When Arcade1Up released its NBA Jam cabinet in 2020, it was a much-needed salve for my household’s Boomshakalaka-loving hearts as we spent an inordinate amount of time at home due to, at the time, a brand-new pandemic. It was the first Arcade1Up cabinet to feature Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to …
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To celebrate the start of QuakeCon 2022, a slew of classic Bethesda and id Software titles have been added to the PC version of Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service. Iconic id Software shooters like Wolfenstein 3D, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and the Raven Software-developed Quake 4 have all been added …
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Metroid is a classic game that is often understood as a clumsy run at the ideas that would be perfected in Super Metroid. However, older tech and design sensibilities do not merely limit, they also facilitate. Metroid’s particular virtues can be obscured by the impression that some sequel or remake …
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A new cheat has been discovered for 1994 Super Nintendo game Super Punch-Out, allowing two players to duke it out in PVP mode. Discovered by the Twitter account Unlisted Cheats, which specializes in unearthing previously unknown cheats for classic games, the two-player mode consists of two newly-discovered cheat inputs. As …
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Tilting Point and WhaleApp are collaborating with Hasbro to bring classic characters from the popular board game Clue to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery. The event has already begun and will run until July 7. Clue characters such as Miss Scarlett and Colonel Mustard will accompany players and participate in mini-events …
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a radically updated version of the iconic tactical RPG. It’s slated to launch on November 11 for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC and will bring some big changes with it–such as voiced cutscenes, new graphics, and a reworked soundtrack. A few different editions are now available …
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Living in prehistory was tough. The Prehistory chapter of Live A Live is no different. The enemies descend on you in hordes, and farting on them only goes so far. However, this chapter has a unique mechanic that you can take advantage of to make things a bit easier for …
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Once again, information about Tactics Ogre: Reborn has surfaced, this time via the Australian ratings board. Square Enix has still not officially released any information about the tactical RPG’s re-release. Tactics Ogre: Reborn has been rated M, meaning moderate in this case, for mature themes and violence. The listing says …
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There isn’t much combat in the Distant Future chapter of Live A Live. Not unless you count the arcade machine, Captain Square. Captain Square is a fun distraction that lets you play with the game’s combat system to solve some violent puzzles. There’s no real point to it aside from …
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The Twilight of Edo Japan chapter of Live A Live is the most open-ended one of the bunch. While some of them push you along in a fairly linear fashion, Twilight of Edo Japan drops you off at the front door of Ode Castle and leaves it to you to …
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