Tag Archives: retro gaming

Nintendo annonces Earthbound on Wii U

Nintendo annonces Earthbound Wii U 3

To the delight of Nintendo fans everywhere the big N has finally announced that the cult classic SNES RPG Earthbound would soon be seeing a re-release in the North America, and for the first time ever it will also be released in Europe. While no release date was given, in the latest Nintendo Direct, President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata did confirm that the game would be … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Golden Axe The Duel (Sega Saturn)

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.

Golden Axe The Duel is a 2D fighter based on the Golden Axe series. It was first released in arcades in ’94 and then the Sega Saturn in ’95.  It was developed internally by Sega’s AM1 studio, which later became Wow Entertainment[ Read More... ]

Cover Art: Metal Gear Solid (Game Boy Color)

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.

With all the MGS talk, we thought it would be cool to feature the cover art of Metal Gear Solid for Nintendo’s Game Boy Color. Under guidance from Hideo Kojima & his staff, the game was developed by TOSE, who are … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: DuckTales (NES)

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.

What better time to showcase the cover art of the NES classic DuckTales. Hilariously, in Japan it’s called “Naughty Ducks Dream Adventures.” DuckTales was developed by Capcom and released in 1989 for the NES followed by a 1990 release on … [ Read More... ]