If you’re shopping for a retro gamer this holiday season you’re in luck. Although there are many classic video games that yield very high prices, there are still many available for a steal. We’ve selected just a few of our favorites for a few key interest groups.
If 8-bit & 16-bit is a way of life for your gamer then there are an abundant selection of games and systems to … [ Read More... ]
Originally released for arcades in 1989, Strider, also known as Strider Hiryu in Japan, become one of Capcom’s early hits. A year later it was ported to the Sega Genesis and became a hit there too. Although multiple systems received a port of Strider, the Sega Genesis port became the most beloved. It was a pretty damn good port too only entirely outdone years later when an arcade … [ Read More... ]
Nintendo’s in-house developed Super Metroid was a hit when it was released on the SNES in 1994. Today we’ve got the Japanese Super Metroid box art for the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo, the Super Famicom. The cover depicts Samus Aran fighting the Metroids, although it is illustrated differently than the US artwork.
Famous for its open world gameplay and weapon system, it’s gameplay inspired the … [ Read More... ]
Capcom’s sequel to Ghosts’n Goblins, GhoulsN’ Ghosts gave gamers more of everything they loved from the original. It was released in arcades in 1988 and then got ported to other consoles, including the US Sega Genesis in 1989.
A blend of platforming and action, Ghouls’N Ghosts was an arcade hit and enjoyed success on consoles. Complete with evils trees, vine tentacles, bats, vampires, and oh yeah, ghouls n … [ Read More... ]