So another month ends and another one begins. The numbers have once more gone up!! The highest yet with over 20k visits!! Thank you everyone for keeping this place alive! Enjoy the content and come back now! [Link] [Cache]

Presented by Flake New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Soul Calibur V is upon us and thus it is time to return to the stage-of-history-of-the-soul-that-burns-~ or whatever excuse you need to pick up an awesome looking sword and start waving it at elaborately dressed warriors. Here at Together Retro, we figure the best way to welcome a new game of a classic series is to spend a month ignoring it in favor of an old game in said classic series. This month we will be playing Soul Calibur. Concept As a fighter, the ‘concept’ behind ... [Link] [Cache]

div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;">Doom, Lemmings and Super Mario, Together For the First Time" href="http://kotaku.com/retro/"~ style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;">#retro Doom, Lemmings and Super Mario, Together For the First Time" href="http://kotaku.com/5881318/doo~ class="pp_image"> Doom, Lemmings and Super Mario, Together For the First Time" alt="Click here to read Doom, Lemmings and Super Mario, Together For the First Time" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets~ Check out this student-made Flash advertisement for… an iPod skin? We'll take it! Mario and Luigi cope with an invasion straight out of Lemmings and Space Invaders before reinforcements from everyone's favorite Mars-bound marine. Things get ... [Link] [Cache]

What if, instead of Max Payne 3, the next chapter in the saga was a retro throwback for old-ass computers like the ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64? You watch the video above and, at first, it doesn't look all that bad. Then you get to the actual "in-game footage" and realize you just dodged a bullet big time! God, I feel sorry for kids who had to play on one of those because they didn't have an NES. Not even that! A friggin' Master System would have been preferable! This short was animated by Balázs Kalocsai, who posts a lot ... [Link] [Cache]

Issue 99 of Retro Gamer hits retailers tomorrow, and 8-bit lovers are in for a real treat this month. Miss it and you’ll be missing out on: The Making Of 3D Monster Maze – we chat to Malcolm Evans about the creation of his seminal ZX81 game. Top 25 Amstrad Games – We reveal the best games released for Sir Alan Sugar’s unfairly mocked 8-bit underdog, as voted for by readers of Retro Gamer. Signature Series: Mega Man – With some 100 games to his name, we give you the complete lowdown on the Blue Bomber’s NES series of games. ... [Link] [Cache]

Taking photos for the SNES plastic discoloration article.The pink wall didn't help. September 2006 [Link] [Cache]

So I totally forgot about these finds! They were from about a whole month or so ago and were given to me by my brother. He found them in a trip to the thrift store so bought them for me. Isn't he nice? Anyways, here you have a NES Power Pad and an akklaim wireless controller. The controller is actually boxed but I couldn't find the box It's somewhere so I will have to take pics of that later! I haven't tried the controllers and probably won't anyways since my Twin FC took control. That's all for now, can't beat ... [Link] [Cache]

So to finish the month we have yet another ad. This one is from F-15 Strike Eagle for the NES and I guess it would appeal more to people obsessed with planes. Overall, I can't say this isn't a bad ad or a good ad I mean it comes with its own high flying pilot right out of the box! [Link] [Cache]

So a quick trip to the flea market ended in some decent finds. There was very little to go around but I'm happy with the results. The NES games were two for five while the Genesis and PS1 game were two bucks each. Hunting has been very dry lately but I know it will pick up!Kung Fu Heroes NES TMNT 3 NES Shadow of the Ninja NES Zelda NES Battle of Olympus NES Battletoads NES Galaxy Force 2 Genesis Spyro the Dragon PS1 [Link] [Cache]

The news on the final day of the month are here! Check them out!Fceux SVN r2393"r2393Taseditor: fixed "Unpause emulator" in context menu"SourceMESS SVN r14273"r14272[C64] Re-enabled c64pal driver. nw r14273Fixed assertion with TI single density controller due to changed floppy tags"SourceMESS v0.144u7"0.144u7New System Drivers Supported:----------------------------- none Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:-----------------------~ none Skeleton drivers:------------------ Wang Professional Computer [Anna Wu]- Boris Diplomat [Sean Riddle, Justin Kerk]- Apricot FT//ex 486 J3 Motherboard [Kaylee]- Apricot FTs Panther Rev F 1.02.26 [Kaylee]System Driver Changes:-----------------------nespal: fixed bug #1394, the driver is back to the correct speed. [Fabio Priuli]-bullet: Implemented Wave Mate Bullet Revision F hardware, a ROM ... [Link] [Cache]

Here are the news for todayStella SVN r2377"r2371MouseControl class now properly switches between various controller modes,and take 'swapport' and 'swappaddles' settings into account. Next TODO isadd per-ROM settings for specific axis mode.r2372The driving controllers can now be used in mouse 'specific-axis' mode.r2373The mouse can now emulate Sega Genesis controllers. In this mode, the B/Cbuttons use the mouse left/right buttons, respectively.Updated changelog and documentation.r2374The mouse can now emulate Sega Genesis controllers. In this mode, the B/Cbuttons use the mouse left/right buttons, respectively.Updated changelog and documentation.r2375Updated screenshot for new mouse axis functionality.r2376Removed some debugging code from MouseControl.Bumped version # for a test ... [Link] [Cache]

It's no secret that many of us here at 1UP reserve a special place in our hearts for The Simpsons. As various degrees of kids throughout the 80s and 90s, the show appealed to us as the very definition of smart, edgy, and refreshingly honest satire on all things Americana.A few years back, Features Admiral Bob Mackey wrote a plethora of blog entries on the series' sordid history in video games. Alongside that, Retronauts recently devoted an entire episode chronicling the highs there were a few and lows there were many of the video game adaptations. And from that discussion ... [Link] [Cache]

" This is a very odd sort of game. The idea of it is pretty simple. You’re an angel presumably Marlowe , and there some flowers you have to grow. How do you grow them? Well, there’s this sun kinda thing that moves around the edge of the screen. Pushing the A button makes it shoot a ray from wherever it is on the edge of the screen to wherever you’re standing. Sound easy? HAW. There’s these mean, nasty farmer guys trying to thwart you by tilling the ground, because for whatever reason you just can’t walk on tilled earth. ... [Link] [Cache]

[DOLPHINS! The Manchild writes a great post about the ocean and Ecco the Dolphin. As always, remember to load your own blogs into the Community Blogs and tag them with the "Bloggers Wanted Essay Response" tag, and you may see your blog promoted to the front page. - Kauza] The first time I stepped out into the ocean was a moment of fearless exhilaration and joy. With my Mom sitting on the beach not too far from me, I didn't even consider the overwhelming vastness that was before me, didn't even consider all of the possibilities of those unknown depths. I just ... [Link] [Cache]

It has been quite a while since I’ve done a product review, but since I’ve been offered some review copies of some Retro Gaming books, I thought I’d give the concept another whirl. Personally, I’m quite an information junkie – especially for topics I enjoy. My love for curating information is a big part of why I started this site in the first place. Nice hardcover design, but no dust jacket - in case you like the conservative look underneath This first book I’m reviewing, Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990 see previous entries in the series by Brett Weiss covers ... [Link] [Cache]

Compact Disc Protection Here's a computer artifact you don't see very often these days: a CD caddy. Many early CD-ROM drives released roughly 1985 - 1993 required the use of CD caddies, which were designed to protect CD-ROM discs from dust and rough handling. With a CD inside, they look a lot like a [...] [Link] [Cache]

Yes it’s true. Capcom have revealed that Namco’s mascot Pac-Man and it’s own ex mascot Megaman will be making an appearance in Street Fighter X Tekken. A recent trailer was released, revealing the two classic retro characters in all their 3D glory. Megaman is particularly brilliant, as Capcom has cheekily modelled him on the naff old box art from the original U.S. NES games that were released in the Eighties. Pac-Man also looks pretty cool as well, although he appears to do most of his fighting in a large contraption. We’re not sure why it’s needed he has massive fists ... [Link] [Cache]

div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;">#piracy Pirating new video games is a crime. But there's long been a rather grey area around the piracy of old games. And when I say old, I don't mean 2008 old. I mean 1988 old. More » [Link] [Cache]

So here is something that should explain for itself. A little out of context but use your imagination! [Link] [Cache]

Here are the news for today! ^_^ Happy Sunday!WinUAE v2.4.0 Beta 14"- Input panel qualifier key/button support. I think this was requested many many years ago. I didn't originally plan to do this now but someone reminded me few days ago.. * - Any key or button can be configured as a qualifier like a shift or control key that modifies behavior of other keys * - Any Input Target can be configured to require qualifiers. Input Target only triggers if it's Input Source and all configured qualifiers are active at the same time.* - If multiple slots are configured, ... [Link] [Cache]

Here are the news for today!Atari800 SVN r2132"xep80.c: Rename SetCursor to SetCursorMode to avoid conflict with a winuser.h function under MinGW."SourceVirtual Jaguar SVN r412"r412Initial fixes for audio subsystem. Fragile; may break in unexpected ways."SourceEmu Loader v6.4.2"Fixed- ROM status begin set as missing for available games. I guess I missed that small tiny detail. All is good now : ChangednoneImprovednoneRemovednoneAddedn~ SVN r5084"r5084GSdx: silent hill shattered memories purple street light fix, not block aligned filled rects were not correctly masked, may also fix games which store texture data in the alpha channel but use 24-bit target buffers or just mask it in ... [Link] [Cache]

So another mail day and more action figures. This time around we add another Foot Solder to the army 15/30 set complete. That means we are half way to the foot soldier army !! Anyways, I also added Mousers number six and seven for the set 7/30 complete! Lets continue building the army! One thing though, the mousers sure weren't kid to this foot soldier....maybe I should separate them ^_^Foot Soldier 15/30 set complete Mousers x2 7/30 set complete [Link] [Cache]

[Are you a fan or a hater of used game sales? No matter what side of the fence you're on, you have to agree that bbain's take on the subject is probably never discussed in a publisher's boardroom. Interesting stuff. It's also an example of what happens if your blog doesn't have a header image. Hot dogs for everyone! - Kauza] I buy a lot of used games. The act of doing so has become a rather hotly debated issue in the gaming industry lately, but I'm not here to talk about whether buying used games is good or bad ... [Link] [Cache]

Here are the updates for today! Have a great weekend!Dolphin Git 3.0-377"* proper unicode literal and wstring to wxstring conversions.Fixes issue 5156."SourceFourDO v1.1.2.0 Beta r221 "r220DirectX-based rendering no longer relies on the "Idle" processing of the application. As a result, the GPU should be under much less load!r221Ready for 1.1.2.0"SourceAltirra 2.1 Test 10"Features Added:Disk: Added rotation and seek sound emulation.Bugs Fixed:Disk: Fixed forced sector ordering .diskorder for .pro images.Disk: Step delays were not always reflected correctly in command delay time only rotational position .Display: Fixed display mode matching when /f is specified on the command line.CPU: Fixed cycle behavior of ... [Link] [Cache]

Our buddy Mega Man's been MIA since the unfortunate summer cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3, so you can safely bet the announcement of his upcoming appearance in the Sony-bound Street Fighter X Tekken SFXT caused some excitement -- especially in our office. But, as seen in the above image, this version of Mega Man isn't the one we've come to know and love; no, the minds at work behind this Capcom/Namco crossover have decided to pay "homage" to his bizarre portrayal on the box of the first NES Mega Man. Sure, it's a fine tribute to one of the ... [Link] [Cache]