It’s ironic that we’ve only now gotten around to diving deep into the original Castlevania after delving into retrospectives for its two sequels. At 35, the series has seen its up and downs. The current trend seems to be to lament over “the good old days” of when Konami first bestowed greatness on Nintendo’s Famicom […]
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[Watch] Mini-Doc Takes a Look at The Making of ‘Batman: The Video Game’ For The NES
It must be the day where you sit back d d watch some making-of documentaries for classic video games. YouTuber Lord Kayoss (whom you might remember from his video of Jason Voorhees playing Mortal Kombat X a few years back) has recently waded into things with a documentary on the making of the Sunsoft adaptation […]
[Watch] Check Out The New ‘Castlevania: Rondo of Blood’ And ‘Symphony of The Night’ Doc From Splash Wave!
We’re still waiting on Limited Run Games to announce their physical version of Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood for the PlayStation 4. But in the meantime, YouTube channel Splash Wave has a treat for fans in the form of a new documentary on the making of both games! Seeing as […]
Playing With (Horrific) Super Power! 30 Years of Super Nintendo in North America
Really, what more can anyone say about the Super Nintendo, which has now hit the big 3-0 here in North America? The successor to the NES was the best-selling console of its era, went toe-to-toe with the Sega Genesis in the “console wars” of the 90s, and for many remains the most-cherished Nintendo console of […]
New ‘Castlevania: Bloodlines’ Beta Appears Online, Includes Cut Airship Level
Back in April, a fansite happened upon some classic gold with the long-lost prototype of Castlevania: Resurrection. And now, more treasure has surfaced with the rare beta of Konami’s only Sega Genesis offering for the franchise in Castlevania: Bloodlines. Fan forum Sega Saturno has posted the 0.5 beta, which was obtained by user TARA200 and […]
Limited Run Games Offering Collector’s Edition of ‘I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream’ Today, Featuring Original Boxed Copies
If you’re a fan of Harlan Ellison’s classic point-and-click horror adventure title I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, then Limited Run Games has something for you later today. The thing is, you’ll have to be quick about it. Announced yesterday via Twitter, Limited Run Games is offering Collector’s Editions of Cyberdreams’ I Have […]