MDK is a 3D action game from the people that brought you Earthworm Jim, Shiny Entertainment. It’s a 3rd person shooter telling the story of the hero Kurt and his fight against the aliens taking over Earth. It’s action packed gameplay was married with comedic moments. Often having enemies die comedically and including strange objects in the game world. MDK was released on PC DOS & Windows in … [ Read More... ]
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Cover Art: Strider (Sega Genesis)
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... ]
The Final Issue of Nintendo Power Comes Full Circle
Featuring Nintendo’s iconic mascot, Mario, sculpted in clay jumping on a mushroom with Bowser in the background, the last issue of Nintendo Power mimics the nostalgic first issue. Much to the dismay of many nostalgic fans, Nintendo Power will be no more. Collectors will want to grab this final issue for sure. The final issue was sculpted by LA based sculptor Leslie Levings.
Cover Art: Einhänder (Playstation)
Squaresoft usually makes people think of RPGs, but they also made a superb shmup called Einhänder for the Sony Playstation. This artwork is simple and is from the Japanese version of the game released in 1997. It’s also seen as the title screen artwork. The US version has a 3D rendered ship.
Basically, you get the joy of Square production values from the 90s combined with a fun and … [ Read More... ]