Pretty cool, am I right? Anyways today Steam Greenlit 4 new titles…

Edge of Space is an … [ Read More... ]

Super Mario Crossover 3 joins Mario, Mega Man, Castlevania, Metroid, Zelda & more in one epic game

Super Mario Crossover 3

In yet another shining example of why fan communities are awesome, The Exploding Rabbit has announced their next project: Super Mario Crossover 3.0. It crosses the paths of various NES classics like Super Mario BrosMetroid, Legend of Zelda, Blaster Master and Castlevania in one giant Super Mario style game. This goes beyond just being a simple hack, rather it’s a full game epic with brand new … [ Read More... ]