This week on my backlog journey I'm swinging my chain and flying off my bike, playing Road Rash II on the Mega Drive.

Played this briefly back in the day, but it was great getting back to it this past week.

This is the prototype of Quake for Game Boy Advance made by Randy Linden in 2002. Upon booting the game, we can instantly see how impressive this demo is for the hardware, with its capabilities effectively managing to outshine just about every 3D game out there that was released for the system. Not only that, it feels exactly like a Quake game. From the guns to the environments. You can even dive underwater! The game is fully 3D rendered, rather than the ray casting method most GBA games are known for. It has 3D enemies, animations, and point lighting effects (even on pre-rendered objects like weapons, which use a clever palette-changing trick to achieve the illusion of dynamic lighting). The camera and movement work is equally as incredible; it travels very cleanly, as opposed to being jittery.

Our next mission is up against the Atreides, which we have to wipe from this area - Link In the comments below

Forgotten Atari Company That Made Better Games Than Atari? The Story of Imagic #retrogaming
https://youtu.be/fIaGt7UCBw4

#retro #oldschoolgaming

My retrospective video covering another Ocean Software movie game. This time it’s Hudson Hawk. I cover all the versions starting with the ZX Spectrum and then Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST and also the console versions for the NES and Gameboy. Please share your thoughts and memories of this game. Is it a good game?

I turned a 1982 Vectrex into what might be one of the strangest Spotify players ever made.

In the video, I explain how I used a PiTrex to connect modern software to the Vectrex and display a Spotify interface on its original built-in vector screen and sound system.

It was a fun experiment in combining a very distinctive piece of 1980s hardware with a modern music-streaming service.

Watch the full video here:

https://youtu.be/0aPy9STetpg?si=tqFnlbIR-0A3SrfM

The source code and 3D-printable cartridge model are linked in the video description.

My retrospective game review of Scud Race. A game that is almost forgotten and very difficult to find today. Such a brilliant game. How would you rate Scud Race as a racing game?

Let’s go back to 1989, Sega drops Golden Axe, a fantasy beat‑’em‑up forged by Makoto Uchida, the same mind behind Altered Beast. Fast‑forward to the early 2010s. Sega Studios Australia starts on a project called Sega Reborn, full 3D reboots of classics like Golden Axe.
But before the axe could swing, the studio shut down in 2013 and the project died.

#goldenAxe #GoldenAxed #steam #Retrogaming #arcade #retro
#sega #genesis

A brief history of SNK. This vid covers their early hits. Their success in the console market. Their handhelds and their highlights.

Our campaign for the toal subjugation of Arrakis Begins with the destruction of the Atreides in this area - link in the comments below